Permanency Supervisor

Position:
Permanency Supervisor

Comparable DFPS Position: CVS Supervisor I or II

Classification:
Full-time, Exempt

Reports to:

Sr. Manager, Permanency

Company:
Texans Together

Regions 6a and/or 6b (Specific work locations will be assigned and communicated as staffing plans are finalized)

The Permanency Supervisor provides leadership, oversight, and support to a team of Permanency Specialists responsible for delivering permanency, foster care, kinship, reunification, and family support services within the Texas Community-Based Care model. This position ensures services are delivered in accordance with state regulations, agency policies, contractual requirements, licensing standards, and best practices in child welfare. The Supervisor is responsible for supporting and developing staff, monitoring case quality and compliance, facilitating permanency planning, and promoting positive outcomes for children and families.

This position partners closely with caregivers, service providers, courts, schools, healthcare professionals, CASA volunteers, and community organizations to ensure children and families receive timely, effective, and trauma-informed services.

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and support to assigned case management and program staff, including regular supervision, case consultation, performance evaluation, and professional development.
• Manage unit operations, caseload distribution, and staff workload to support timely, effective, and quality service delivery.
• Establish performance expectations, monitor staff performance, and promote accountability, teamwork, employee engagement, retention, and continuous improvement.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of qualified child welfare professionals.
• Provide consultation and oversight for complex cases and critical decisions related to child safety, placement, permanency, reunification, kinship, guardianship, and adoption.
• Ensure case planning and service delivery promote child safety, permanency, well-being, family engagement, and lasting connections.
• Ensure case documentation, assessments, service plans, and required activities are timely, accurate, and completed in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Promote trauma-informed, culturally responsive, strengths-based, and family-centered practices that incorporate child, youth, and family voice in decision‑making.
• Monitor case practice, program performance, and outcome measures through case reviews, audits, data analysis, and other quality assurance activities.
• Ensure compliance with DFPS requirements, applicable Minimum Standards, contractual obligations, organizational policies, and other regulatory requirements.
• Identify performance or compliance concerns and implement corrective actions and improvement strategies as needed.
• Support implementation of Community-Based Care initiatives and organizational priorities across the service region.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with DFPS, courts, providers, caregivers, schools, healthcare professionals, community organizations, and other child welfare stakeholders.
• Represent Texans Together in court proceedings, staffings, stakeholder meetings, provider meetings, and regional or community initiatives as appropriate.
• Support efforts to strengthen community resources, placement options, and services that improve outcomes for children and families.
• Participate in assigned on‑call coverage, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and provide timely consultation and decision‑making support during emergencies, safety concerns, placement disruptions, and critical incidents.
• Coordinate crisis response and stabilization with staff, providers, law enforcement,…