Staff Psychologist (30 hours per week)
Staff Psychologist (30 hours per week)
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$ 65000 - 75000
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Job Description
Access Institute for Psychological Services is a community-based mental health care nonprofit based in San Francisco that delivers accessible and affordable mental health care to those with the greatest need and the least access. For over 20 years the organization has made high-quality psychological services available to individuals and families who lack adequate insurance and the financial means to afford care.
Every year over 13500 hours of services are provided to more than 700 people of all ages. Access Institute provides comprehensive mental health care (individual and couple psychotherapy psychological assessment medication evaluation and follow-up care) at its Hayes Valley clinic and at community locations including five public elementary schools and an adult day health center in Bayview Hunters Point.
Access Institute provides rigorous clinical training through a Doctoral Psychology Internship (APA accredited) a Postgraduate Fellowship and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Internship. Our training is rooted in contemporary psychodynamic theory integrated with socio-cultural understanding and a deep commitment to community service. For more information please visit our website .
Position Overview:
Access Institute is seeking a skilled and community-focused Clinical Psychologist to join our team. This position is based at our Hayes Valley Clinic where we provide high-quality mental health care to low-income and marginalized patients of all ages.
The Staff Psychologist will join our clinical team and will provide in-person psychotherapy services to a diverse community population. The Staff Psychologist will play an active role in Access Institutes training programs by providing supervision and teaching of interns and fellows. This position includes managing the assessment intake process and contributing to outreach efforts to strengthen partnerships with other clinics and institutions. This role also involves participating in weekly clinical and administrative meetings to support training and coordinated team-based patient care.
Approximately 55% of weekly hours are devoted to direct patient services 15% to assessment intake and outreach 10% teaching and supervision and 20% to meetings and administrative tasks.
The ideal candidate is a licensed clinical psychologist with strong experience in psychodynamic psychotherapy and a demonstrated commitment to community-based mental health care. Were looking for someone who is highly organized strategic and collaborativewith excellent clinical judgment communication skills and a desire to build meaningful relationships within the organization and the wider community.
Required qualifications:
- Commitment to Access Institutes mission and to the cause of affordable accessible mental health care
- Licensed in California (Ph.D. or Psy.D.
- Experience providing psychotherapy services to a diverse low-income population
- Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
- Strong communication relationship-building and leadership skills
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of diversity especially around race sexual orientation socioeconomic status culture language and gender
Equal Opportunity:
Access Institute is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Access Institute are based on organizational needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color ethnicity religion national origin sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression age or disability status. We are committed to and celebrate diversity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply and to reference diversity in their cover letter.
Salary/Benefits:
Salary range: $65000 - $75000 depending on experience.
Three weeks of PTO
Accrued sick time
30 hours of paid professional development time
Health vision and dental insurance
Commuter benefits
FSA account
Life insurance
Retirement Benefits (401K vested plan with 3% matching of the employees contribution)
Application Deadline: July 15th 2025.
Start Date: September 8th 2025
Application procedure:
Email a cover letter describing your interest in this position and a curriculum vitae to: Paulina Gavilanez Director of Operations .
Access Institute for Psychological Services 110 Gough Street Suite 301 San Francisco CA 94102.
No phone calls please.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
