Job Details

Job ID: 5059249

Job Description

TITLE: Behavioral Health Services BHS Project PROVIDE Doctoral HSP Intern

REPORTS TO:

HSP Doctoral interns will report to:

• Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services Department or their designee

STIPEND POSITION OVERVIEW: The Behavioral Health Services Department (BHS) seeks to develop a talent pool of interns working to complete their licensure in School Psychology, School Counseling and Social Work. This opportunity will occur from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The number of working days a week will vary depending on the submitted intern application.

Project PROVIDE: Partnership for Readiness to Offer high quality and Valuable Interventions in Diverse Educational Contexts, is a Mental Health Demonstration grant funded by the US Department of Education to Boston Public Schools in connection with multiple local Institutes of Higher Education. Project PROVIDE is a preparation program for school psychologists, school counselors, and social work professionals who (1) are knowledgeable of BPS, have built connections to the community of youth and providers in the district, and are on a pathway to employment and retention within the district (2) are prepared to provide evidence-based and culturally, linguistically, sustaining mental health services, and (3) are ready to build connections between schools and community mental health services.

ELIGIBILITY

• BPS employees are not eligible if they continue to work as an employee during the school year that they choose to participate in Project PROVIDE.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Remain in good standing with your university;

• Comply with all district requirements and policies;

• Meet weekly with your supervisor;

• Attend and track professional development (PD) activities during the school day and attend monthly professional development after school. This will include but is not limited to;

• A set of required trainings due by September 30, 2025 and;

• Eight additional trainings offered by Project PROVIDE due by Friday, June 5, 2026 . PD must be approved by program administrators to remain in compliance with DoE grant expectations.

• For virtual meetings, cameras must remain on for all virtual sessions for engagement and data collection purposes;

• Attend an all-day in-person behavioral health conference tentatively planned for January 2, 2026;

• Complete all Project PROVIDE data collection and evaluation activities including the weekly supervision and professional development tracker forms, all exit tickets, and post-completion surveys administered by the evaluation team to monitor your progress after graduating from Project PROVIDE;

• Must complete the CORI and fingerprinting processes;

• Collaborate with the NASP Exposure Project (https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/cultural-responsiveness/multicultural-affairs-committee/nasp-exposure-project-(nasp-ep)) , and present at least once to a group that can include but is not limited to: high school students, undergraduate students, or the BPS school committee;

• All participants are strongly encouraged to attend in an all-day Project PROVIDE community orientation on August 27 and 28, 2025

• Sign and date an official service agreement.

STIPEND INFORMATION

Accepted Project PROVIDE HSP interns will be designated as BPS employees and will receive a daily compensation rate not exceeding, and equal to :

$40,000 for the entire year working 5 days / week

Please note that this program is funded by the US Department of Education (DoE). As such, stipends are dependent on the DoE's continued ability to allocate funds.

Students will begin receiving pay in July, and pay will end once they receive the above rate which typically takes place around June 2026. Students will not be paid until they submit their timesheets. Project PROVIDE interns will be paid a daily rate that will not exceed the above stipend. Final details regarding payment will be shared before the start of the program.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED :

• Currently enrolled in an institution of higher education (IHE) completing a program;

• Completed the Project PROVIDE Intern application form. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb6nq9YrpmafWo4w72bS8Lo1F0zhg-oOAvdDftD7MSGWn2zg/viewform)

  BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the schools and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

  The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, employment, or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only), disability, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

Position Type: Part-time

Positions Available: 100

Job Categories

Administrator, Pupil Personnel

Student Services, Psychologist