RISE THERAPIST

About the role

RISE stands for Resilience, Intervention, Support, and Empowerment. The RISE Therapist works in tandem with staff in the RISE Youth Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Program. The RISE Therapist provides specialized, trauma-informed behavioral health services for high-risk youth and their families. Delivering community-, school-, home-, and office-based care, the RISE Therapist manages a caseload of therapy clients, provides individual, family, and group interventions, conducts mobile crisis responses, and actively participates in multidisciplinary CVI cohorts. This role requires flexible scheduling to meet client needs and rapid deployment during community emergencies. The RISE Therapist must model Pivot’s core values of connection first, relentless compassion, and a commitment never to settle.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active caseload of high-risk youth and families, delivering individual and family therapy sessions while tracking progress toward treatment goals to ensure service quality.
• Facilitate one daily Community Intervention Center (CIC) group activity or provide materials for CIC staff to lead three groups daily, ensuring all content aligns with trauma-informed practices, CVI evidence-informed models, and safety guidelines.
• Actively participate in the RISE Connection Cohort to integrate clinical care with street outreach and workforce pathways; provide clinical guidance, triage support, and warm handoffs to Community Coaches and non-clinical CVI staff.
• Respond rapidly to community crises and traumatic events at hospitals, homes, schools, and field locations; conduct mobile clinical assessments, risk evaluations, and field-based therapeutic interventions.
• Maintain accurate client files, treatment plans, and session notes that comply with agency policy, state regulations (ODMHSAS), CARF accreditation standards, and legal privacy firewalls (HIPAA/FERPA); maintain required clinical productivity benchmarks.
• Oversee and execute timely referrals to external residential, inpatient, or specialized supportive programs whenever a client's needs exceed outpatient capacity.
• Adhere strictly to field