Clinician (IPV)

Rising Ground; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Rising Ground is seeking a full-time IPV Clinician to provide direct clinical services and support to an ACS Child Protective Services team in Brooklyn. This role involves assessing needs, making referrals, and collaborating closely with families and ACS staff. Qualifications include an active Clinical License and expertise in Intimate Partner Violence. The position requires in-person presence in Brooklyn with a work schedule from Monday to Friday. After-hours consultation may also be needed.

Qualifications

• Must have an active Clinical License or Limited Permit with plans to take the licensing exam.
• Experience working with families affected by Intimate Partner Violence.
• Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can manage competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical work to families referred to Child Protective Services.
• Actively participate in planning conferences as the Intimate Partner Violence expert.
• Facilitate trainings for the clinical team and ACS CPS team.

Skills

Experience working with families impacted by Intimate Partner Violence

Highly organized and self-motivated

Creative problem-solver

Familiarity with Evidence-Based Models

Familiarity with Connections

Education

Active Clinical License (LMSW, LMFC, LCAT, LMHC) or Limited Permit

Job description

Program Overview

In this new Clinical Support Program, Rising Ground will embed licensed professionals specializing in mental health, substance misuse, and intimate partner violence directly into child protective work in Brooklyn. These clinicians will collaborate closely with ACS staff and families to assess needs, provide tailored service recommendations, and ensure families are connected to appropriate supports. By integrating clinical expertise into frontline decision-making, Rising Ground will play a vital role in enhancing child safety and strengthening family outcomes across the borough.

About The Role

The full‑time IPV Clinician provides direct clinical services and clinical guidance, training, and support to an ACS Child Protective Services team. The clinician works collaboratively with the CPS team, providing feedback on a family’s Intimate Partner Violence needs, assisting with referrals for subsequent IPV interventions and providing warm hand offs to community‑based providers.

This position requires regular in‑person presence at an ACS field office in Brooklyn or within the community. Occasional travel to other agency sites or meetings may also be required.

What You’ll Do

• Provide direct clinical work to families referred to Child Protective Services, including assessment of needs
• Actively participate in planning conferences, acting as Intimate Partner Violence expert
• Ensure that internal and external referrals are individualized and tailored to meet families’ needs, working collaboratively with our Access and Referral Department
• Ensure that warm handoffs occur in making referrals
• Facilitate trainings for the clinical team and the ACS CPS team
• Participate in all relevant internal and external meetings
• Provide after‑hour coverage for consultation, as needed
• Other duties as required

Your Qualifications

• Must have an active Clinical License (LMSW, LMFC, LCAT, LMHC) or Limited Permit with plans to take the clinical licensing exam
• Experience/expertise working with families impacted by Intimate Partner Violence
• Experience and comfort with Evidence‑Based Models and multiple assessment measures
• Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing‑centered, family‑driven, anti‑oppressive stance
• Highly organized, self‑motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands
• Creative problem‑solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration
• Familiarity with Connections

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

Clinic/Field/Corporate Office

Position Type/Expected Hours Of Work

This is a full‑time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday in our Brooklyn Hub at 151 Lawrence Street Brooklyn NY, 11201 and specified ACS Field Offices. Work hours are 9:00 am–5:00 pm, with availability for after‑hour consultation.

Additional Requirements

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)
• Ability to travel and work in ACS field office in Brooklyn
• Ability to travel within the community

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.