Intern Positions

We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2012 internships. All of our Summer 2012 internships have been filled.


Undergraduate and Graduate Positions

Starred (*) positions are considered direct service positions and require attendance at BARCC’s rape crisis counselor training. The next training is being offered the week of August 28, 2012.

Graduate Only Positions

  • Clinical Internship -  We are no longer accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year.

 

Administration and Finance Internship

Description:
The Administration and Finance department of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center is committed to supporting the work of the program staff by providing excellent customer service in the areas of administrative support and finance.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Word processing
  • Entering vendor bills into accounting system (QuickBooks)
  • Answering phones
  • Maintaining electronic and paper filing system
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Database management
  • Marketing materials
  • General office duties such as faxing and copying
  • Vendor research
  • Managing voice mail system
  • Managing software updates and installation on computers
  • Web research

Training and Supervision:
Ongoing supervision will be provided by Managing Director on a project-specific basis or as needed.
This position does not require the 40-hour Rape Crisis Counselor certification training.

Number of Openings: Flexible

Hourly requirements: 8-10 hours/week

Qualifications:
Depends on project

Administration and Finance accepts interns of all genders.



 

Case Management Internship

Description:
BARCC’s case management program, as part of the legal advocacy program, provides brief consultation, advocacy, housing and financial assistance/referrals to sexual assault survivors. A case manager’s assistance to a survivor may range from brief consultation on housing and financial loss related issues to comprehensive support and advocacy on disability, unemployment, health insurance, victim’s compensation and other issues that might impact a survivor’s economic stability. The case management program operates during business hours Monday through Friday between 9:00am-5:00pm.

BARCC’s Case Management Interns will be part of the legal advocacy team. They conduct initial phone intakes and screen cases for sexual assault related housing and economic stability issues. Interns are assigned cases and will provide the necessary advocacy for their clients.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Housing search and transfer with a survivor.
  • Searching and connecting survivors to needed financial resources.
  • Research about other rape crisis centers’ case management related services.
  • Update database with housing and financial related resources for sexual assault survivors.
  • Negotiate with landlords on housing related matters stemming from sexual assault that are affecting survivors.
  • Outreach to other housing programs.
  • Assisting with victim compensation applications.
  • Attend advocacy liaison meetings.
  • Accompaniments to housing assistance agencies, social service and welfare offices e.g. Department of Transitional Assistance, Community Health Centers, housing authorities etc., to support clients applying for certain public benefits including health insurance and public housing.
  • Attend weekly client services meetings, address and report back case management related issues.

Training and Supervision:
Individual weekly supervision occurs with the Case Manager. The BARCC 40-hour Massachusetts Rape Crisis training  and a 3 hour case management specific training must be completed.

Number of Openings: 1 Summer/2 Full-year

Hourly requirements: 10-15 hours each week for a full academic year

Qualifications:
Undergraduate or graduate students in any of the following programs: Social Work, Gender/Women studies, Public Policy and Sociology.

Case Management accepts interns of all genders.


 

Community Awareness & Prevention Services Intern

Description:
The community awareness intern is responsible for delivering community education programs on rape and sexual violence to a wide range of audiences, including youth and adults in schools, after-school programs, colleges and universities, and community agencies.


Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Give presentations and workshops on topics such as rape, trauma, and sexual harassment at local schools or community agencies.
  • Represent BARCC at tablings, health fairs, volunteer fairs.
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  • Attend all peer supervision meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month 6:30-8:00pm.
  • Co-facilitate psycho-educational groups on healthy relationships for adolescents at local community centers.
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  • Provide support to the public education and outreach programs including updating outreach materials, maintaining data collection, assisting with curriculum development and any special projects that arise.
  • There may be opportunities to also work with BARCC’s 24 -hour hotline or medical advocacy programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Training and Supervision:
Ongoing supervision is provided: once per week formal individual supervision and twice per month peer supervision.  In addition to the 40-hour Rape Crisis Counselor certification training, ongoing training is available throughout the year at peer supervision and CAPS department meetings.  The CAPS intern reports to the Coordinator of Community Awareness & Outreach.

Number of Openings: 2 year-long (summer-spring/fall-summer)

Hours Required: 16-24 hours per week

Qualifications:
Summer: Undergraduate or graduate students in social work, counseling psychology, education, public health or gender/women’s studies. 
Year-long: Undergraduate or graduate students (second year graduate students preferred). 
Excellent organization and interpersonal skills.  Previous education experience highly desirable.  Bilingual capability (Spanish-English) or fluency in other languages helpful. 

The CAPS program accepts interns of all genders.


 


 

Development Internship

Description:
The development department plans and implements all the activities that fund BARCC operations.  This includes foundation grants, individual giving, corporate giving, public funding, special events, in-kind donations and product sales.  Also, this department often handles public and media relations for BARCC.  Development interns can assist in many areas of development and tailor their internship to areas of special interest.  The development internship is a position for a person who really wants to understand and be involved in the management and marketing of a successful non-profit organization.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Assisting with general development office tasks, such as word processing, data entry, mailing, faxing, copying, etc
  • Maintaining and verifying the accuracy of BARCC’s donor database.
  • Providing logistical support for various fundraising events and coordinating volunteer efforts with staff.
  • Staffing special events, such as our annual walk and gala.
  • Tabling at events such as arts/crafts fairs, health fairs, Take Back the Night rallies, etc.
  • Sell BARCC fundraising products.
  • Distribute informational materials.
  • Collect contact information on sign-up sheets from people interested in receiving more information.
  • Answer questions about BARCC fundraising items and services.
  • May develop individual projects based on interest and availability.

