Community-Based Therapist

Description

The R.I.S.E. Program provides intensive, community-based, trauma-informed support to children, youth, and families who face complex behavioral, emotional, or environmental challenges. The program is designed to strengthen family systems, stabilize placements, decrease risks, and increase long-term permanency and well-being.

Key Components of The R.I.S.E. Program include:

• Services delivered in homes, schools, and community settings to reduce barriers to engagement
• Flexible scheduling, including evenings and weekends, to meet family needs
• Crisis prevention, early intervention, and stabilization support

• A team-based, collaborative approach centered on the needs, culture, and strengths of each family
• Coordinated services across mental health, medical, educational, social, and community systems
• Advocacy to ensure families receive necessary services and supports

• Evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• Individual, family, and group counseling tailored to client needs
• Focused support for youth experiencing trauma, instability, or disrupted family connections

• Support in developing coping skills, emotional regulation, communication, decision-making, and independent living skills
• Guidance in navigating complex systems (schools, legal systems, DFCS, community resources)
• Culturally responsive and strength-based approach to promote resilience

The R.I.S.E. Program ensures youth and families receive integrated, coordinated, and holistic services designed to increase stability, support healing, and empower long-term success.

This position provides care coordination
, trauma-informed clinical services
, and community-based support to clients/consumers/residents/members. The primary duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Understand and follow all minimum standards for the specific program(s) assigned.
• Maintain a caseload of 20–25 families
  .
• Ensure new clients are contacted within 48 hours of referral.
• Ensure new clients are met face-to-face within 7 days of referral.
• Communicate at least bi-weekly with supervisor regarding caseload status.
• Meet minimum contact requirements for each youth or family on their caseload.
• Travel to homes and/or schools is required, with at least 75% of services delivered face-to-face in the community
  .
• Telehealth sessions may be used only in appropriate situations and must be discussed with and approved by the supervisor
  .
• Follow all program and departmental policies and procedures.

• Complete case notes, contact notes, and all documentation according to established standards and deadlines.
• Conduct comprehensive intake assessments to determine needs for medical, educational, social, therapeutic, or other services.
• Develop a comprehensive Youth/Family Story that reflects strengths, trauma history, needs, culture, and goals—promoting family choice and voice.
• Assess client and family strengths, needs, trauma history, functioning, and barriers.
• Provide periodic reassessments to determine ongoing service needs and support authorization for continued services.
• Meet all deadlines to ensure clients remain enrolled and authorizations remain active.
• Facilitate a Child and Family Team Meeting (CFTM) within 30 days of referral
  , assembling a team of natural supports, formal providers, and family members.
• Lead the team in identifying strengths, needs, and shared strategies.
• Facilitate development of a Plan of Care that aligns family vision, strengths, and underlying needs.
• Monitor implementation of the Plan of Care and complete assigned Care Coordinator strategies.
• Collect data on progress toward strategies, needs, and outcomes.
• Conduct ongoing chart audits and update documentation as needed.

• Provide trauma-informed individual, family, and group therapy to children, youth, and families.
• Maintain an active caseload based on program needs and session frequency.
• Provide CSI and Medicaid-funded…