Tonya Tackett

• Supervised investigations of severe child abuse, ensuring compliance with legal standards and procedures.
• Coordinated multi-agency collaboration to enhance response strategies for child protection initiatives.
• Mentored new staff on evidence collection techniques and case management best practices.
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Conduct forensic interviews with children concerning severe abuse, extreme neglect, and child deaths.

Conduct interviews with alleged offenders.

Locate and interview collateral individuals.

Use information gained through interviews and guidelines established in the Child Maltreatment Act to determine if there is a preponderance of evidence to make a determination of child maltreatment.

Coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to assist with criminal investigations.

Provide written affidavits and testimony in Circuit and Criminal Court.

Enter all information into a computer based information system and compile a hard case file.

Conducted specialized recruiting for hard to place children waiting for adoptive homes.

Monitored children on my caseload

Conducted nationwide searches to match children with families

Scheduled and transported children to adoption events

Assisted local adoption units with a variety of tasks

Responsible for direct supervision of 5 Division of Children and Family Services county offices consisting of County Supervisors, Family Service Workers, Social Service Aides, Investigators, Health Service Workers, Independent Living Coordinators, and Adoption Specialist and Supervisors. Approximately 183 employees.

Hired and dismissed employees.

Reviewed foster care, protective services, adoption and investigative files.

Provided court testimony when needed.

Conducted internal reviews and investigations of employees

Conducted reviews of foster/adoptive homes and attended appeal hearings.

Organized and conducted weekly meetings with supervisory staff.

Received and handled personnel complaints.

Supervision of full time teachers, part time employees and a cook.

Billing and collections of weekly tuition.

Attended weekly directors meetings

Assist with or fill in classrooms when staff was absent.

County Supervisor Prairie and Lonoke Counties

Supervision of Family Service Workers, Social Service Aides, and Investigators.

Hired and fired employees.

Provide assistance to workers and investigators

Conducted reviews of case files and investigations for accuracy, timeliness, and thoroughness.

Provided court testimony when needed.

Maintain and disperse emergency funds for each county.

Attended quarterly supervisor meetings.