Training and Supervision:
Ongoing supervision will be provided with a development staff member on a project-specific basis or as needed.
This position does not require the 40-hour Rape Crisis Counselor certification training.

Number of Openings: 2 per summer/2 per semester

Hourly requirements: 8 hours per week; flexible.

Qualifications:
Excellent organizational, verbal, and interpersonal skills. Outstanding attention to detail.  Computer skills including Word and Excel. Office experience a plus.  Ability to work closely with others and also independently.  Willingness to be flexible and open to learning.

Development accepts interns of all genders.


 

Hotline Program Internship

Description:
The hotline intern provides direct service through hotline counseling to survivors of sexual assault, their significant others, and their service providers.  The intern also supports the hotline program administratively, via volunteer engagement and management, and through program development initiatives.  The intern must be able to commit at least ten hours per week to internship tasks in addition to hotline shifts. The hotline intern will be supervised by the hotline coordinator in weekly meetings.  The intern will cover at least one regular hotline shift per week following BARCC’s 40-hour rape crisis counselor training. This internship is a great opportunity for developing counseling skills and experiencing the nonprofit sector in a strong, supportive organization of dedicated, talented individuals. This competitive and exciting position meets program needs and also provides opportunities to pursue personal interests and goals related to BARCC’s mission.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Provide coverage as a crisis counselor for one weekly hotline shift as well as coverage for open hotline shifts as needed.
  • Help to organize, set up and participate in hotline peer supervision meetings every first and third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. These meetings serve to support, engage, and train BARCC’s 35 hotline volunteers.
  • Support the hotline program in its administrative needs by maintaining data collection and entry in our database.
  • Update hotline materials.
  • Hotline related research projects for use in program development.

Training and Supervision:
Individual weekly supervision occurs with the hotline coordinator, and peer supervision occurs twice per month. The BARCC 40-hour Massachusetts Rape Crisis Counselor Training must be completed.

Number of Openings: 1 Summer/1 Full-year

Hourly requirements: 16-24 hours

Qualifications:
Students in social work, counseling psychology, public health, women’s studies or other related field. Commitment to BARCC’s mission and philosophy.  Excellent organizational, verbal, and interpersonal skills. Computer skills including Word and Excel. Office experience a plus.  Ability to work closely with others and also independently.  Willingness to be flexible and openness to learning. Experience in crisis intervention, experience with volunteers, and bilingual capability are preferred but not required.

The Hotline accepts  interns of all genders.


 

Legal Advocacy Internship

Description:
BARCC’s legal advocacy program provides brief consultations, advocacy and legal referrals to sexual assault survivors.  A legal advocate’s assistance to a survivor may range from a brief legal consultation on civil and criminal justice issues to comprehensive support and advocacy for criminal justice, housing, disability, and victim compensation issues.  The legal advocacy program operates during business hours.  BARCC’s legal advocacy interns conduct initial phone intakes and screen cases for all legal issues related to sexual violence.  Interns are assigned cases to monitor and provide the necessary advocacy for their clients. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Providing brief consultations, referrals and advocacy services to clients.
  • Providing accompaniment to police/ prosecutor interviews and court hearings.
  • Compiling appropriate legal and social service referrals.
  • Researching legal issues and draft internal legal memorandums,
  • Developing individual projects under the supervision of legal advocacy staff member.

Training and Supervision:
Individual weekly supervision occurs with a legal advocacy staff member. The BARCC 40-hour Massachusetts Rape Crisis Counselor training must be completed.

Qualifications:
Law Students and undergraduate or graduate students with criminal justice/criminology or legal educational background desired.
All interns must be available to work a minimum of 10 hours per week for at least four consecutive months with anticipation of continuing for a full academic year.

Number of Openings: 1-3 per year

Hours Required:  10 hours per week

Legal Advocacy accepts interns of all genders.



 

Medical Advocacy Internship

Description:
The medical advocacy intern provides medical advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault and their significant others.  The intern also supports the medical advocacy program by assisting with scheduling, research, peer supervision and other tasks.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Provide on-call coverage for the medical advocacy program, which includes meeting survivors at the hospital following a sexual assault and providing as much support and information as needed by the survivor and any significant others who may be with them.
  • Attend peer supervision meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
  • Assist the medical advocacy staff in setting the agenda, preparing the room and any materials needed for the meeting, signing advocates in to the building, issuing security passes and taking attendance.
  • Take minutes, type and give to the medical advocacy staff to distribute within the week.

Provide support to the medical advocacy program:

  • Update written materials.
  • Put together training materials for new volunteers.
  • Work with Assistant Coordinator of Volunteer Program at Boston Medical Center to ensure that any volunteer changes are updated in their files.

