Behavioral Health Case Manager Jobs in California
Behavioral health case manager jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in county behavioral health departments, Medi-Cal managed care plans, community mental health centers, and integrated health systems, with openings at every level from entry-level case aide to senior care coordinator. The largest hiring activity is in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco, where established employers like Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, and Alameda Health System maintain consistent behavioral health workforces. Substance use disorder coordination, dual-diagnosis case management, and wraparound services for youth and homeless populations are the most in-demand specialties across the state. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Role: Case Manager – ODR Project Based Housing
Reports to: Program Manager
Program: 1602- DHS ODR
Department: Permanent Housing
Location: Southside - 10400 S San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90003
Setting: 100% Onsite
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 1
Job Description Summary:
In partnership with the Department of Health (DHS) and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry (ODR) Team the ODR Case Manager will work with clients recently released from jail, who are moving from homelessness to in permanent supportive housing, to provide intensive case management. Clients represent a diverse group with experiences of complex trauma, and who are facing medical, mental health and substance use barriers. The Case Manager collaborates with clients to learn independent living skills and other life-skills vital to success in maintaining permanent housing. Clients remain in the program for as long as they require subsidized housing.
Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with a diverse and marginalized client caseload of 15 justice-involved clients experiencing many barriers including history of homelessness, complex trauma, medical, mental health and substance use.
- Maintain weekly contact with all clients and document contact in County approved database.
- Ensure that case management services to clients are reflective of the “Whatever It Takes” model, which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, trauma-informed care and psycho-social rehabilitation.
- Link clients to appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse, and vocational resources.
- Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled.
- Participate in court hearings and submit court progress reports.
- Ensure that each client on caseload has an up-to-date and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment.
- Collaborate with each client to develop creative goal plans aimed at improving overall well-being and housing stability; review and update quarterly and upon completion of goals.
- Develop and maintain a complete, accurate, and current client file with all required documents and data in agency records and electronic databases.
- Document all client contacts in PIP format (Purpose, Intervention, Plan) and in accordance with Housing Department productivity expectations.
- Maintain confidentiality of client files per HIPAA and all applicable guidelines.
- Responsible for coordinating appointments, transportation, and follow-up services for clients accessing primary health care, mental health care, recovery services, and other community resources.
- Transport clients in your vehicle to various agencies and healthcare providers in the greater Los Angeles area to increase community support services and community reintegration.
- Develop effective, trusting relationships with clients, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
- Maintain a current, thorough knowledge of community resources and utilize them to provide comprehensive, wrap-around services to clients.
- Assist clients with becoming involved in daily activities, scheduling and attending appointments, budgeting, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery.
- Work cooperatively and cohesively with other clients of the staff team, including participation in weekly staff meetings and staff trainings.
Job Description Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; or a minimum two years’ case management experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness, preferably those living with mental illness and/or substance addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
- Able to transport clients in your vehicle
- Able to pass a background check for jail clearance
- Demonstrated knowledge of case management
- Able to work in a high tolerance Harm Reduction model with clients who have multiple barriers
- Skill in non-violent crisis intervention
- Computer literate; able to effectively use computerized database for client file management, with basic skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel programs
- Detail oriented with strong time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and computer skills
- Able to obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification
Job Description Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum 30 WPM typing speed preferred
Job Description Work Environment:
- Combination of field and office environment
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
- On occasion walk or drive to different local sites.
- Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
- Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise, and odor.
- May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
- Act as a role model
- Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
- Continuously learn and improve
- Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
- Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
- Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
- Collaborate
Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About the People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.
With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills \& wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.
The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits \& Perks
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Retirement Planning (403b) \& Matching
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Days
- Paid Sick Days
- Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
- TELUS Health
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Basic Life / Accidental Death \& Dismemberment (AD\&D)
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Corporate Discounts: Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants \& More
- The People Concern University \& Certificates
Role: Case Manager – ODR Project Based Housing
Reports to: Program Manager
Program: 1602- DHS ODR
Department: Permanent Housing
Location: Southside - 10400 S San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90003
Setting: 100% Onsite
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 1
Job Description Summary:
In partnership with the Department of Health (DHS) and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry (ODR) Team the ODR Case Manager will work with clients recently released from jail, who are moving from homelessness to in permanent supportive housing, to provide intensive case management. Clients represent a diverse group with experiences of complex trauma, and who are facing medical, mental health and substance use barriers. The Case Manager collaborates with clients to learn independent living skills and other life-skills vital to success in maintaining permanent housing. Clients remain in the program for as long as they require subsidized housing.
Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with a diverse and marginalized client caseload of 15 justice-involved clients experiencing many barriers including history of homelessness, complex trauma, medical, mental health and substance use.
- Maintain weekly contact with all clients and document contact in County approved database.
- Ensure that case management services to clients are reflective of the “Whatever It Takes” model, which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, trauma-informed care and psycho-social rehabilitation.
- Link clients to appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse, and vocational resources.
- Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled.
- Participate in court hearings and submit court progress reports.
