ICW Foster Care Program Coordinator

Open: 07/16/26 – Close: 07/30/26
Location: White Earth
Pay: $26.23/hr
Status: Full Time

About the role

The White Earth Tribal Council is seeking a candidate to oversee the foster care program, including recruitment, training, monitoring, and retention of foster parents; execution of overall program compliance with Tribal and Federal standards; and maintenance of documentation and records for the foster care program.

Position Outcomes

• Manage foster care program documentation, records, and placement records for the Tribal Foster Care Program in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
• Oversee placements of children in Tribal-licensed homes for their safety.
• Oversee training, monitoring efforts, and retention efforts for the foster care program to maintain an abundant pool of safe, trained Native foster parents.
• Ensure program compliance with Tribal, State, and Federal standards to continue generating revenue and to be compliant with funders.
• Ensure investigation of all maltreatment reports in foster homes to ensure the safety of children.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of conflict resolution and ability to resolve conflicts.
• Knowledge of licensing standards and ability to apply licensing standards to individual applicants to make recommendations for licensure.
• Knowledge of and ability to complete MAPCY assessments on children; including skills in advocating for MAPCY levels and gathering information to support assessments.
• Knowledge of licensing violations and ability to forensically investigate violations.
• Knowledge of what constitutes maltreatment reports and ability to determine what warrants assessments.
• Knowledge of fair hearing process and ability to effectively represent foster parents in hearings.
• Knowledge of Interstate Compact agreements and ability to oversee those agreement responsibilities as a supervising agency.
• Skilled in overseeing staff and ability to effectively manage staff.
• Skills and ability to enforce foster care licensing standards and rules for foster parents.
• Skilled in public speaking and ability to present education/training to foster parents in groups of 10-75.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and/or a minimum of five years of experience in human services, or equivalent education and experience.
• Valid MN driver’s license and insurance for travel between sites and other business-related destinations.
• Must pass a criminal background check and drug screening.

Benefits

Full benefits package.