Clinical Therapist (Per-Diem) at Rising Ground, Inc. – Brooklyn, New York

About the Role

Rising Ground’s Trauma Recovery Center (TRC), part of the Paths to Healing program, provides comprehensive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive services to survivors of violent crime, including individuals impacted by community violence, intimate partner violence, and other forms of trauma.

The Per Diem TRC Therapist delivers high-quality, evidence-based clinical services to survivors, supporting healing, stabilization, and empowerment. This role is ideal for a clinician seeking flexible hours while engaging in meaningful, survivor-centered work within a multidisciplinary team grounded in anti-oppressive and restorative justice principles. Remote work eligible with in-office requirements. This position is located in the Trauma Recovery Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

What You’ll Do

• Provide individual trauma-informed therapy to survivors of violent crime using evidence-based modalities (e.g., CBT, EMDR, IFS, Narrative Therapy).
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized, survivor-driven treatment plans.
• Deliver crisis intervention, safety planning, and stabilization support as needed.
• Maintain a per diem caseload based on program needs and clinician availability.
• Work collaboratively with case managers, victim advocates, economic empowerment specialists, and holistic healers to provide integrated, wraparound services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences and clinical consultations.
• Coordinate care with external partners including hospitals, law enforcement, Family Justice Centers, and community-based organizations.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with program, funder (e.g., OVS/VOCA), and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA and ethical standards.
• Support client engagement through flexible, community-based service delivery (including home visits or community locations as appropriate).
• Participate in outreach efforts and community education activities as needed.

Your Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling (MHC), or related human services field preferred.
• LMSW, LMHC, LCSW, or equivalent licensure preferred (limited permit eligible candidates may be considered).
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience working with trauma survivors, preferably victims of violent crime, IPV/DV, or community violence.
• Experience in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive practice required.
• Familiarity with evidence-based trauma modalities (e.g., EMDR, CBT, IFS) strongly preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, engagement, and crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to survivor-centered, strengths-based, and restorative justice approaches.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish, Haitian Creole, or French) strongly preferred.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

No

Work Environment:

Rising Ground Hubs. Rising Ground Trauma Recovery Center East Flatbush

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Flexible from 2 to 15 hours a week

Additional Requirements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.