Ponca City Development Authority

Title: Children’s Justice Program Coordinator
Immediate Supervisor: ICW Director
Controlling Supervisor: Executive Director

Qualifications:
B.S. degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Children/Juvenile Justice, or closely related field with one or more years work experience in the field of juvenile services.

Responsibilities:
1.    Provide intervention and prevention services to Native American children in the Kaw Nation service area.
2.    Represent the Kaw Nation Children Services in our tribal jurisdiction and attend area health fairs and children’s justice events and trainings.
3.    Organize, prepare, and develop strategic plan and logic model with the assistance of TTA provider.
4.    Work closely with tribal police, tribal court, Oklahoma Children’s Authority, state courts, and other service providers to implement prevention and intervention strategies and services with a focus on criminal investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases. 
5.    Provide advocacy assistance through direct services, court hearings, and other programmatic related meetings and events to support program services.
6.    Work closely with tribal police, tribal court, Oklahoma Children’s Authority, state courts, and other service providers to implement prevention and intervention strategies and services with a focus on criminal investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases. 
7.    Provide and strengthen trauma-informed practices related to children experiencing child abuse, neglect and sexual assault and their non-offending family members. 
8.    Provide case management services to child victims and their families, including home-based and referral services.
9.    Maintain the goals and objectives as identified in the Children’s Justice Act program Grant, and work with Grants & Contracts Department to complete timely reporting activities and grant deliverables. 
10.    Perform and other grant related duties as required by immediate supervisor.