Supervisor, Prevention & Permanency Services - Austin Field Office

Supervisor, Prevention & Permanency Services - Austin Field Office

Job Category: Field Office

Requisition Number: SUPER
002029

• Posted:
  December 2, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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TX - Austin FO
5201

E. Riverside
Austin, TX 78741, USA

Casey Family Programs, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Founded in 1966, Casey Family Programs works in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, two territories, and tribal nations to influence long‑lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live.

Casey Family Programs values diversity, equity, inclusion, anti‑racism, anti‑discrimination, and respect for individuals in the workplace. We encourage candidates with diverse lived experience and perspectives to apply.

Child and Family Services (CFS) of Casey Family Programs provides direct services and tribal consultation in pursuit of Casey’s mission to provide, improve, and – ultimately prevent the need for – foster care. CFS operates nine field offices in five states and an Indian Child Welfare Programs office that demonstrate direct service and ICW improvement models. We share our experiences and lessons learned with jurisdictions, tribes, providers, and communities in the spirit of mutual continuous learning.

Our work is community and family centered, relationship-based, participatory, and culturally responsive. We recognize the dignity and strength of every individual, family, community and culture.

Job Summary:

Utilizing a collaborative, innovative, evidence-informed, trauma and healing approach to practice, we engage families and community partners in the urgent, relentless pursuit of legal and relational permanency and well‑being for all children and families so that no youth ages out of foster care. Our clinical case management and support activities primarily occur within homes and in the community, with virtual options available, as necessary.

As a member of the field office management team, this position is responsible for administrative functions and clinical case management through supervision of social workers and other clinical staff. Clinical services are focused on ensuring that all youth remain safely with family, connected to community and culture. The supervisor supports staff in achieving organizational objectives through their direct practice and consultation roles.

The supervisor partners with local jurisdictions and stakeholders to maintain a consistent referral flow, and build and improve access to community resources. The supervisor creates a learning environment that fosters innovation, continuous quality improvement and professional growth and development.

• Attend to overall supervision in clinical, administrative, educational and support areas. Provide clinical supervision and coaching to direct service staff responsible for addressing the permanency, safety and well‑being needs of children and families. Support staff and ensure accountability in sound decision‑making, effective teaming and overall job performance. Develop, maintain, and evaluate services that are focused on prevention, increased permanency and improved well‑being outcomes for youth.
  
  Through their leadership function, provide restorative support to staff who may be experiencing compassion fatigue and/or secondary traumatic stress.
• Maintains knowledge of community resources and services to support the needs of children and families and provides guidance regarding how best to secure those resources. Serves as a change agent with internal/external partners in the deepening of permanency planning services for youth that are in or at risk of entering care. This includes identifying, assessing and implementing programs and strategies that have demonstrated results in achieving outcomes, specifically in the area of accelerating and increasing the identification of permanent lifelong connections for children and youth.
• Demonstrated proficiency with practice standards, local jurisdiction policies and…