Child and Family Services Director

Cahuilla Band Of Indians•Anza, CA

2d•$85,000 - $98,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Child and Family Services Director will be responsible for overseeing and advancing all social service functions for the Cahuilla Band of Indians. This position provides leadership, supervision, and professional oversight of staff and programs within the developing Social Services Department. Key responsibilities include case management and representation of Tribal interests in all state Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) matters involving Cahuilla children. The Director identifies, pursues, writes, and manages grant opportunities to expand social service programs, and ensures compliance with all funding, reporting, and regulatory requirements. This role is also responsible for building and strengthening departmental infrastructure, policies, and service delivery systems to support the well‑being of Tribal children and families.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the human service’s social services field or a similar related field: human services, social work, sociology, or psychology.
Minimum of two years in child welfare or similar case management.
Be knowledgeable of ICWA and BIA guidelines and tribal and state court proceedings in which ICWA may apply.
Must possess a valid California State Driver's License.
Successfully pass background investigation and fingerprinting.
Clearance must meet eligibility under Cahuilla Band of Indians vehicle Insurance.
Pre-employment Drug Screening.
Must be able to interpret and implement applicable Tribal, State, and Federal statutes, rules, ordinances, codes, administrative orders, policies and procedures
Must be able to communicate effectively and clearly both orally and in a written format

Nice To Haves

Preference in employment is provided to qualified Native American applicants.

Responsibilities

Consults on proper implementation of procedures as they pertain to ICWA
Directly communicates and reports on service operations to Tribal Administration on a regular basis, and in order to maintain confidentiality of ICWA clients and cases; these will be reported to tribal council.
Provide case management and services
Coordinates and provides timely responses to form ICWA-030
Participate in state court proceedings, including decision making meetings, governed by the ICWA, including preparation of court records and appropriate documentation required for case management
Be knowledgeable and provide consultation of other services, tribal and community resources, recognize expressed or implied needs for making appropriate referrals
Maintains strict confidentiality
Establish and maintain effective working relations with staff, community members, contractors, and court personnel
Locate, coordinate, and approve in accordance with tribal laws, appropriate foster and adoptive placements
Provide, or coordinate, supervision when supervised visitation is court ordered in ICWA cases
Making recommendations to Tribal Council regarding state generated reunification and placement plans
Coordinates and supervises family visits
Develops program services, department manual, and seeks funding for social service programs
Responsible to manage muti-grant awards, contracts, MOUs funding agreements; including application, planning, and implementing programs.
Maintains compliance reporting with awarded grants to meet program and operational needs.
Management of operational budget and resource allocation with planning and finance department within CBOI policies.
Management and supervision of departmental staff workflow, training scheduling.
Provide performance evaluations, record disciplinary issues, adhere to CBOI policies, and report to HR and the Tribal Administrator.
Maintain timekeeping and personnel records coordination with Finance and HR departments in association with departmental employees.
Monitoring employee productivity and providing constructive feedback through coaching and mentoring.
Other duties as assigned