TITLE BHS Stipend Opportunity BIMAS-2 Coordinator
REPORTS TO Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services Department or their designee.
STIPEND POSITION OVERVIEW
The Behavioral Health Services BHS Department seeks a current BHS School Psychologist together with a member of their school team to initiate or reinstate universal behavioral health screening in their school via the Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System 2nd Edition BIMAS-2. While the universal screening will be completed by staff and/or students during the school day, this stipend is to support the training and preparation required to facilitate a new school-wide initiative. This opportunity will occur primarily from January 15, 2026, to May 1, 2026, as needed up to 25 hours. This time-bound position is available as part of a DESE grant that BPS has received.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The BHS School Psychologist and their school-based partner (e.g., Social Worker, MTSS Coordinator, etc.) will be responsible for:
• Training: undergo at least two hours of content-specific training and/or coaching with a BHS BIMAS-2 liaison. • Work with the district BIMAS-2 liaison to create a screening roll-out plan. • Planning: prepare meeting notes, informational documents to share with school teams and organizational systems for responding to and communicating screening results. • Technical Assistance: assist staff in activating BIMAS accounts, review and update class lists and other student-staff data as needed prior to and during the screening window. • Data Sharing: After screening is complete, results are to be meaningfully shared with school teams (e.g., leadership teams, CPT, and/or grade-level teams, etc.). • Documentation: maintain a log of completed activities. • Feedback: complete a reflection feedback survey after screening is complete.
The stipend will be paid at the hourly rate of $59.39 for up to 25 hours once the responsibilities are completed.
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
Currently working in Boston Public Schools Appropriate school psychologist or related educational licensure.
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
Prior training and/or experience implementing universal screening or other school-wide interventions and supports preferred.