ICW Foster Care Program Coordinator

Job Description

Job Announcement

Position: ICW Foster Care Program Coordinator Open: 12/22/25
Location: White Earth Close: 01/06/26
Pay: $26.23/hr. Benefits: Full Status: Full Time

The White Earth Tribal Council is currently seeking a candidate to be responsible for overseeing the foster care program; including recruitment, training, monitoring, retention of foster parents; execution of overall program compliance with Tribal and Federal standards; and maintenance of documentation, 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, retention efforts for 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 safety 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 rules for foster parents.
• Skilled in public speaking and ability to present education/training to foster parents in groups of 10-75.
• Skills and ability to enforce foster care licensing standards and rules for foster parents.
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.

Mail Applications to:
White Earth Tribal Council
Attention: Personnel
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Download Applications at: www.whiteearth.com

EEO with Native Preference.
A Drug Free Workplace – Tests for alcohol and illegal drug use may be required prior to and during employment.

P.O. Box 418 | White Earth, Minnesota 56591 | Tel. (218) 983-4646 | Fax (218) 983-4343