Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker

Department of State Hospitals

JC-531182 - Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I

$8,881.00 - $11,048.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 9/25/2026

Patton State Hospital, Human Resources Department, is accepting applications for at leastone (1) Permanent, Full-Time appointment for the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I classification in the Social Work department.

This position will assist the Chief, Social Work Service, in planning, organizing, and coordinating Social Work Services; provide clinical supervision of assigned clinical social workers which may include peer review, criteria-based performance evaluations, and clinical evaluations, in collaboration with Program Management; conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment programs related to Social Work services; provide training, orientation and consultation services; monitor for compliance with regulatory standards.

The successful candidate must be licensed as a clinical social worker; have knowledge of principles, procedures, techniques, trends and literature of social work with particular reference to psychiatric social work; the ability to supervise others, evaluate their work, and give in-service training, establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the work; give field work training to psychiatric social work students;

analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action and speak and write effectively.

Please review the duty statement attached for a detailed description of the duties or you may contact Anthony Ortega, Chief, Social Work Service at  with any questions.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement
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Patton is a forensic psychiatric hospital and was established in 1890 and opened in 1893. DSH-Patton provides treatment to forensically and civilly committed patients within a secure treatment area. The hospital does not accept voluntary admissions.

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• SUPERVISING PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER I
• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a(n) Clinical Social Worker License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

SUPERVISING PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER I $8,881.00 - $11,048.00U New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

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Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled.

You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

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The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.