Description

Counseling Intern-Unpaid

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 promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining 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 educational community, and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds.

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. MassBay will pay a stipend of $1500 per semester to help cover travel costs for this internship.

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;
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.

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 the variety of student experience.

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;
  
  
• Demonstrates commitment to working with students in need;
  
  
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
  
  
• 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 ofinterest and resume with your online application.

Deadline: December 18th, 2025 or after thatuntil filled.


Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts BayCommunity College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and doesnot discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability,religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity,or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX ofthe Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the CivilRights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. TheCollege prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerningdiscrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referredto the College's for Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator (Lisa MacDonald, Director of Equity Compliance, lmacdonald@massbay.edu or (781) 239-3147), the Massachusetts Commission AgainstDiscrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the UnitedStates Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

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