Family Services Specialist I

Career Opportunities:
Family Services Specialist I (20198)

Posting 20198
-Posted
08/18/2026

- Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

- CPS BPD Best Practices CAPTA

- Protective Services

- Not Eligible for Telework
-b. $3000 - $4999 per month

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.

What You Get Beyond Your Paycheck

When you join the State of Texas, your monthly paycheck is just one part of your real income. Our benefits provide extra value that many private employers simply don’t match—often adding hundreds of dollars each month to what you take home or save.

Here’s what you get as a full-time employee:

• 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

Brief

Job Description:

Performs advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves planning, developing, and implementing an agency program and providing consultative services and technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, or the general public. May supervise the work of others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

The position reports to the CPS Director of Leadership & Staff Development. The position acts as the agency Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Domestic Violence and is responsible for ensuring state compliance with federal and state laws. As the recognized agency expert on domestic violence, this position will work closely with statewide regional staff as well as the family violence service providers.

This position works closely with local and state domestic violence experts to develop and deliver statewide policy and training for CPS staff to support best practices for cases in which child maltreatment and domestic violence co-occur. This position will also be responsible for oversite of the recommendations of the SB434 Task Force (on Family violence) and implementation of the recommended improvement that align CPS with nationally recommended best practices designed to keep children in the care of adult victims of domestic violence who are able to keep their children safe, while holding batterers accountable without escalating their violence.

The position routinely interacts with DFPS state office staff, field staff at all levels, staff from other state and federal agencies, providers of services for DFPS clients, stakeholders, attorneys, judges and legislators.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (EJFs):

Participates in planning, developing, and implementing agency programs and action plans to initiate new programs or improve current services.

• Collaborates with DFPS regional leadership, family violence service providers, and state-level experts to plan and develop agency initiatives that integrate nationally recognized best practices for cases involving both child maltreatment and domestic violence, ensuring alignment with federal and state compliance requirements.
• Designs and implements action plans that operationalize the recommendations of the SB434 Task Force on Family Violence, including creating statewide guidance for CPS staff to keep children safe with non-offending caregivers while holding batterers accountable in ways that do not escalate violence.
• Works with cross-agency partners, including attorneys, judges, and federal/state stakeholders, to evaluate the effectiveness of current CPS practices related to…