Current Unit Positions

Supervisor

Leads a team of dynamic and committed professionals that leads the department in ensuring culturally affirming prevention and family preservation strategies and a Department of Human Services (DHS) child welfare system response focused on understanding and addressing the disproportionate overrepresentation in Minnesota's child welfare and foster care systems for African American children and families.

African American Child Well and Family Well-Being Policy and Practice Lead

This role will coordinate statewide policy strategies and provide leadership in partnership with government agencies and community organizations to prevent maltreatment of African American and African heritage children and promote family well-being.

African American Child Welfare Policy and Practice Consultant (2 positions)

This role supports child safety, culturally affirming prevention, and family preservation, and a child welfare system focused on addressing the disproportionate overrepresentation in child protection, foster care, and permanency systems for African American families.

Child Welfare Targeted Case Review Consultant (2 Positions)

This role provides consultation, technical assistance, support, and oversight of Minnesota's child protection and child welfare practice continuum, specifically related to child welfare agency practices at the local level involving children and families of African Heritage.

Safety and Prevention Consultant (2 Positions)

This role will support prevention and safety and family preservation efforts, development, implementation, and maintenance of strategies to support prevention, and participate in internal and external partnerships and collaborations.

Child Welfare Feedback and Compliance Portal Consultant

This role participates in the design, development, implementation, and oversight of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act compliance and feedback portal.