Social and Human Services Director - Closes

Description

Opening Date:
January 27, 2026

Closing Date:
February 27, 2026

Job Title:
Social and Human Services Director

Salary/Wage: $50.54/hr

Tribal Level
TL 128.1

Location:
Siletz, Oregon

Classification:
Full-Time, Exempt

Job Posting Number: 3871051

This position performs a variety of complex management and administrative functions. Primary responsibility is the management, budget control, and assessment and enhancement of the Tribal Social and Human Service programs.

• Responsible for program planning, budget formulation, program execution, and program evaluation.
• Facilitate committee meetings to develop long and short-range program goals and objectives.
• Act as chief advisor to the Tribal Council or Chief Executive Officer on the planning and development of the Social and Human Service programs.
• Coordinate services with federal, state, county, private and other Tribal programs.
• Responsible for giving guidance and leadership to assigned projects and programs.
• Liaison with outside peer organizations to promote awareness of Tribal interests and needs in assigned programs.
• Includes membership in and/or attendance at meetings of tribal, state, regional, and national organizations.
• Keep abreast of regulations and policies that govern programs and projects.
• Includes tracking, analysis of impacts, and recommending action on legislation that affects assigned programs.
• Monitor assigned programs, assess services, and modify program services as necessary.
• Seek funding sources and prepare grant applications.
• Interpret Federal/Tribal regulations, and develop program policies.
• Evaluate the impact of new programs, formulating procedures as needed.
• Supervise staff, develop workplans, identify appropriate staff development activities, address grievances, and evaluate performance.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Tribes policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing; recommendation for hiring and dismissing employees; training employee, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Duties also include establishing budgets, staying within budgets, cuff accounts, budget reconciliations, program priority, program audits, staffing issues, program compliance issues and training.

Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Public Administration, Business Management, or related field, and five years of experience in a management position that required the supervision of staff providing related services
-OR- an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Operations and inter-relationships among a wide range of Tribal social service programs and associated regulations.

• Policy formulation, program development, staff direction/supervision and training, development of comprehensive plans, effective accomplishment of program objectives, and maximum utilization of physical and human resources.

• Meet and deal with a variety of managers, supervisors, clients, and the general public.
• Administer budgets, and provides financial guidance and assistance.
• Communicate effectively using both verbal and written skills.
• Work independently toward broad objectives and be self-motivated to accomplish them.
• Establish, and maintain effective interpersonal relationships, and communicate with a variety of personnel.
• Plan, direct, controls, and coordinates work in situations where numerous diverse demands are involved.
• Plan and implement comprehensive program services.