Director -Standing Rock Wellness Program

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FULL TIME EMPLOYEE Fort Yates, ND, US 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $69,893.33 To $87,366.66 Annually

SCOPE OF POSITION:

The Wellness Director for the Standing Rock Tribal Health leads the development, coordination, and implementation of culturally grounded wellness initiatives that promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This position is responsible for advancing community-wide behavioral health outreach, strengthening access to services, and fostering resilience among individuals and families across all eight districts of Standing Rock. The Director serves as a key liaison between the community, behavioral health providers, and partner organizations, ensuring services are accessible, culturally relevant, and responsive to emerging needs.

SUPERVISION:

This position reports to the Director of Tribal Health Administration, who will provide overall guidance and conduct performance evaluations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the administration, management and compliance of the Standing Rock Wellness Program funded under the 638 Suicide Prevention Contract.
• Responsible for timely completion and submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports to HEW Committee, Tribal Council and other Federal Agencies as required by the 638’ Suicide Prevention Contract.
• Responsible to conduct reconciliation of program fund accounts, prepares budget modifications and consults contract representative regarding budgets and expenditures to ensure program expenditures of Tribal Wellness funds are appropriately charged to assigned accounts and within budgetary allowance.
• Responsible to prepare for required contract monitoring activity; working closely with the Tribal Health Director, Contracting office and Contract Representative to ensure program fiscal operation is in compliance with funding agency requirements and procedures.
• Responsible for seeking additional funding through grants and proposals to supplement the effort of improving and expanding services of the Tribal Wellness Program.
• Oversee the Owozani Project and associated behavioral health contracts and services.
• Meet regularly, including weekly when appropriate, with IHS behavioral health representatives to coordinate services, referrals, crisis follow-up, barriers to care, and continuity of care.
• Develop and implement culturally relevant suicide prevention and behavioral health prevention strategies throughout the Standing Rock Service Area.
• Responsible to coordinate and facilitate workshops to promote an understanding and importance of strengthening the physical, emotional and mental health.
• Responsible to develop and implement youth and family wellness initiatives to provide culturally relevant activities that foster development of self-esteem, self-awareness, self-identity, and self-image.
• Responsible to recruit community volunteers and interested Tribal programs to be trained in identifying and assisting in accessing available resources to individuals in need of mental and emotional support.
• Responsible to collaborate with mental health professionals in effort to respond to suicide and depression crises and maintain communication with individuals that are identified as high risk or at risk.
• Coordinate follow-up for individuals who experience suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt and do not return for recommended care, including referrals, scheduling, resource navigation, and transportation assistance when available.
• Coordinate appropriate follow-up with families experiencing untimely losses and connect individuals and families with existing behavioral health, treatment, cultural, spiritual, grief, and other appropriate services.
• Coordinate with CHR and other programs regarding transportation needs, including transportation home following inpatient behavioral health treatment when funding and resources are available.
• Responsible to submit grant proposals and research other sources of supplemental funding.
• Responsible to research current mental, emotional and culturally relevant suicide prevention strategies that incorporate the Lakota/Dakota perspectives.
• Responsible to conduct public service announcements and information regarding suicide prevention strategies and available resources.
• Responsible for the fiscal management of contract and grants including cuff accounts, tracking invoices, expenditures, allocations, financial transactions and records.
• Establish appropriate processes to monitor and track behavioral health crisis events, including suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide completions, to the extent information is lawfully available and consistent with privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Monitor program performance, identify service gaps and barriers to care, and develop recommendations for improving behavioral health prevention,…