Behavioral Health Clinic Supervisor*

Behavioral Health Clinic Supervisor Job Description

Salary: $105,622.40 - $145,516.80 Annually

Location: Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type: Full-time

Job Number: 26-13130-01

Department: Department of Behavioral Health

Opening Date: 02/28/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

Description: The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of Behavioral Health Clinic Supervisor. Behavioral Health Clinic Supervisors supervise a staff of therapists, service providers, and support personnel and direct the daily operations of a clinic or a clinical program which may provide screening, assessment, treatment, case management, support and recovery based services to children, youth, adults, older adults and families.

Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical supervision to pre-licensed therapists and serve as a resource to licensed therapists on clinical issues, ensuring program operations are effective, legal, ethical, and culturally competent.
• May also provide after hours, on-call clinical supervision and consultation for programs, supervision to staff in off-site work locations throughout the County, and represent the department in interagency collaborative projects.

Requirements:

• Official title: Mental Health Clinic Supervisor.
• Must be licensed in the State of California as one of the following: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Psychologist.
• Must have two (2) years, within the last five (5) years, of direct service post-license experience as a licensed therapist in a behavioral health or social service setting; AND one (1) year of experience as a lead worker or full-scope supervisor in a clinical setting (lead/supervisory experience may be gained concurrently with the licensed therapist experience).

Desired Qualifications:

• Applicants fluent in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and/or Vietnamese are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Additional compensation is associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills.
• Testing of bilingual skills is required to receive additional compensation.

Selection Process:

• Application Procedure: There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire.
• You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

Benefits:

• Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of other voluntary benefits.
• Retirement benefits subject to change.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

• San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

How to Apply:

• Please review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process for more information.
• Submit your application and supplemental questionnaire through the Government Jobs online application system.

Supervisory Unit:

• San Bernardino County offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents.

Additional Information:

• For more information, please refer to the Mental Health Clinic Supervisor job description.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Department of Behavioral Health.
• Follow this link to learn more about San Bernardino County.

Application Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent U.S. resident.
• Must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting and medical exam, which may include drug and/or TB testing.
• Must be willing to work evenings, weekends, on-call, and stand by on occasion.
• Must be willing to travel throughout the County.
• Must have a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience: Two (2) years, within the last five (5) years, of direct service post-license experience as a licensed therapist in a behavioral health or social service setting; AND one (1) year of experience as a lead worker or full-scope supervisor in a clinical setting (lead/supervisory experience may be gained concurrently with the licensed therapist experience).
• License/Certificate: Must be licensed in the State of California as one of the following: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Psychologist.

Supervisory/Lead Worker Experience:

• List each job in which you functioned as a regular, ongoing supervisor or lead worker (not as backup in case of absence).
• Describe your experience supervising or directing others in a clinical or social service environment.
• Specify your position title, agency where employed, dates of employment, and the number of people/titles of positions supervised.

Criminal Justice Programs:

• Describe your experience working in a criminal justice setting with seriously and persistently mentally ill adults and/or youth in the role of a lead/supervisor.
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Substance Use Disorder Programs:

• Describe your experience working in a substance use disorder program in the role of a lead/supervisor.
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Forensic Experience:

• Describe your experience working with the forensic population (e.g. probationers or offenders recently released from a correctional setting).
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Crisis Services Experience:

• Describe your experience working in crisis services programs, to include collaboration with appropriate programs and staff.
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Committees/Workshops Experience:

• Describe your experience participating in multi-agency committees or workgroups and presenting information to small or large groups of staff.
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Outcome Measures:

• Describe your experience integrating outcome measures into behavioral health service processes of assessment, treatment, planning, and monitoring of services.
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Behavioral Health Programs (ALL):

• Describe your experience working in a Behavioral Health program in the role of a lead/supervisor.
• Specify job title, name of employer, and dates of employment for each position where experience was gained.

Indicate your willingness to work in the following programs:

• (check all that apply)
• Outpatient Clinics (Behavioral Health)
• Inpatient Facility (Arrowhead Regional Medical Center)
• Community Crisis Response Team (Behavioral Health)
• Quality Management/ Quality Assurance (Behavioral Health)
• Detention Facilities (Youth/Adult)
• Outpatient Forensics/Probationary Support Programs
• Member Services Center - ACCESS Unit (Behavioral Health)
• Integrated Health/ Complex Care Coordination (Behavioral Health)
• Children and Adolescent Field and Community Based Services (Behavioral Health)
• Field Based Programs (Behavioral Health)
• Co-Located Crisis Triage Program
• None of the above

Background Check/Polygraph Testing:

• An extensive background check and polygraph testing is required for positions working with the Juvenile Justice and Correctional Health Care populations as described in the above question.
• Are you willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing?
• Yes, I am willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing.
• No, I am not willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing.

Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via Email:

• As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, Human resources uses email to communicate with applicants.
• Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email.
• We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided with your application is current, secure and readily accessible to you.
• Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted.
• Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner.
• We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis).

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• Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox.
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Applicants Acknowledgement - Application Complete:

• Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire.
• Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted.
• Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is.
• Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.
• Once your application has been successfully submitted, you