About this role
Full-Time| Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM (Based on business needs) | Pay Rate: $28.96 Hourly
Weekly earned wage access is an option for this position.
Job Purpose or Objective(s): Serve as an advocate, case manager and coordinator of services in situations involving child and family matters.
Primary Tasks
- Interview clients and assess social and emotional needs and determine nature and degree of services needed.
- Provide individual case management, advanced specialized treatment planning and intervention.
- Manage cases of tribal members, collaborate with tribal prosecutor's office, and attend court hearings.
- Monitor cases to ensure that state agencies and state courts comply with and where applicable, any tribal, state, and federal guidelines.
- Help communication between Choctaw Nation and outside agencies/courts to provide safe, stable, and nurturing homes for Choctaw children.
- Identify, document, and make referrals to resources available within the community and the Choctaw Nation to meet the needs of Choctaw families, and assist families with access to resources.
- Develop case plans and maintain confidential client files and materials organized, promptly and consistent with the Special Services Programs, tribal, state, and federal guidelines.
- Provide testimony in tribal or state courts and make written and verbal reports directly to the courts.
- Conduct and document in home visits.
- Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned.
Required Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in restorative justice, advocacy, offender services, or a related social or occupational service field and two [2] experience in social work-related field, OR six [6] years of directly related experience in lieu of education.
- Mediate and be at a professional level
- Demonstrate a high level of cultural competence, sensitivity and responsiveness
- Knowledge of case planning, case management, writing skills.
- Experience providing testimony in courts
- Use support devices such as computers, fax machines, copiers/scanners, phones, and tablets
Conduct and document in home visits.
Mediate and be at a professional level
Experience providing testimony in courts