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*** Telework (Within Minnesota or neighboring states) and flexible hours options are available.*** The Community Based Prevention Consultant focuses on promotion and prevention strategies, and will be a catalyst for galvanizing internal and external partners toward practice, policy, systems, and environmental change to support equitable child and family well-being. The position will coordinate systems level strategies and provide leadership and technical expertise within Department of Human Services (DHS) and in collaboration with other state departments, counties, Tribes, and community-based organizations to advance the departments’ mission to promote family well-being and prevent child maltreatment. Responsibilities include: • Collaborate with all partners to co-create practice, policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to promote the well-being of pregnant and parenting families at highest risk of entering the child welfare system. Using a trauma informed, equity based approach that moves beyond providing access to services to developing innovative policies that support safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and social and economic security for families within their communities. • As a representative of DHS, build relationships with key stakeholders, engage with internal and external relations and negotiations that will result in strong partnerships to advance equity and inclusion efforts and innovative projects that support the well-being pregnant and parenting families. Support a team approach to building equity and inclusion into all work related to supporting family and community well-being. • Dovetailing/connecting practice, policy, systems, and environmental change efforts with the development of a prevention continuum connected to Family First Prevention services Act and other related work.

**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.** 3 years of professional experience in child welfare or public health related to child welfare primary prevention and child, family, community well-being efforts. Experience must demonstrate: • Experience in project management to ensure successful implementation and completion of a project. • Experience with group facilitation and giving presentations in variety of public settings and forums. • Strong communications and technical writing skills • Ability to demonstrate cultural humility and sensitivity. *A Bachelor’s degree in social services, public health, human services or another related field may substitute for 1 year of experience OR a Master’s degree in public health, public policy, social work or related field may substitute for 2 years of experience.

• A Master’s degree in public health, public policy, social work or related field with a community organizing or social policy focus • Experience working in partnership with communities who live at the intersections of race/ethnicity, faith traditions, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability justice, social justice and more to co-create practice, policy, and systems change. • Experience in systems-level work to advance equity. • Knowledge of national, state, and community child, family, and community well-being efforts. • Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analysis and interpretation, sufficient to comprehend research findings and apply to program development and evaluation. • Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.