Special project:

  • Each intern will choose a special project to work on for the duration of the internship that matches their skills and interests. Possible projects include: program evaluation, coordinating a clothing donation program, improving the way that the program works, research on emerging issues in the medical advocacy program such as prisoner rape. The project scope will be decided on jointly with the medical advocacy staff and the intern will be expected to provide progress reports and updates regularly and produce a final product.

Training and Supervision Provided:
Ongoing supervision is provided: once per week formal supervision with medical advocacy staff and twice per month peer supervision.  The intern is required to complete BARCC’s 40 hour MA State Rape Crisis Counselor certification training. 

Number of Openings: 1 Summer/1 Full Year. 

Hours required:  16-24 hours per week

Qualifications:
Undergraduate study in health, social work, sociology, women’s studies, psychology. Graduate study in health, public health, policy, macro social work, sociology or similar fields.

Medical Advocacy accepts female interns.


 

Web Site Internship

Description:
Assist in maintaining and developing new content for website.

Training and Supervision:
Ongoing supervision is available. No training required.

Number of Openings: 1

Hours Required: 8-20 hours/week.

Qualifications:
Experience with HTML or programming helpful. Excellent organization skills. 

This position accepts applicants of all genders.


 

Youth Prevention Services Internship (CAPS)

Description:
The youth prevention services intern delivers community education programs on rape and sexual violence to a wide range of audiences, including, youth and adults in schools, after-school programs and community agencies. The placement is 16-24 hours per week and it is a one year commitment.  The Youth Prevention Services Intern reports directly to the Youth Outreach Coordinator. 


Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Give presentations and workshops on topics such as rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment at local schools or community agencies. 
  • Represent BARCC at tablings, health fairs, volunteer fairs.
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  • Co-facilitate multiple-session primary prevention youth curriculum at various community partner sites.
  • Provide support to the public education and outreach programs including updating outreach materials, maintaining data collection, assisting with curriculum development and any special projects that arise.
  • There may be opportunities to also work with BARCC’s 24 -hour hotline or medical advocacy programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Training and Supervision:
Ongoing supervision is required: once per week individual supervision and twice per month group supervision.  Practicum students are required to complete BARCC’s 40-hour MA Rape Crisis Counselor certification training.  There is ongoing training available throughout the year at peer supervision, intern meetings and staff meetings. 

Number of Openings: 1

Hours Required: To Be Determined; 16-24 hours per week.

Qualifications:
Graduate students in public policy, public/community service, education, public health, gender/women’s studies, social work or counseling psychology.


Excellent organization and interpersonal skills, experience with adolescents, and public speaking skills.  Previous education experience highly desirable as well as bilingual capability (Spanish-English) or fluency in other languages.


The Youth Prevention Services department accepts interns of all genders.



 

Clinical Internship

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Description:

Intakes:  Interns are responsible for completing psychosocial intakes for the counseling program as scheduled. 
Counseling: Each intern will have the opportunity to work with individuals, couples, families, as well as groups.  The number of clinical hours will vary [from 5-10 hours a week] depending on the requirements of each program and the clinical needs of the agency. All clinical interns are required to do 1 or 2 process recordings of a counseling session each week to be turned into the clinical intern supervisor. (A process recording is a written account of the interaction between intern and client.)

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Clinical Work
  • Emergency Services
    • Interns are responsible for taking 1 Hotline Shift and 1 Medical Advocacy Shift per week (will rotate half way through the year).

  • Administrative Work

    • Each intern will be assigned administrative work related to the program that she is affiliated with.  Also, interns will perform other administrative duties as needed.  The total amount of time spent on administrative tasks will be approximately 3-4 hours per week.

Training and Supervision:
BARCC’s 40-hour state certification training is required to be completed prior to the beginning of the internship. Interns must be able to attend one of the summer trainings.

Each intern:

  • Must meet with her primary supervisor on a weekly basis for 60 minutes
  • Must attend Client Services meetings on Tuesdays from 3:00-5:00pm.
  • Must attend Peer Supervision meetings for Emergency Services (Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm, every other week). 
  • Must attend Intern Group Supervision meetings held on Wednesdays 9:00-11:00am
  • If an intern facilitates a group, she will attend supervision for that group.

Hourly requirements:

  • Minimum 24 hours each week
  • One Emergency Service shift per week (average of 4-6 hours a shift)
  • Two nights are required (one must be Tuesday nights every other week and the other Mon, Wed, or Thurs 5-8pm)
  • Vacation:  Because of the nature of the work and the needs of the clients, interns are not to take more than 2 weeks off for the Dec/Jan holiday season and no more than one week off in the Spring (Spring break).
  • Mentor program: Each intern will be assigned a mentor. The purpose of the mentor program is to improve the experience of the clinical interns by providing a better connection to BARCC as a whole (meaning understanding all programs that contribute to BARCC).

Qualifications:

  • Students must be in the second year of their program.
  • Must provide clinical services to BARCC from beginning of September to beginning or middle of May (depending on completion of requirements).
  • No audio or video recording of clinical sessions are allowed (verbatim process recordings are required)

Clinical Internships are open to female interns.

 


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