- Ensure that each client on caseload has an up-to-date and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment.
- Collaborate with each client to develop creative goal plans aimed at improving overall well-being and housing stability; review and update quarterly and upon completion of goals.
- Develop and maintain a complete, accurate, and current client file with all required documents and data in agency records and electronic databases.
- Document all client contacts in PIP format (Purpose, Intervention, Plan) and in accordance with Housing Department productivity expectations.
- Maintain confidentiality of client files per HIPAA and all applicable guidelines.
- Responsible for coordinating appointments, transportation, and follow-up services for clients accessing primary health care, mental health care, recovery services, and other community resources.
- Transport clients in your vehicle to various agencies and healthcare providers in the greater Los Angeles area to increase community support services and community reintegration.
- Develop effective, trusting relationships with clients, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
- Maintain a current, thorough knowledge of community resources and utilize them to provide comprehensive, wrap-around services to clients.
- Assist clients with becoming involved in daily activities, scheduling and attending appointments, budgeting, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery.
- Work cooperatively and cohesively with other clients of the staff team, including participation in weekly staff meetings and staff trainings.
Job Description Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED or Equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; or a minimum two years’ case management experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness, preferably those living with mental illness and/or substance addictions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
- Able to transport clients in your vehicle
- Able to pass a background check for jail clearance
- Demonstrated knowledge of case management
- Able to work in a high tolerance Harm Reduction model with clients who have multiple barriers
- Skill in non-violent crisis intervention
- Computer literate; able to effectively use computerized database for client file management, with basic skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel programs
- Detail oriented with strong time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and computer skills
- Able to obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification
Job Description Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum 30 WPM typing speed preferred
Job Description Work Environment:
- Combination of field and office environment
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
- On occasion walk or drive to different local sites.
- Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
- Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise, and odor.
- May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
- Act as a role model
- Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
- Continuously learn and improve
- Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
- Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
- Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
- Collaborate
Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About the People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.
With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills \& wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.
The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits \& Perks
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Retirement Planning (403b) \& Matching
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Days
- Paid Sick Days
- Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
- TELUS Health
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Basic Life / Accidental Death \& Dismemberment (AD\&D)
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Corporate Discounts: Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants \& More
- The People Concern University \& Certificates
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Behavioral Health Case Manager Job Market in California
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Who's Hiring
- The People Concern21
- HealthRIGHT 3607
- Clinica Sierra Vista2
- University of the Pacific2
- Chicanos Por La Causa1
Top Industries Hiring
- Non-Profit & Social Services25
- Healthcare & Medical Services12
- Education4
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in behavioral health case manager jobs across California.
- Active California licensure such as LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or registered associate status under LARA
- Bachelor's or master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related behavioral health field
- Documented experience conducting behavioral health assessments and developing individualized care plans
- Familiarity with Medi-Cal documentation standards and California county mental health system requirements
- Working knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention protocols, and coordinated care teams
- Valid California driver's license and reliable transportation for field-based or home-visit case management
Behavioral Health Case Manager Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a behavioral health case manager in California?
The most direct path is completing a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling and applying to county behavioral health or Medi-Cal health plan roles that accept unlicensed candidates. Many California employers require or strongly prefer candidates working toward licensure through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, which oversees LCSW, LMFT, and LPCC credentials. Registered associate status with the BBS while accruing supervised hours is widely accepted for case management positions across the state.
Which companies hire behavioral health case managers in California?
Employers hiring behavioral health case managers in California right now include The People Concern, HealthRIGHT 360, and Clinica Sierra Vista, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's large county behavioral health departments, Medi-Cal managed care organizations, and integrated health systems generate the most consistent openings across the state.
Which California cities have the most behavioral health case manager jobs?
Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and Pomona have the most behavioral health case manager openings in California. Los Angeles dominates due to its sheer population size, county Department of Mental Health scale, and density of community clinics, while Sacramento concentrates hiring through state agency programs and large regional health systems, and San Francisco draws openings from its established network of integrated behavioral health and homeless services providers.
Are there remote behavioral health case manager jobs in California?
Yes, but they're limited, because behavioral health case management is largely a relationship-driven, field-based role that involves in-person assessments, home visits, and care team meetings. About 5% of behavioral health case manager openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, and those positions tend to be concentrated in utilization management, telephonic care coordination, and insurance-based case management rather than direct community or county work.
How can I get hired as a behavioral health case manager in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for a mental health case aide, community health worker, or peer support specialist role at a California county behavioral health department or Federally Qualified Health Center, where on-the-job training is standard. Large county systems such as Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and Alameda County Behavioral Health run structured new-staff training programs. Lateral moves from social services, crisis line, or residential counselor roles are common, and completing a BBS-registered supervised hours plan while working gives you a competitive edge for advancement.
Where can I find and apply to behavioral health case manager jobs in California?
You can find and apply to behavioral health case manager jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across county agencies, health systems, managed care plans, and community organizations. Find roles that fit your experience and credentials and apply directly.
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