**Vacant positions are located in Tuolumne County Probation and in the Mother Lode Regional Juvenile Detention Center**

Candidates must have completed licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage Family Therapist (MFT), or LPCC.

DEFINITION

Under general supervision, provides professional, specialized mental health services, and participates as part of a multidisciplinary team providing counseling, psychotherapy services, as well as related treatment and case management services to persons in the Juvenile Correctional facility and adult offenders on Probation; and performs related duties as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED 

Receives general supervision from Assistant Chief Probation Officer. Exercises no direct supervision of staff. May exercise technical and functional direction over, and provide training to lower-level staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

Probation Mental Health Clinician III: This is the advanced, licensed level in the Behavioral Health Program Clinician series. Incumbents exercise considerable independent clinical judgment within the scope of program responsibilities and licensure. This class is distinguished from the Behavioral Health Clinician II in that this class performs work in accordance with the licensing requirements, as a licensed mental health professional with full exercise of authority to approve and make professional clinical decisions for individuals placed in the Juvenile Correctional facility and offenders placed on Probation. In addition, this class may provide training and guidance to less experienced employees and/or provide clinical supervision to unlicensed Behavioral Health Program Clinicians for hours towards licensure.

Positions in the Probation Mental Health Clinician class series are flexibly staffed and positions advance to the next level after gaining the knowledge, skill, experience, and licensure, which meet the qualifications for and after demonstrating the ability to perform the work of the higher-level class.