Job Description

Counseling Intern, Unpaid

Department: Student Development

Location: Wellesley Hills

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant and inclusive educational community, and have a desire and ability to work with a diverse population.
This is an unpaid Internship program for graduate students who are fulfilling the academic requirements of a licensure-track Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling, Counseling Psychology, or equivalent. MassBay's Internship program fulfills the requirement for pre-Master's clinical experience and supervision for the LMHC license in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide clinical mental health assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and referrals for student-clients;
• Document confidential student-client information in an electronic health record;
• Participate in campus outreach, educational programming, and screenings;
• Provide consultation to faculty, staff, and parents on student mental health needs;
• Attend and contribute to individual supervision meetings, weekly team/group supervision meetings, and peer supervision meetings;
• A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.
  

Commitment to Equity:

• Support MassBay's commitment to the Equity Agenda; collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on the College's strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
• Support MassBay's commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion;
• Engage with the Office of Diversity on issues related to underserved student success;
• Further the examination of pertinent practices that are culturally responsive and reflective of inclusive perspectives; and
• Engage in conversations with colleagues and students regarding best practices within the discipline or programmatic related to equity and inclusion.
  

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree;
• Enrollment in an accredited graduate degree program in Mental Health Counseling, Counseling Psychology, or equivalent with a signed learning contract for Internship;
• Available to work twenty (20) to twenty-four (24) hours per week for a full academic year (August to May).
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;
• Experience working in a diverse environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  

Additional Information:

Salary Range: This is an unpaid internship.

Classification: Part-time internship

Source of Funding: Non applicable

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.

Deadline: December 22, 2024 or after that until filled.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and official certifications.
Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits Sex-Based Harassment. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, or retaliation shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action Officer and/or Title IX Coordinator (Lisa MacDonald, lmacdonald@massbay.edu (781) 239-3147), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

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