Sr. Manager, Permanency

Position: Sr. Manager, Permanency Support

Comparable DFPS Position: Program Director

Classification: Full-time, Exempt

Reports to: Associate Director, Permanency

Company: Texans Together

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

The Sr. Manager, Permanency provides leadership and operational oversight for Family Finding, Child Without Placement (CWOP) and Placement Support, Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE) Recruitment, and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment Services. This position ensures programs operate collaboratively to strengthen family connections, placement stability, caregiver support, adoption readiness, child well-being, and timely permanency.

The Sr. Manager oversees program performance, compliance, service quality, and coordination with DFPS, courts, sending states, caregivers, providers, and community partners. The position promotes trauma-informed, culturally responsive, youth- and family-centered practices and uses assessment, recruitment, and program data to strengthen services and improve permanency outcomes for children and youth.

• Provides oversight of Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE) recruitment activities to ensure timely registration, effective recruitment, matching, and increased permanency opportunities for children awaiting adoption.
• Monitors TARE recruitment outcomes, inquiries, matching activities, exchange participation, and child-specific recruitment efforts.
• Ensures recruitment practices are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, youth-centered, and aligned with each child’s strengths, preferences, and permanency goals.
• Provides oversight of CANS assessment services to ensure timely, high-quality assessments that inform permanency planning, behavioral health interventions, and service recommendations.
• Coordinates across permanency, adoption preparation, clinical, and placement support teams to strengthen family engagement, placement stability, child well-being, and permanency outcomes.
• Partners with program leadership to identify and implement solutions that promote child safety and placement stability.
• Monitors key performance indicators related to family engagement, permanency, placement stability, service timeliness, assessment completion, recruitment, and child well-being.
• Analyzes program data and trends to identify opportunities, guide decision-making, and support continuous improvement.
• Prepares reports, presentations, and recommendations for leadership regarding program performance, needs, and outcomes.
• Provides supervision, coaching, mentoring, and performance management for assigned supervisors.
• Develops leadership capacity through reflective supervision, professional development, succession planning, and ongoing coaching.
• Establishes clear performance expectations and accountability while promoting employee engagement, retention, professional growth, and continuous learning.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with sending states, DFPS, courts, CASA, attorneys, caregivers, providers, schools, behavioral health partners, and community organizations.
• Represents Texans Together in multidisciplinary meetings, permanency staffings, placement reviews, leadership work groups, conferences, and other stakeholder forums.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners to identify resources, address barriers, and develop solutions that improve outcomes for children and families.
• Participates in budget planning, staffing, resource allocation, and program forecasting to support effective program operations.
• Provides consultation and leadership…