Indian Child Welfare Director
Ponca City, OK
Full Time
Experienced
KAW NATION POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: ICW DIRECTOR
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONTROLLING SUPERVISOR: CHAIR
STATUS: REGULAR, FULL-TIME
LOCATION: PONCA CITY, OK
QUALIFICATIONS:
Masters Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in child welfare and family services is preferred, or Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, or related field and must have three (3) years experience in social services work in public or private sector.
Must have comprehension and understanding of the basic principles of Indian Child Welfare and operation and evaluation of community social services program planning and direction. Must have basic understanding of legal terms related to deprived cases. Must have an understanding of tribal and state jurisdictions and possess the ability to work with state and tribal law enforcement and various other tribal/state entities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plans and organizes an Indian Child and Family Services program within the Kaw Nation Jurisdiction as described by the program goals and objectives.
- Continually assess the family service needs of the Kaw members and other Indian families living within the jurisdiction.
- Conduct/coordinates individual and family counseling as needed.
- Develops annual budget. Manages and operates Federal/State Grants maintaining compliance with each specific program.
- Acts as a liaison between Indian families and various service provider agencies.
- Represents the Kaw Nation in court cases involving Kaw Indian Children.
- Responsible for all programmatic reports to funding agencies and the CHAIR as required.
- Supervises and manages all staff.
- Requires being on-call.
- Must have the ability to perform Director level duties as well as carrying and maintain a case load.
- Perform any other work-related duties requested by the Director or Chair.
Must be able to pass a background check (no felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions for offenses relating to children), pass adjudication through BIA, and a drug test. You must possess a valid Driver's License and be insurable. Failure to meet any of these requirements will lead to a withdrawal of the job offer or termination of employment.
Approximately 20% travel required for transport, court, etc.
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