CPS Local Permanency Supervisor I-II

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS • Texas City, TX

1d

About The Position

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works to build on strengths of families and communities to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, so they thrive. We do this through investigations, services, and referrals.

There are currently 2 job vacancies available( One will be housed in Texas CIty and one will be housed in Rosenberg)
Local Perm Program Supervisors are responsible for managing Local Permanency Workers. Local Permanency Supervisor ensures that the Local Permanency Specialists who are assigned as secondary caseworkers for children and youth placed outside the region that has legal jurisdiction and acts as an extension of the primary conservatorship caseworker by aiding them in making sure that the child or youth’s needs for safety and well-being are being met. The local permanency specialist supervisor is also responsible for ensuring that the LPS worker also works to make sure that the child or youth in out-of-region placements achieves permanency, seen at least monthly and that a majority of the visits occur in the child’s current residence, assess a home or facility’s safety and appropriateness, Increase the child’s sense of support and stability, allow for a quick response to a child if there is a crisis.Local Permanency Specialist Supervisor is responsible for making sure that case planning activities are communicated to the following people:

The caregivers in the placement.
The child or youth.
CPS staff in the legal region (the region that holds legal jurisdiction)

Local Permanency Specialist Supervisor is responsible for conducting quarterly facility visits, Case readings and ensuring staff make monthly face-to-face contact with the child, provide direct support services to meet the specific needs of the child’s educational, medical, and other needs, attend staffing/meeting about the child’s generic and special needs, assess placement to ensure appropriateness regarding his/her safety, health and wellbeing, document monthly FTF contacts, communicate with primary workers to assist in completing the child's plan of services, common applications, and court reports, develop and maintain effective working relationships among CPS staff, community professionals, kin/relative caregivers, law enforcement officials, judicial staff, perform other duties as assigned and required to maintain unit operations.

Requirements

• Knowledge of agency policies and procedures.
• Skill in effective verbal and written communication.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective communication.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and use various software packages
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate and analyze facts
• Ability to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, tribes, and communities, and protects and preserves the dignity of each
• Ability to articulate an understanding of the intersection between race and poverty and the difference in outcomes and conditions that exist among specific groups as compared to other groups due to unequal treatment or services.
• Child Protective Services Supervisor I: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, plus three years of full-time experience in Child Protective Services or child placement services in a public social services agency OR Currently employed as a Child Protective Services Supervisor I in Family and Protective Services.
• Child Protective Services Supervisor II: Completion of Phase I Child Protective Services Specialist Certification and completion of the Child Protective Services Supervisor Certification OR Currently employed as a Child Protective Services Supervisor II in Family and Protective Services OR Currently employed in a Family and Protective Services management position in the Child Protective Services OR previously employed as a Child Protective Services Supervisor II.
• Child Protective Services is professional social work where primary duties are providing social casework services to abused, neglected, or exploited children and their families; or in recruiting, studying, and certifying foster and adoptive homes.
• A Child placement service is the decision-making process around placing and monitoring children in licensed 24-hour childcare facilities and in adoptive placement in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Applicants for this position who are screened in for further consideration are required to complete an assessment to determine his or her eligibility to be considered for an interview.

Responsibilities

• Plans and manages unit operations to achieve project goals and objectives for services delivery by monitoring caseloads, consulting with staff on case issues, approving leave, and holding unit meetings.
• Selects, manages, and develops staff through field visits with staff, review of performance data, conferences, training, and performance appraisal.
• Interprets program policy and procedures to unit staff, other agency staff, parents, children, youth, caregivers, the courts and other stakeholders, and the general public.
• Evaluates unit performance through case readings, computer reports, and observation of unit operations to ensure unit compliance with policy, procedure, and service control requirements.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships between Child Protective Services staff, Child Welfare boards, the general public, legal, medical, educational, and other community resources.
• Makes casework decisions regarding the removal of children in crisis
• Performs other duties as assigned and required to maintain unit operations
• Promotes, monitors, and ensures that respect is demonstrated for cultural diversity.
• Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave policy.

Benefits

• 100% paid health insurance for you, and 50% paid for eligible family members—saving you hundreds every month in out-of-pocket medical costs
• Retirement plans with lifetime monthly payments after five years of state service, plus options to save even more with 401(k) and 457 plans
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave so you can recharge and take care of life outside work (that’s time off you’re actually paid for)
• Optional dental, vision, and life insurance—at rates much lower than most private plans
• Flexible spending accounts for added tax savings on health and dependent care
• Employee discounts on things like gym memberships, electronics, and entertainment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level