Tribal Juvenile Intake Officer - Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Tier: 1

Department: Law Enforcement

Supervisor: Lieutenant (Patrol & Investigations)

Location: 16344 Q Road, Mayetta KS 66509

Range: $19.26-$31.47

Offering rate will vary within the listed range above. *Supported by the Department budget & related experience/education*

• Preference in employment actions exercised in accordance with applicable law. Applicants must provide proof of eligibility for preference.
• Benefits for Full-Time: Weekly pay periods, Holiday pay, paid Birthday leave, Weekly accruals for Vacation & Sick leave, Administrative, Bereavement, and Educational Leave available, Low-Cost & Low-Deductible Benefits Plans & Generous 401(k) matching program.

Questions before applying? 785-966-3060

Role:

The Tribal Juvenile Intake Officer will conduct assessments of Tribal youth to determine if they need assistance under police protective custody (PPC), child in need of care (CINC), and disciplinary measures for Juvenile Offenders (JO). The Tribal Juvenile Intake Officer will work with juveniles who have committed a crime or have a drug substance abuse problem. This position also leads the overall grant efforts to make the grant process work effectively and efficiently. The Juvenile Intake Officer will be the Tribal Amber Alert Coordinator and ensure all personnel are trained on missing and endangered children and helping with the recovery of missing and endangered children.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all minimum requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Minimum Requirements:

Driving: Valid Kansas driver's license free of occupational restrictions. Must be insurable with the Nation's
insurance carrier.

Experience: 2 years of related experience

Education: HS Diploma/GED

Interpersonal Skills: A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary and often requires the ability to influence and/or sell ideas or services to others.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Tribal laws, legal codes, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar with the ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of clerical procedures and systems such as phone systems, copies, scanners, printers, managing files and records, workplace terminology.
• Knowledge of accounting software specific to PBP Nation.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing police report information to appropriate parties.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Abilities:

• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (filing systems)
• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• The ability identifies and understand the speech of another person.

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