Senior Tribal Victim Services Advocate

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Mayetta (KS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay periods

Holiday pay

Birthday leave

Vacation & Sick leave

Low-Cost benefits plan

401(k) matching program

Job summary

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, KS, seeks a Tribal Victim Services Program Manager to oversee immediate and ongoing assistance to Native American victims of crime in the Northeast Kansas area. You will conduct phone and in-person assessments, provide referrals and case management, and advocate through the criminal justice process.

Role includes planning and carrying out educational/outreach events, developing and maintaining cooperative work with the program, department, community,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, criminal justice, or related field with 4 years verifiable experience in psychology, criminal justice, social work, or social service-related field.
• 2 years' experience in victim services and/or 4 years verifiable experience in psychology, criminal justice, social work, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provides immediate and on-going assistance to Native American victims of crime including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and elder abuse in the Northeast Kansas area.
• Conducts phone and in-person assessments, provides referrals and case management services to victims; advocates through support, information and assistance to victims as their case moves through the criminal justice process and beyond.
• Assists with planning and carrying out educational and outreach events; develops, maintains and works cooperatively within the program, department, community, Nation and service area to reduce the impact of domestic violence in tribal communities and to improve tribal and non-tribal systems and agency responses to victims of crime.

Skills

Victim services

Case management

Advocacy

Education outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, criminal justice, or related field

Job description

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta, KS, seeks a Tribal Victim Services Program Manager to oversee immediate and ongoing assistance to Native American victims of crime in the Northeast Kansas area. You will conduct phone and in-person assessments, provide referrals and case management, and advocate through the criminal justice process.

Role includes planning and carrying out educational/outreach events, developing and maintaining cooperative work with the program, department, community,