About this role
Kaw Nation Position Description
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
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- Provide intervention and prevention services to Native American children in the Kaw Nation service area.
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- Represent the Kaw Nation Children Services in our tribal jurisdiction and attend area health fairs and children’s justice events and trainings.
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- Organize, prepare, and develop strategic plan and logic model with the assistance of TTA provider.
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- 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.
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- Provide advocacy assistance through direct services, court hearings, and other programmatic related meetings and events to support program services.
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- 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.
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- Provide and strengthen trauma-informed practices related to children experiencing child abuse, neglect and sexual assault and their non-offending family members.
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- Provide case management services to child victims and their families, including home-based and referral services.
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- 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.
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- Perform and other grant related duties as required by immediate supervisor.