Home Visiting Program Coordinator

The Program Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operation and monitoring of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (T-MIECHV) program funded through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This position works closely with program staff, community partners, and tribal leadership to support the delivery of high-quality services to families to promote positive child development. This position will have a strong focus on building a program that will strengthen families by assisting in reducing the incidence of out-of-home placement, decreasing the number of children entering foster care system, and strengthening community resource knowledge. The Program Coordinator oversees the implementation of an evidence-based home visiting program to meet the needs of our tribal community, with a specific focus on program planning and development, personnel management, team leadership, budget creation and monitoring, grant compliance, and developing adaptations, enhancements, and supplements to meet the specific target population needs.

All Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation employees must submit to a background check and abide by all Tribal, federal, and state laws. All employees must comply with Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation drug free workplace policy and will be subject to pre-employment, random, for-cause, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing. Qualified American Indian Preference applies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assist the Manager to develop and apply policies and procedures that guide the implementation of required program activities.

2. Ensure that the program and staff adhere to organizational policies and codes.

3. In partnership with the Program Manager, monitor and maintain grant compliance, fiscal accountability, and home visiting model fidelity, ensuring all requirements are met and program goals and objectives are reached within the specified due dates.

4. Provide oversight to daily operations of the Tribal MIECHV program.

5. Prepare and submit all program reports accurately and timely.

6. Conduct individual and group administrative staff meetings and informational updates.

7. Supervise staff in a manner that motivates and enables them to perform their job effectively and efficiently while fostering a team spirit approach.

8. Attend professional development opportunities, workshops, and training, along with other key organizational meetings as required.

9. Facilitate onboarding, training, modeling, and coaching for home visitors to strengthen home visiting program model implementation.

10. Provide culturally relevant, trauma-informed support to the home visiting team.

11. Provide guidance to staff on screenings, evaluation, and other data collection requirements.

12. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of home visits and child/family files.

13. Develop and complete accurate reports that identify progress in meeting program goals and performance standards.

14. Develop a community network of support for children and families receiving services from the program.

15. Coordinate with tribal and community partners to identify urgent or emerging barriers to home visiting implementation and the service population.

16. Build relationships with other early childhood programs to strengthen the community's early childhood system.

17. Develop and distribute program materials such as reports, flyers, guides, and pamphlets to create a presence for the program.

18. Conduct outreach activities to identify and recruit eligible families for program participation.

19. Ensure effective enrollment, assessment, engagement, and retention of families, including the development of a family engagement and retention plan.

20. Plan a monthly family group activity calendar with input from staff and key stakeholders such as families, elders, or partners.

21. Implement the evidence-based home visiting program model curriculum with fidelity.

22. Develop and implement strategies to promote program awareness and engagement within the tribal community.

• Other duties as assigned.

Personal Traits:

All Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

All Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

Knowledge of the history, culture and organization history of the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation and the Tolowa people.

Knowledge of current issues in the field of social welfare; social services programs including Domestic and family violence, sexual assault, stalking and other public welfare programs on the Federal, State, and local level.

Knowledge of the Indian community, its organization, and needs.

Knowledge of community support systems, health care and human service resources.

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong citizen focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage citizen confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

Communication skills

Problem solving and critical thinking skills

Interpersonal skills and teamwork.

Minimum Requirements

· Bachelor's degree in social work, Psychology, Sociology or closely related field

· 1-year specialized experience in grants management, compliance or case management

OR

· 4 years specialized grant management, compliance or case management experience

· Valid state issued driver’s license and/or the ability to obtain a California or Oregon driver’s license. Must be insurable on the Tribe’s insurance policy.

Physical Requirements:

· Use hands and arms to operate office or field equipment.

· Sit more than half the workday.

· Stand and/or walk less than half the workday.

· Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

· View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time.

· Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time.

· Lift or carry unaided less than 50 pounds.

· Push or pull using up to moderate force.

· See and hear with normal acuity.

Working Conditions:

· Work is conducted in a standard office environment

· Moderate travel is required (up to 50% of the time)

· Work is sometimes in confined spaces and in areas of high noise and/or high/low temperatures

· Work activities will include non-traditional hours such as evening, weekends, and occasional out of town travel.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $51,459.20 - $79,518.40 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person