The Program Coordinator will lead the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (T-MIECHV) program, funded through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). This program is designed to support the health, well-being, and development of families with young children (prenatal to age five), with a focus on families experiencing economic hardship and other risk factors.
The coordinator will oversee day-to-day operations and ensure the delivery of high-quality, culturally responsive, and evidence-based home visiting services. This role includes program planning and development, staff supervision, team leadership, budget creation and monitoring, and ensuring compliance with all grant and tribal requirements. The coordinator will work closely with families, program staff, community partners, and tribal leadership to:
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Strengthen family stability and resilience
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Support positive child development outcomes
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Reduce the risk of children entering foster care or out-of-home placements
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Connect families to community resources and strengthen their long-term support networks
The ideal candidate will bring professional experience in early childhood development and family services, especially within underserved or tribal communities, and demonstrate a passion for working with low-income families of children ages 0–5. They will be skilled at building partnerships, leading staff, and adapting evidence-based models to meet the unique needs of the tribal community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Program Oversight & Operations – Provide daily oversight of the Tribal MIECHV program, ensuring smooth operations, effective service delivery, and adherence to program goals and timelines.
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Policy, Compliance & Accountability – Assist the Program Manager with developing and implementing policies and procedures; monitor program activities to ensure compliance with organizational policies, grant requirements, fiscal accountability, and home visiting model fidelity.
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Staff Supervision & Development – Supervise, mentor, and support program staff through coaching, training, and performance feedback to foster a trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and team-oriented work environment.
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Training & Onboarding – Facilitate onboarding, training, and modeling for home visitors to strengthen home visiting practices and fidelity to the evidence-based model.
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Reporting & Documentation – Prepare and submit timely and accurate program reports; maintain complete and up-to-date records of home visits, screenings, data collection, trackers, and family files.
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Community Partnerships & Collaboration – Build and maintain strong relationships with tribal departments, community partners, and early childhood programs to strengthen the local early childhood system and address barriers to services.
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Family Engagement & Retention – Develop and implement strategies for outreach, recruitment, enrollment, assessment, and retention of eligible families, including a family engagement plan to ensure sustained participation.
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Program Promotion & Awareness – Develop and distribute program materials, reports, and outreach tools to increase awareness and visibility of the program within the tribal community.
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Family Activities & Support – Plan and coordinate monthly family group activities with input from families, elders, and community partners to strengthen connections and promote child development.
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Professional Growth & Leadership – Participate in professional development, workshops, trainings, and organizational meetings to continually strengthen program leadership and service delivery.
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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
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High School Diploma or GED and 8 years specialized grant management, compliance or case management experience
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Bachelor's degree in social work, Psychology, Sociology or closely related field
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1-year specialized experience in grants management, compliance or case management
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Valid state issued driver’s license and/or the ability to obtain a California or Oregon driver’s license. Must be insurable on the Nation’s insurance policy.
Physical Requirements:
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Use hands and arms to operate office or field equipment.
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Sit more than half the workday.
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Stand and/or walk less than half the workday.
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Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach
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View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time.
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Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time.
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Lift or carry unaided less than 50 pounds.
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Push or pull using up to moderate force.
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See and hear with normal acuity.
Working Conditions:
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Work is conducted in a standard office environment
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Moderate travel is required (up to 50% of the time)
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Work is sometimes in confined spaces and in areas of high noise and/or high/low temperatures
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Work activities will include non-traditional hours such as evening, weekends, and occasional out of town travel.
