About Job

SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Social Services Director, insures that laws about Indian Children are followed in cases where the Indian Child/ren may be removed from the home. Works to assist in preventing family breakup, and that permanent removal of an Indian Child/ren from the custody of his/her Indian parent/Custodian is a last resort. Performs duties as an On-Call Child Protective Services worker. Works with clients to improve their family dynamics and motivates practical learning experience

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Responds to calls concerning possible child abuse/neglect, along with situations where the environment may be unsafe for children and completes required reports.

· Investigates reports of possible child abuse/neglect, provides appropriate agencies with detailed reports of findings, and establishes emergency foster care placement for Indian Child/ren when necessary.

· Assists with aftercare of Indian Child/ren, providing referrals to service providers as necessary.

· Attends court hearings, provides testimony, and acts as an advocate for child/ren in all court proceedings.

· Attends and participates in Multi-Disciplinary Team and Child and Family Team meetings as required, as well as other meetings as necessary.

· Completes required contact reports for children assigned to case load and maintains case management file according to BIA requirements

· Trains foster and biological parents on child development and reinforcement techniques.

· Provides emotional support and solving assistance to individuals and families with social problems and crisis.

· Provides life skills training to foster and biological parents concerning functional, specific needs for youth in foster care, along with family management skills training on functional, specific family needs for at-risk families.

· Completes monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports to Tribal Administration and BIA Area Office as required.

· Assists with Foster Care Program through recruitment activities, application/licensing process, and monitoring of child placement.

· Provide transportation to program clients to health facilities, AHCCCS office, DES, Social Security office, and other service agencies and for in-service training/counseling.

· Consults with supervisor on management or referral of all difficult or complex problems.

· Other related duties as assigned by the Director.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

· Must be interested in counseling and have a strong interest in helping others and can motivate individuals.

· Must possess crisis intervention knowledge, referral and resource coordination skills, and individual, family, and group training experience.

· Must be knowledgeable of physical and socioeconomic issues within the community that may affect family and their well-being.

· Should have knowledge of adult support resources in the area and know their application and functional processes.

· Knowledge of the Cocopah Tribe/American Indian customs and traditions.

· Knowledge of individual life skills, financial management, stress reduction, home management, and consultation. skills, education and training skills, program development skills.

· Ability to communicate (both written and orally) clearly and effectively with clients.

· Good computer skills/knowledge (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

· Ability to work independently with little supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS

· Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license and have a clean driving record.

· Must be able to meet the Tribal motor vehicle insurance requirements.

· Must be able to meet the BIA contract requirements.

· Must be able to pass DPS/FBI background clearance; fingerprint clearance card preferred.

· Required to maintain accountability for personal conduct, as it reflects program and department efficiency.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

· Associate’s degree in a related field, 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement leading to a bachelor’s degree

· 3-year work experience in a related field or 3-years of supervisory work experience

· Must have experience working in Child and/or Adult case management.

· Experience in working with Child Protective Services/Foster Care Programs preferred.

· Experience in family and group counseling preferred.

*All applicants must be 18 years or older to apply*

We Offer Great Fringe Benefits for our Full-time Positions

Disclaimers :

There are suitability standards that all applicants must meet to obtain employment with Cocopah Casino and the Cocopah Indian Tribe. Applicants who have felonies, warrants, outstanding tickets, and misdemeanors for shoplifting, weapons, theft, domestic violence, or numerous drug convictions will not be eligible for employment.

By our policy and procedure manual, newly hired employees' pay shall be set to at least the minimum value of the pay schedule to which the position has been allocated according to our Pay schedule based on education and experience, but pay shall not exceed the midpoint for the pay grade.

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The opening and closing of these positions are subject to change upon the needs of each department. For more information, please contact Cocopah Human Resources at 928-627-2102.

NATIVE AMERICAN AND CURRENT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE POLICIES ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL POSITIONS. MUST BE ABLE TO PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO ONGOING RANDOM DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTS.