Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Supervision & Education (Sexual and Gender Identities)

Department: Gronowski Center

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Hours: Full-Time

Compensation: $90,000/year Plus medical, dental, vision benefits, 403(b) retirement plan, flexible spending account, and paid time off.

¡Bienvenidos! El Centro Gronowski está ofrenciendo servicios psicológicos en español. La clinica está dedicada a proveer servicios de salud mental para la comunidad latina. Ofrencemos psicoterapia para los adultos, parejas, adolescentes, niños, personas de la tercera edad y familias.

The Sexual and Gender Identities Clinic (SGIC) offers affordable and affirming psychological services for individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+), as well as those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Postdoctoral Fellow in Supervision & Education (Sexual and Gender Identities) position is designed for individuals seeking to accrue their required Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) for their California psychology license. This role focuses on providing supervision and training to Palo Alto University's doctoral students in the Clinical Psychology programs (PhD and PsyD) who are delivering direct services to clients at the Gronowski Center’s Sexual and Gender Identities Clinic (SGIC).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The responsibilities described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The list of duties serves to provide examples, rather than to limit the scope of work assignments.

• Provide ethical, culturally competent, compassionate, and empirically validated supervision and training to 7 beginning practicum students in the Clinical Psychology PhD and PsyD programs assigned to the SGIC, including 1 hour of individual supervision per student and one 2-hour group per week.
• Instruct 15 units worth of academic courses in the Psychology Department during the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Review supervisees' clinical documentation and video sessions in a timely manner, providing feedback on notes, reports, risk notes, and video review.
• Meet for 2-4 hours of supervision by a licensed supervisor, including supervision of supervision, administrative work, and potentially teaching.
• Provide on-site and phone supervisory coverage 4-8 hours per week for crisis/risk management.
• Assist with case assignment, application review, office clinical work, administrative systems improvements, SGIC intensive trainings, and outreach programming.
• Complete written evaluations for each practicum student supervisee at the end of each quarter, review evaluations with supervisees, and create remediation plans for students not meeting clinical competencies when needed.
• Provide 2 hours of didactic training every quarter for practicum student supervisees across the clinic.
• Attend biweekly all-supervisor meetings and biweekly SGIC supervisor meetings.
• Work closely with Clinic Directors to develop and maintain a culture of high-quality, evidence- based supervision and training at the Gronowski Center.

• A doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (PhD or PsyD)
• Completion of 1500 Predoctoral Hours of Supervised Professional Experience at a predoctoral internship
• At least one year experience and expertise in the providing therapy to LGBTQ+ clients
• Actively working towards California Clinical Psychologist License
• Experience in clinical training,supervision, and teaching undergraduate and graduate students
• Strong understanding of the APA ethics code, laws and legal mandates that apply to mental health professionals.
• Ability to teach/train supervisees and students in a developmentally appropriate way
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality, collegial and diplomatic behavior, and work performance.