Licensed Therapist - Homeless Services

Licensed Clinician (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)

Stockton Blvd. Safe Stay – 175‑Bed Shelter Full-Time 

$120,000+, depending on experience

Comprehensive Benefits

If you’re a mission‑driven clinician who believes behavioral health care should be accessible, dignified, and barrier‑free — this is your moment. First Step Communities is expanding our onsite behavioral health services at the Stockton Blvd. Safe Stay, a 175‑bed low‑barrier shelter serving adults navigating homelessness. We’re looking for a licensed clinician who is energized by challenge, grounded in compassion, and ready to help rewrite what behavioral health access looks like for our community.

Why This Role Matters

Our clients face some of the most significant barriers to care in the region — transportation gaps, stigma, untreated trauma, and systems that weren’t built with them in mind. You’ll be the clinician who helps break those barriers down. You’ll build trust, create stability, and deliver therapeutic support that meets people exactly where they are.

What You’ll Do

• Provide group therapy, psychoeducation, and enrichment groups tailored to adults experiencing homelessness
• Partner closely with shelter case managers to coordinate care, stabilize crises, and support client progress
• Deliver trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, strengths‑based services
• Build rapport with clients who may be navigating complex trauma, behavioral health conditions, and high‑stress environments
• Help shape a supportive, healing‑centered environment within a large, fast‑moving shelter community
• Innovate — because our clients deserve care that adapts to their realities, not the other way around

What You Bring

• Active, discipline‑free license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC (California Board of Behavioral Sciences)
• Experience working with vulnerable populations, ideally individuals experiencing homelessness or behavioral health crises
• Skill in de‑escalation, group facilitation, and trauma‑informed engagement
• A collaborative spirit and a willingness to think creatively about service delivery
• A belief that every person deserves access to high‑quality behavioral health care

Compensation & Benefits

• $120,000+ annual salary (higher compensation available with experience)
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K with 3% company match
• 3 weeks vacation per year to start, plus 13 Holidays
• Full-time schedule, Monday–Friday

If you’re ready to make a measurable impact, challenge outdated systems, and help our clients move forward with dignity and hope, we want to meet you.