All volunteer, internship, and shadowing placements are currently full, and applications are temporarily closed.
To join our notification list and be contacted when opportunities become available, please email mackenzie.rickert@bostonabilitycenter.com.
Clinic Aides, Volunteers, and Interns
Thank you for your interest in the Boston Ability Center! We love meeting individuals at various points in their academic and professional careers who show a keen interest in the work that we do. The Boston Ability Center has a variety of positions and opportunities available that are well-suited for individuals considering a career in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology, and many other related disciplines. Several of our interns and clinic aides have later become BAC staff! We invite you to read through the descriptions below and contact us if these opportunities are of interest to you.
CLINICAL PLACEMENTS
If you are a current OT, PT, or SLP graduate student seeking a clinical placement, contact should be made via your school to our clinical leads.
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Occupational therapy inquiries: stephanie.kerasiotes@bostonabilitycenter.com
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Physical therapy inquiries: brian.heilferty@bostonabilitycenter.com
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Speech/Language therapy inquiries: stephanie.godbout@bostonabilitycenter.com
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We unfortunately do not currently offer any volunteer opportunities at the BAC and will update this page if that changes at any time. The Boston Ability Center partners with a non-profit organization called One Night Out that provides free babysitting events for children with special needs and their siblings. If you are interested in volunteering with One Night Out, please email onenightout@bostonabilitycenter.com to learn more.
CLINIC AIDE POSITIONS
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These positions are paid and range from part-time (1 day/week) to full-time (32-40 hours/week). We ask for a commitment of at least one semester.
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Our clinic aides provide support to our clinicians via cleaning/organization, material prep, some administrative type duties, and hands-on help during sessions as needed.
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At this time, we unfortunately do not have any paid clinic aide positions open. If you are interested, however, please email your information and resume to Caroline Freeman (caroline.freeman@bostonabilitycenter.com). We are always eager to meet individuals who are interested in joining our team and would be happy to keep your information on file and reach out if a position becomes available. We often have openings at the start of each season.
INTERNSHIPS (read about one of our intern's experiences here!)
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The Boston Ability Center is happy to provide internships to students who are able to affiliate their internship with their high school or university. This can be in the form of earning course credit, completing an independent study, interning as a project for a course, etc. If you are interested in an internship, please first check with your school to see if this is a possibility!
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Interns provide support to all clinicians (OT, PT, and Speech) via cleaning/organization, material prep, some administrative type duties, and hands-on help during sessions as needed.
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Internships are typically a minimum of 60 hours and are most commonly completed during summer months to align with therapy intensives, camps and other programs, however other opportunities may be available throughout the year as well.
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All internship spots for the upcoming months are currently full. If you would like to be contacted when applications open up again (exact timeframe TBD), please email mackenzie.rickert@bostonabilitycenter.com.
JOB SHADOWING
The Boston Ability Center is happy to offer job shadowing experiences to individuals who are passionate about a career in our fields! Job shadowing is offered based on mutual availability. All shadowing spots for the upcoming months are currently full. If you would like to be contacted when applications open up again (exact timeframe TBD), please email mackenzie.rickert@bostonabilitycenter.com.
Additional questions about internships, job shadowing, or clinic aide positions? Please email mackenzie.rickert@bostonabilitycenter.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
