Community Mental Health Worker

**THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE SHASTA COUNTY** **HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY** **BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH** **ORAL EXAM IS** **TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 2026** **SEE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS SECTION REGARDING** **POSSESSION OF A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE** **RESPONSES TO SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS REQUIRED** **FINAL FILING DATE: JULY 31, 2026, AT 12:00 PM** **SALARY INFORMATION** $3,214 - $4,103 APPROXIMATE MONTHLY\* / $18.54 - $23.67 APPROXIMATE HOURLY\* This position is in the United Public Employees of California – General Unit. Please refer to the applicable bargaining unit labor agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for potential future salary increases: [Shasta County Labor Agreements](https://www.shastacounty.gov/personnel/page/labor-agreements-mous) **ABOUT SHASTA COUNTY** Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. **ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT** The **Shasta County** **Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA)** partners with the community to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of Shasta County residents. HHSA is organized into four branches: Behavioral Health & Social Services, Public Health, Economic Mobility, and a centralized Administration Services. HHSA promotes optimal health for all. The frail, the abused, the mentally ill, and those without resources look to HHSA for services and resources to meet their basic needs, and to protect their health and safety. The **Behavioral Health & Social Services Branch** is dedicated to improving the well-being of our community through comprehensive mental health services and essential social services to adults, children, and families. By integrating both behavioral health and social support services, we strive to build a healthier community by ensuring individuals have the resources they need to achieve stability and wholeness. **Children’s Services** encompass the services that help ensure children’s mental and physical well-being are protected and safe. The Child Welfare division of the branch investigates alleged abuse and neglect of children, and it licenses foster and adoptive homes for children who are experiencing traumatic events in their lives such as the removal from their caregiver due to alleged abuse and neglect. This division also works within the confines of the Dependency Court to reunify families when and where they can demonstrate appropriate change to meet the safety needs of their children. The branch also encompasses children’s mental health teams which work in conjunction with the Child Welfare division along with community providers to ensure that the youth that are being served are having their mental health and substance use challenges addressed. This branch also works with juvenile justice and education to coordinate services for clients. **Adult Services** focuses on services to support people eighteen and older. Adult mental health services include outpatient mental health care, 24-hour crisis stabilization services for people at risk of hospitalization, 24-hour crisis line, social rehabilitation residential services, long-term placement services and referrals to local non-profit organizations that provide additional services. This branch also provides Adult Protective Services to follow-up on elder abuse reports. In-Home Supportive Services help those who need assistance with daily activities in order to remain safely in their own homes, and the Public Authority keeps a registry that helps In-Home Supportive Services recipients find a screened caregiver to provide those services. The Public Guardian helps citizens who are unable to manage their personal and financial affairs and may require guardianship or conservatorship. Mental Health Services Ac…