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Fenway Health · 1 month ago

BH Undergraduate Student Intern (Sept 2026)

Boston, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Fall

Fenway Health is a community health center that provides comprehensive health services to the LGBTQIA+ community and other underserved populations. The Undergraduate Student Intern will provide psychosocial support and case management services to clients of the primary care clinic, working under the supervision of the Behavioral Health Department leadership.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Support team of Community Health Workers by consolidating and verifying resources list, coordinating scheduling/outreach with clients, and receiving/organizing donations

Obtain a working knowledge of social determinants of health (SDOH) screeners and administer screeners to patients

Accompany staff to community locations, such as food banks, drop-in centers, shelters, hospitals, home visits to clients, meetings with community partners, etc. to support efforts of the team to provide outreach/assessment/referral services to patients

Assist patients with applications for housing, disability, transportation, etc

Provide health education to clients newly diagnosed with chronic or complex diseases, including HIV

All hours must be provided on-site at 1340 Boylston St., unless accompanying staff off-site to support members in the community

Adhere to NASW Code of Ethics

Participate in regularly scheduled individual supervision, 1 hour per week

Attend and contribute to Intern Group Supervision Meeting, 1 hour per week

Participate in cross-training and job shadowing activities outside of CHW team, 1 hour per week

Attend Pod-Based Multidisciplinary team meetings, 1 hour per week

Attend CHW team meetings, 1 hour every other week

Participate in BH Intern Training Seminars, when topic is determined by training team to be applicable/indicated

Adheres to all agency and departmental policies and procedures as appropriate, including but not limited to the following, as not doing so would result in termination of internship:

Attendance and Punctuality

Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Bullying Policy

Occupational Health Guidelines

Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities as requested

Adheres to the highest principles of patient and client confidentiality

Adheres to established safety policies, procedures and precautions; identifies potential or actual unsafe situations in the environment and takes measures to rectify the situation

Attends all required meetings, in-services and professional trainings

Attends all regularly scheduled research meetings, trainings, forums and pertinent FCH staff meetings

Maintains professional competence necessary to perform job responsibilities; maintains and provides agency with records of continuing education activities

Performs other related duties as required

Qualification

Social WorkCase ManagementCultural CompetenceCommunication SkillsEmotional RegulationMultitaskingDocumentation Skills

Required

Active enrollment in an undergraduate degree program in related field (e.g. Social Work, Human Services or Psychology) required

Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to multitask

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working within an ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse team

Ability to work harmoniously with diverse groups of individuals required

Ability to demonstrate emotional regulation of self, foresee impacts of emotional expressions on others (peers, colleagues, and patients), and modulate emotional expression accordingly to support rapport building and professionalism in shared workspaces

Ability to receive, process and respond to feedback in both individual and group supervision spaces