$81,758.56–$98,049.12 Per Year
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Job Title: Behavioral Wellness Practitioner Associate/I/II
Salary: $81,758.56 - $98,049.12 Annually
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26-5190-01 (O/BW)
Department: Behavioral Wellness
Opening Date: 03/13/2026
Closing Date: 3/27/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
Description:
The County of Santa Barbara is seeking a Behavioral Wellness Practitioner Associate/I/II to join our team. The selected candidate will assess, diagnose, counsel, and provide psychotherapeutic treatment, rehabilitation, and care coordination for seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, and seriously and persistently mentally ill adults.
Benefits:
- Generous County Defined Benefit Plan
- Eligible to participate in 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
- Retirement Reciprocity with CalPERS, CalSTRS, and 1937 Act plans
- Choice of dental, vision, and medical plans
- On-site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Healthcare Advocacy Program
- Available Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Supplemental Term or Whole Life Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, and more!
Duties:
- Interviews potential clients to assess needs for mental health services or referral elsewhere
- Counsels or provides psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation services for individuals, couples, or members of a family to assist them in achieving productive social adjustments, reducing the impact of disabling disorders, and facilitating their achievement of living, vocational, recreational, and interpersonal goals
- Develops treatment and service plans that include the client and family members
- Documents clinical activity presenting diagnostic and interview findings, clinical evaluations, and recommendations for review by licensed staff
- Keeps accurate and timely electronic medical records to meet departmental productivity standards
- Confers with and advises clients relatives to secure their understanding of and cooperation in treatment and rehabilitation programs
- Works within a multidisciplinary treatment team which may include other agencies and practitioners regarding mutual clientele
- Educates clients and their families regarding their diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment and rehabilitation process
- Manages the care of clients by assessing and referring them to public and private providers and monitoring their progress
- Assists clients to obtain stable housing, physical health care, benefits, and entitlements, and to attain basic living skills
Employment Standards:
- Valid registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), or Professional Clinical Counselor Intern (PCC); OR, Waivered Psychologist status within California
- Registration with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
- Appointees must obtain their California license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor within four years of appointment, as a condition of continued employment
Application and Supplemental Questionnaire Deadline:
Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 4:59 PM PST
Application and Job Bulletin:
Applications and job bulletins can be obtained 24 hours a day at www.sbcountyjobs.com.
Contact Information:
Gabriela Huerta, Recruitment Analyst - ghuerta@sbcbwell.org
Programs:
The County of Santa Barbara is accepting applications for the following programs:
- Adult Outpatient Services: Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Lompoc
- Children's WR&R: Santa Maria
- Crisis Services Program: Santa Barbara
- Familiar Faces: Santa Barbara
- New Heights PEI/TAY: Santa Maria and Lompoc
- ADP - CalWorks: Lompoc
- Justice Alliance: Santa Maria
- Homeless Services Mental Health Program: Santa Maria
- Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT): Lompoc
Supplemental Questionnaire:
The Civil Service Examination for this recruitment is a Supplemental Questionnaire Ranking. Your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used as a weighed, scored selection device that will determine your ranking on the employment list for this job classification.
Required Question:
Employer: County of Santa Barbara
Address: 1226 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101
Website: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sbcounty