Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: DOE
Job Summary:
To provide eligible American Indian clients a full range of social services that promote the social and economic stability of individuals and families as they work to achieve family unity and attainment of self-sufficiency; services will be provided professionally, and in a manner that is culturally sensitive and delivered with the highest-level confidentiality to build the greatest degree of trust.
Duties:
- Assist and identify those who need help.
- Assess clients needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine their goals.
- Develop plans to improve clients well-being.
- Help clients adjust to changes and challenges in their lives, such as illness, divorce, or employment.
- Research and refer clients to community resources, such as food stamps, childcare, health care, and social security.
- Help clients work with government agencies to apply for and receive benefits such as Medicare.
- Respond to crisis situations such as child abuse and neglect.
- Respond to crisis situations such as elder abuse and neglect.
- Advocate for and help clients get resources that would improve their well-being.
- Follow up with clients to ensure that their situations have improved.
- Evaluate services provided to ensure that they are effective.
- Develop and maintain client case files including all necessary documents, narratives, and a written plan of services in each case record.
- Complete social history and home studies as required.
- Recruit and license foster homes.
- Monitor clientele in/out/of home placement.
- Provide referral services to clientele requiring services not provided by the program.
- Develop and maintain a cooperative working relationship with agencies and programs providing related services and family advocate services.
- Develop and maintain a cooperative working relationship with the tribal court, law enforcement, schools, tribal governments and tribal communities.
- Provide consultation to the Tribal Council and staff regarding professional issues relative to social services and child welfare.
- Provide confidential, accurate and timely verbal and written reports to the Tribal Council and funding agency regarding program operations, problems, and accomplishments.
- Assist the Tribal Council in development of ordinances, standards and procedures regarding assistance, child welfare, and elder abuse or negligence.
- Perform related duties as required or assigned by the Tribal Administrator or Tribal
- Conduct regular staff meetings, supervise department personnel, and participate in regular tribal staff meetings, and participate child protection team meetings, as appropriate.
- To attend special council meetings, general council meetings, annual council meetings, and meetings requested by Tribal Council.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Requirements:
- Must be over 21 years of age.
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university.
- Must possess a valid Driver License.
- Must be insurable through tribal insurance.
- Must pass a pre-employment background check.
- Must pass a pre-employment alcohol/drug screening.
- May work evenings and weekends on occasion.
Skills and Abilities:
- Able to maintain complete confidentiality.
- Be dependable
- Demonstrate friendly, service oriented and cooperative attitude.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, supervisor, government officials, and tribal community.
- Able to communicate effectively with people of different socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational and professional backgrounds.
- Possess excellent interpersonal, and verbal and written communication, skills.
- Be detailed oriented and able to multi-task various time-sensitive projects.
- Able to prioritize projects, work in a team environment, and take direction.
- Ability to manage and perform with a high degree of autonomy, organization, and adaptability
- Must be flexible and willing to quickly respond to client needs.
- Possess a working knowledge of computer programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Internet programs and applications.
- Ability to plan and direct the work of subordinates.
- Ensure compliance with Tribal ordinances and policies, other government regulations, and other institutional policies and procedures.
- Train staff on standard operating procedures.
Preferences:
- Prefer knowledge and experience of working within a Tribal organizational structure.
- Masters degree in social work or psychology.
- Experience in BIA L. 93-638 programs preferred.
- Experience with Indian Child Welfare Law.
- Experience in grant writing and grants management.