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

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