RISE THERAPIST

Pivot - A Turning Point for Youth; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivot - A Turning Point for Youth is seeking a RISE Therapist to deliver trauma-informed behavioral health services to high-risk youth and families in Oklahoma City. The role involves community-, school-, home-, and office-based care with a flexible schedule and rapid deployment during crises.

The RISE Therapist will maintain caseloads, participate in multidisciplinary CVI cohorts, and ensure high-quality clinical documentation while aligning with ODMHSAS, CARF, and HIPAA standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field.
• Active OK licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, and/or LADC-MH) and BHRS/case management certification preferred.
• Must have and maintain a valid OK state driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Direct clinical care with an active caseload of high-risk youth and families.
• Facilitate daily group activities and ensure trauma-informed content.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary CVI cohorts and coordinate with non-clinical staff.
• Conduct mobile crisis responses and trauma triage.
• Maintain compliant, accurate client files and treatment plans.
• Coordinate referrals to residential or inpatient programs when needed.
• Adhere to field safety protocols and flexible hours including evenings.
• Contribute to program development and community outreach.

Skills

Active Licensed Behavioral Health Care

Driver's License (OK)

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related field

Job description

• Be an active Licensed Behavioral Health Provider (such as LCSW, LMFT, LPC, and LADC-MH) in the State of Oklahoma.

Job Summary

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

Essential Responsibilities & Program Oversight

• Direct Clinical Care & Caseload Management: 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.
• Daily Group Facilitation & Oversight: 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.
• Multidisciplinary Cohort & Community Engagement: 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.
• Mobile Crisis Response & Trauma Triage: 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.
• Clinical Quality & Audit Compliance: 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.
• Referrals & Care Coordination: Oversee and execute timely referrals to external residential, inpatient, or specialized supportive programs whenever a client's needs exceed outpatient capacity.
• Field Safety & Flexible Operations: Adhere strictly to field safety protocols, de-escalation practices, and check-in procedures while maintaining flexible working hours (including but not limited to evenings and overnight) to support clients during crises and relapses.
• Program Development & Community Outreach: Collaborate with lead staff to design and refine CVI initiatives, support staff training plans, align daily clinical activities with organizational goals, and promote Pivot, Inc. and RISE CVI services throughout the community.

Qualifications

Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or a related field.

Licensure (LPC, LMFT, LADC-MH, and/or LCSW) Certified BHRS & Case Manager in addition to above license

Must have and maintain a valid OK state driver’s license.

Provide individual, family, and group counseling for youth and families.

Offer the highest quality of professional counseling service in each counseling session.

Provide ethical counseling services congruent with agency policy and effective clinical practice.

Interact with youth and peers in a consistent, compassionate, positive and reasonable manner.

Monitor the progress the client is making toward his/her treatment goals.

Keep accurate and complete files on each client as outlined by agency policy and applicable Department of Mental health and Substance Abuse Services and CARF standards and criteria.

Make and facilitate appropriate and timely referrals (including inpatient and residential programs) as needed by the client to support their recovery, attain treatment goals, and to promote the client’s overall quality of life.

Meet established productivity requirements.

Supervise graduate student interns, practicum students and/or volunteers as needed.

Work flexible schedule to meet the needs of clients (some evenings required)

Assist in maintaining a workplace environment conducive to good clinical practice.

Attend and be prepared for all relevant agency staff meetings and functions.

Provide support services to assist the agency in meeting its mission.

Represent the agency professionally in the community as needed.

Relentlessly show up and be present in young people’s lives, especially through times of relapse and crisis

Commit to engage in personal and professional growth and competence development, participate in organization training activities to increase capacity to serve youth every day

Keep supervisor fully informed at all times

Participates in team, shift change and staff meetings