Job Description

Individuals who have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Social Work are encouraged to consider an outstanding career opportunity as a Mental Health Worker with Liberty Healthcare Corporation.

Liberty Healthcare operates a 10-bed acute psychiatric stabilization unit which serves adults who are justice-involved and experiencing acute mental illness.

The unit is located onsite at the Maguire Correctional Facility - a San Mateo County jail located in Redwood City, CA.

The unit admits and treats patients who are under the conditions of an involuntary civil commitment and provides individualized assessment and treatment interventions aimed at achieving psychiatric stability as soon as clinically appropriate. Services are trauma-informed and rooted in the recovery model.

As a Mental Health Worker with Liberty Healthcare, you will fulfill a vital role and be responsible for:

• Establishing and maintaining positive therapeutic relationships with patients

• Leading therapeutic recreation activities with individuals and groups

• Monitoring patient activity and behavior

• Promoting a positive therapeutic milieu

• Safely addressing, deescalating and managing aggressive patient behaviors through appropriate interventions and techniques

• Actively participating in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings

• Collaborating with Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental Health Clinicians, Registered Nurses and other Mental Health Workers

• Documenting therapeutic interventions, observations, treatment progress, and other patient developments in medical records

In this role you will work alongside an experienced team of clinicians. You'll receive both structured training and hands-on learning opportunities, gaining practical skills that strengthen your expertise in mental health care. Most importantly, your work will have a direct impact on the lives of individuals who are experiencing mental illness.

As a full-time employee of Liberty Healthcare in this role, you can expect:

• $30.00 per hour (approximately $62,400 annually)

• 30 days of paid time off annually (for holidays, vacation, personal and sick leave)

• Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and disability insurance

• 401k, Health Savings Account (HSA), and other perks

For details regarding Liberty’s benefits plan visit 

The work schedule for this position is overnight (NOC) shifts from 10:45 pm to 7:15 am. This position also requires working every other weekend.

You are a good fit for this position if you possess the following: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field

• Experience serving people who have mental illness

• Experience working in a jail, prison, psychiatric hospital, mental health setting or human services program  

Liberty Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our organization is composed of, and proudly serves, people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Click “Apply” and submit your resume for immediate consideration.

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