Pre-Release Care Manager (County Classification B.H. Clinician III) Limited Term

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office is seeking collaborative and adaptable professionals to join their team as a Pre-Release Care Manager (Behavioral Health Clinician III). This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work in forensic social work.

The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved Initiative administered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) mandates all state and local correctional facilities to provide targeted pre-release services to eligible persons prior to release from incarceration. This position will be working side by side with a dedicated team of Correctional and Healthcare staff seeking to improve the continuity of care for individuals being released into the community. The position will be located in the County Jail and will serve as a case manager for a group of individuals responsible for creating reentry care plans and facilitating a warm handoff to a community-based care manager. The position will work in coordination with discharge planners and enhanced care management providers to ensure that pre-release services and care coordination occur as clinically indicated.

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In addition to the minimum qualifications the ideal candidate will have experience working with the justice-involved population. Experience working in a correctional facility is highly desired.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Unless noted otherwise licensure/registration must be held at time of application and maintained throughout employment.

Behavioral Health Clinician III: Current active and unrestricted California license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Licensed Marriage Family Therapist Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor or Psychologist AND two (2) years of full-time experience after obtaining masters degree in providing direct services to individuals and/or families.

Applications including answers to supplemental questions must be submitted online. Apply for this position at Most County recruitments require you to respond to supplemental questions as part of the application process. We recommend that you review these questions prior to beginning your application.

An initial application review will be conducted. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are best qualified will be invited to participate in selection activities which may include online assessments performance exams written exams and interviews.

Final candidates will be required to have an in-depth background review performed before proceeding in the process. Please note that references will not be contacted until the end of the process.

If you have questions or would like to discuss the opportunity further please contact Human Resources at . Confidential inquiries are welcomed.

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To accept a position with the Sheriffs Office you must successfully complete a Sheriffs Background Investigation. Below is a partial list of offenses or issues that may disqualify you from successful completion. Please review the below list:

• Any felony conviction
• Recent misdemeanor conviction or any two misdemeanor convictions as an adult
• Poor employment history
• Any sale manufacture or cultivation of illegal drugs
• Recent use of illegal substances such as opiates hallucinogens injectables cocaine methamphetamine or similar substance
• Poor driving record such as numerous hazardous traffic violations or chargeable accidents
• Recent conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs or any two convictions for this offense as an adult
• Any act of domestic violence as defined by law
• Any crime committed against a child
• Behavior or derogatory remarks constituting discrimination or bias toward others based on their race religion gender national origin ethnicity sexual orientation or other protected class
• Any material misstatement of fact or intentional omission of information during the application or background process

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