CARE Program Manager (Grant Funded/Limited Duration) Closes-01/13/2025

Description

Opening Date: December 30, 2024

Closing Date:   January 13, 2025

Job Title: Care Program Manager (Grant Funded/Limited Duration)

Salary/Wage: $32.40

Tribal Level 121

Location: Siletz, OR

Classification: Full Time, Non-Exempt (Grant Funded/Limited Duration)

Job Posting Number: 2880109

INTRODUCTION:

CARE stands for Community-Awareness-Respect-Empowerment. The CARE Program is a grant funded program which provides advocacy, direct services, education, and awareness about domestic violence, sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence. The CARE program empowers survivors by allowing each one to decide which services or actions may be appropriate for him or her in each individual situation.

As program manager, this individual will oversee the assigning of cases to entry-level advocates’.  This position requires a close collaborative working relationship with Community Health Director. Program coordination consists of developing internal processes, directing the focus of program activities to grow services and audit the management of client services. In addition to being the key contact for networking and partnerships and the voice of the program on professional panels and meetings as well as take on the responsibility of ensuring anti-oppressive practices within the program to preserve equity and equality. This person will collaborate with other CTSI program staff, and community agencies to provide support to victims as well as counseling to families in which domestic violence has occurred. In addition, this person will assist with a community education program to promote greater awareness of domestic violence and to educate Tribal members about resources available to victims and families when violence does occur. The advocate will work closely with the CARE Program Outreach and Education Specialist, and will cross-train with the Outreach and Education Specialist to learn any tasks specific to that position. This is a full time position and requires flexible evening and occasional weekend working hours. Work will involve local travel as well as travel within and outside the State of Oregon for training and grantee meetings. As lead advocate the coordinator will be the point of contact for critical decisions and guidance pertaining to client services, financial management, and statistic reporting. The role of lead advocate also requires this individual be available as key contact for staffing cases. 

DUTIES: 

• Oversee delegation of cases and supervision of CARE Program staff.
• Rather than see clients, the incumbent will provide advocacy by establishing and maintaining key partnerships with programs that CARE clients need access to.
• Enhance services rendered in tribal service areas outside of Lincoln County.
• Be available as key contact for emergency staffing of cases.
• Develop, supervise, and guide specialized crisis and trauma intervention to victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Ensure responses to crisis scenes during business hours or after business hours while on Crisis Line rotation. Maintain the program’s ability to provide complete, on-going victim advocacy, including but not limited to, case information, court accompaniment, problem-solving, liaison and advocacy with the prosecutor or other agencies. Provide assistance with restraining orders, restitution, compensation claims. 
• Work with existing Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) to respond to incidents of rape or sexual assault that occur in the community.
• Record or document all statistical data as needed, including grant writing and reporting.
• Establish support groups for Native American survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. 
• Ensure that Native American victims of sexual assault or domestic assault have access to individual and group therapy. 
• Assist in development of outreach and education. 
• Provide training to tribal government employees as needed to increase their capacity to identify victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to respond to their needs. 
• Assist with monthly newsletters as needed.
• This position is also a mandatory reporter for child abuse/neglect.
• Support Clinic Programming, services, and responsibilities.
• Participates in emergency response during community impacted events
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS: 

Associate's degree in criminal justice, Social Work, or similar fi