Rising Hope Clinician

Rising Ground; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Rising Ground in Brooklyn, NY seeks a Rising Hope Clinician to provide trauma-informed mental health services to youth 12–24 affected by trafficking. You will assess, counsel, and coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team, aiming to reduce re-trafficking risk and promote stability.

You will work with staff to enhance access to housing, education, and community resources, and participate in training to improve trauma-informed practices across programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, or related field.
• MSW, MHC-LP, LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC; clinical supervision toward licensure offered.
• Fluency in Spanish and bilingual proficiency.
• 3–5 years of experience working with youth affected by trafficking or complex trauma.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, safety planning, and stabilization.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed individual and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation.
• Collaborate with Rising Hope Coordinator to facilitate psychoeducational groups.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and supervise staff in trafficking screenings.
• Provide crisis prevention, intervention, and safety planning as needed.
• Connect clients with housing, medical care, education, employment, and services.
• Support staff training on trafficking indicators and survivor-centered responses.
• Assist school-based programs with crisis intervention and counseling as needed.
• Coordinate with local/state/federal agencies to support youth at risk of trafficking.
• Stay current on trafficking laws and best practices.
• Maintain accurate records and funder reports.
• Attend supervision and continuing education.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Care coordination

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related field

MSW/LCSW/LMHC licensure track

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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HRA Teen RAPP - Director Brooklyn, NY, US

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

Posted: November 5, 2026 | Application Deadline: December 15, 2026

Department:

Paths to Success

Reports To:

RAPP Director

Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Salary Range:

$75,000–$80,000

Employment Type:

Full-Time

About Us

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 72,000 individuals annually. We do this through 101 programs across 138 sites, throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity is shown not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in New York City.

Role Overview

As the Rising Hope Clinician, you will provide trauma-informed, survivor-centered mental health services to young people ages 12–24 who have experienced or are at risk of human trafficking. Working with the Rising Hope Coordinator, you will provide assessments, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, and care coordination.

You will work with partners across disciplines to improve access to support, reduce the criminalization of young people, and promote healing, recovery, and long-term stability. You will also support staff training and screening practices across Rising Ground programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed individual and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation on trauma, recovery, healthy relationships, and coping skills.
• Partner with the Rising Hope Coordinator to facilitate psychoeducational and support groups and build trusting relationships with young people.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and guide and oversee staff administering rapid and comprehensive human trafficking screening tools.
• Provide crisis prevention, intervention, de-escalation, safety planning, and stabilization as needed.
• Work with the Rising Hope Coordinator to connect clients with housing, medical care, education, employment, victim compensation, and specialized community services.
• Support training for clinical and nonclinical staff on trafficking indicators and trauma-informed, survivor-centered responses, adapting training to different program settings.
• Support Rising Ground’s school-based programs with crisis intervention, counseling, and other services as needed.
• Collaborate with local, state, and federal law enforcement where young people are at risk of trafficking to improve how they are supported.
• Stay current on local, state, and federal human trafficking laws and best practices.
• Maintain accurate, timely program records, case files, and funder reports.
• Attend clinical supervision, staff meetings, and required continuing education.

Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor. This description does not cover every activity, duty, or responsibility required for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Required

• Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
• MSW, MHC-LP, LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC. Clinical supervision toward LCSW or LMHC licensure is offered.
• Fluency in Spanish and bilingual proficiency.
• Three to five years of experience working with youth affected by human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, or other complex trauma.
• Knowledge of commercial sexual exploitation of children and trafficking dynamics, including coercion, grooming, trauma bonding, complex trauma, and PTSD.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, or other evidence-based approaches to trauma, including safety planning and stabilization.
• Strong advocacy, referral, and care coordination skills; commitment to responsive, survivor-centered, strengths-based, healing-centered, and anti-oppressive practice.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries when working with highly vulnerable populations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organization, time management, and documentation skills, and proficiency with Microsoft applications.
• Initiative, creative problem-solving, strategic thinking, sound judgment, self-awareness, and the ability to give and receive feedback.
• Ability to manage competing demands and work flexibly, independently, and collaboratively with accountability, enthusiasm, and a sense of humor; occasional weekend availability.

Preferred

• Lived experience of human trafficking is strongly preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility

• No staff supervisory responsibilities.
• Brooklyn office, community, school, and field settings.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, exempt position, 35 hours per week. Hours vary to meet the needs of the team and young people served and may include daytime, after-school, evening, and occasional weekend work.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive salary structure
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO policy (11 Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time, Paid Vacation & Paid Personal Days)

Additional Requirements

• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Ability to work in person in New York City.
• Ability to travel for client visits, accompaniment, and community meetings, including within all five boroughs of New York City.

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