Associate Clinical Social Worker | ACSW
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
Bakersfield, CAJob$27.39–38.21/hrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, a 90‑bed acute psychiatric and behavioral facility in Bakersfield, California, seeks an Associate Clinical Social Worker to provide group therapy, develop and review treatment plans, and conduct psychosocial assessments in a fast‑paced, interdisciplinary environment.
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About Us
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, located in Bakersfield, California, is an acute psychiatric and behavioral 90 bed facility situated on 8.8 acres.
We offer inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents and adults needing mental/behavioral health, chemical dependency; and co-occurring disorders treatment through our medically supervised detoxification.
Within our Workplace Community, BBHH is striving daily to be one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK not just here in Kern County, but throughout the Behavioral Healthcare Community.
By offering amazing benefits, encouraging individual growth and development, and incorporating our CARES values system into our daily operations, we are creating a workplace culture where people enjoy coming to work each day.
BBHH CARES about your experience as a candidate and we encourage you to apply to our open positions.
Compassion
Acceptance
Respect
Empowerment
Sincerity
Our progressive and dedicated healthcare team strives to change the lives of our patients and provide exceptional care.
This is a fast-paced environment that requires critical thinking, exceptional leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
Job Summary
Counsels individuals and groups regarding psychological or emotional problems such as stress, substance abuse, mental or behavioral health issues and/or family situations and develops and implements therapeutic treatment plans. Will provide psychotherapeutic services to all patients and their families; to serve as a member of interdisciplinary team supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy and assure the deliverance of quality treatment to patients and their families.
What you'll be doing:
Group Therapy
Master Treatment Plans
Psychosocial Assessments
Master Treatment Plan Reviews
Associate (License-Eligible) wage range: $27.39/hr. - $38.21/hr.
Weekend differential applies
Requirements
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Simply put: HUMANS WHO CARE
Though we do need to meet some minimum requirements for the position such as a High School Diploma and an appropriate degree as defined below, we're really looking for people who bring their HEART to work.
If you have previous experience in a mental healthcare hospital environment where your attention was focused on human behavior, psychiatry, psychology, or other mental healthcare situations, your application to this position will be moved to the shortlist of candidates.
Education
Masters Degree in Counseling, Social Work or related field required (MSW, MFT) required.
Minimum Work Experience
At least two (2) years experience with one (1) year in a behavioral or psychiatric setting preferred. Combination education and experience acceptable
Required Licenses
Must have California issued associate level registration or higher.
Benefits
Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is proud to offer a suite of benefits to those who join our workplace community.
*Benefits eligibility varies based on employment status (full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.).
Some of the benefits you can expect as a Full-Time employee include:
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Paid Time Off
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over THREE WEEKS of Paid Time Off in your first year!!!
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Life Insurance
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Short-Term Disability Insurance
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Long-Term Disability Insurance
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Medical Insurance
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Dental Insurance
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Vision Insurance
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Pet Insurance
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Accident Insurance
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401k Retirement Plan
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Discounted Meals
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Employee Assistance Program
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TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
How this job compares
Set against the 725 open Clinical Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$27.39–38.21/hr
- California median$53–66/hr52 hourly ranges
- US median$42–51/hr178 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $32.80/hr, is 48% below the California median midpoint ($63/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Clinical Social Worker hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 118 open Clinical Social Worker jobs in California and 725 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kaiser Permanente35 open
- Sutter Health15 open
- Amergis9 open
- Experience
- Clinical Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (415 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 514 of the 725 open Clinical Social Worker jobs (71%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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