Behavioral Health Project Internship

JOB DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly the most vulnerable. The BPHC envisions a thriving Boston where all residents live healthy, fulfilling lives free of racism, poverty, violence, and other systems of oppression. The BPHC sets an expectation that all staff and leadership commit, individually and as part of the BPHC team, to hold ourselves accountable to establishing a culture of antiracism and advance racial equity and justice through each of our bureaus, programs, and offices.

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
The Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness is seeking an intern to assist and support the team with the promotion and coordination of behavioral health programming across the City of Boston. The intern will receive direct supervision from the Policy and Strategy Specialist, with oversight from the Director and Chief Behavioral Health Officer. Tasks will include, but are not limited to creating fact sheets, assisting with planning of internal and external events, assiting with data assessment, and assisting and executing current projects.

The intern may have the opportunity to design a project presentation to present to team at the end of internship.

Intern duties may also include research, analysis, and writing for reviews, presentations, or briefs on relevant behavioral health related topics, and assting on general week-by-week tasks.

The hours mentioned are flexible and can be adjusted, as well as extend the number of weeks if needed.

Please describe the internship learning outcomes:

• Learn about the numerous behavioral health services and resources available to Boston residents, and the nuances that come with accessing these services
• Develop strong project management skills
• Gain familiarity with how to select methods to evaluate behavioral health programs
• Knowledge to design or implement a population-based project.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program pursing a Master's in Public Health, Master's of Science, or related health professions degree.
• Passionate commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.
• Knowledge of the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes and strategies to advance health equity.
• Knowledge of or the willingness to learn the role of mental, emotional, and behavioral health as a public health issue and strategies to advance access to services and resources for behavioral health.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint.
• Work in a team environment, as well as be self-directed task-orienteD.

Additional Information

A Criminal Offenders Records Information request must be completed for this position. However, a record is not an automatic bar to employment but is reviewed in relation to the job applied for., The Boston Public Health Commission is an EEO Employer and all applicants meeting the minimum requirements are eligible to apply.

Union Status

Job Grade

Pay Range

$20 per hour

Standard Hours

Shift

Estimated 18-29 hours per week.

Duration three (3) months, but can be extended.

Schedule to be determined to accommodate programmatic and intern's needs.