Working Title: Northstar Quality Assurance / State Prog Admin Prin
Job Class: State Program Administrator Principal
Agency: Children Youth & Families Dept
Job ID : 91252
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers. This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously. Bidders will be considered through 1/13/26. Please note that to be considered a bidder, you must be a permanent, non-probationary DCYF employee in the same job classification as the position posted.
Date Posted : 01/07/2026
Closing Date : 01/21/2026
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Children Youth & Families Dept / DCYF Central Office MAPE
Division/Unit : DCYF/CS&P Placement Svcs-FC
Work Shift: Day Shift
Work Hours : 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : Yes, 5-10%
Salary Range: $32.40 - $47.76 / hourly; $67,651 - $99,722 / annually
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
FLSA Status : Nonexempt
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DCYF does not participate in E-Verify.
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
* Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) (Within Minnesota or neighboring states) and flexible hours options are available.
**Statewide travel is possible 5-10 percentage of the time. Travel and stay overnight is required, as needed, to county and tribal agencies throughout the state.
This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with and implementation of state and federal laws, specifically Title IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act, rules and policies regarding child welfare, children in out-of-home placement, and permanency.
Purpose of this position is to ensure compliance with statewide child foster care and permanency standards, with a primary focus on the out-of-home placement plan, case management and reunification policy/best practice that leads to consistent and equitable child welfare foster care and permanency practice across the state.
This position will provide technical assistance, support counties/ tribes to implement and monitor consistent practice standards. Major program responsibilities include protective supervision, removal and foster care placement, parent engagement; trial home visits; out-of-home placement plan, assessment of the needs and culturally appropriate, trauma informed services for children, parents and foster parent/facility and reunification assessment.
Responsibilities include:
Develop and implement statewide child foster care and permanency practice standards and policy to guide the delivery of county and tribal agency child placement services and to ensure compliance with federal (Title IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act), state laws and regulations.
Implement federal and state policy and review statewide consistence of foster care and permanency practices which includes establishing a process to ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and to review application of practice standards
Provide technical assistance to county, tribal, and other child-welfare stakeholders to implement and maintain consistent interpretation of state and federal laws, foster care and permanency practice standards.
Provide policy information as requested by parent, youth and foster parents.
Other tasks as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month, day and year for each job held.
Three (3) years of experience working with social services agencies with a focus on foster care or childcare placing agencies. Experience must include the following:
Experience working with county or tribal organizations along with social services systems to advise and direct social service programs
Knowledge of foster care and permanency practice standards
Knowledge of state and federal legal and administrative statues, rules guidelines and laws
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with writing foster care and permanency practice standards, reports, grant proposals and correspondence.
Experience analyzing demographic and recipient data, social services plan compliance data and service provision data and synthesize it into reports.
Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families that the individual selected for this position successfully complete a background investigation prior to employment, that may include the following components:
Reference check
Criminal Background check
Fingerprinting check (MNJIS/CJIS)
Driver's License Check
Personnel File Review: all current and former public sector employees
Additional assessment may be required during the interview process
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.
