LTCR ICF​/IID Social Services Surveyor

Career Opportunities: LTCR ICF/IID Social Services Surveyor (20386)

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LTCR ICF/IID Social Services Surveyor

Job Title:

Soc Svcs Surveyor (ICF-MR)
Agency:Health & Human Services Comm
Department:Rgn 06-Reg Svc ICF-MRSur Cert
Posting Number:20386
Closing Date:10/27/2026
Posting Audience:Internal and External
Occupational Category:Protective Services
Salary Range:$6,155.63-$6,779.25
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group:TEXAS-B-20
Shift:Day
Additional Shift:None
Telework:Not Eligible for Telework
Travel:Up to 80%
Regular/Temporary:Regular
Full Time/Part Time:Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:Nonexempt
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Location:


Job Location City:HOUSTON
Job Location Address:5425 POLK ST
Other Locations:None
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If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you!

ICF/IID Social Services Surveyor – Starting Market Rate Salary $73,867.50

As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a social services surveyor protects residents’ health and safety by conducting on-site inspections and investigations, including investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, in Texas intermediate care facilities to assess their compliance with state and federal laws and rules. This position offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including health insurance and retirement;

and the opportunity to regularly travel to different facilities within a region and across the state – Please see the Additional Information section below for more detail on travel. In this front-line field position, a surveyor is mobile and flexible and performs minimal work at an office, though the role does require writing reports detailing any deficiencies/violations against a facility, and narrative to support regulatory determinations.

Must be professionally qualified as a social worker – see below for details.

Under the direction of a program manager, a social services surveyor conducts on-site licensure inspections, complaint and incident investigations, and annual comprehensive surveys to include the investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in facilities to determine compliance with federal and state health and safety regulations.

Communicates clearly and accurately with others (internally and externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, or resolve issues or complaints regarding social services provided in intermediate care facilities, which serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and must receive services that meet their specialized needs.

Conducts exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings. Completes inspection or survey reports detailing deficiencies, and narratives to support regulatory findings.

Visits long-term care facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations.

Performs quality assurance reviews of documents prepared by others, for example, publications, assessments, and reports.

In the event of emergency licensure action, be available to assist with non-skilled care and oversight to…