CPI Alternative Response Worker Trainee

Career Opportunities: CPI Alternative Response Worker Trainee (16989)

Posting 16989
-Posted
- Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

- CPS Investigations Region 6A

- 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.

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

Functional

Title:

CPI Alternative Response Worker Trainee
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Job Title:

CPI Alt Response Spec Trainee
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Agency:
Dept of Family & Protectve Svc
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Department:
CPS Investigations Region 6A
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Posting Number:
16989
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Closing Date:
05/28/2026
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Posting Audience:
Internal and External
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Occupational Category:
Protective Services
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Salary Range: $3,816.65-$5,372.41
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Pay Frequency:
Monthly
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Salary Group:
TEXAS-B-17
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Shift:
Day
;
Additional

Shift:
None
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Telework:
Not Eligible for Telework
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Travel:
Up to 75%;
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
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Full Time/Part Time:
Full time
; FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Nonexempt
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Facility

Location:

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Job Location City:
HOUSTON
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Job Location Address:
9702 BISSONNET ST 2200W
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Other Locations:
None
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Child Protective Investigations (CPI) investigate claims of child abuse and neglect. They have the difficult task of figuring out what happened and predicting what will happen in the future. CPI receives and investigates reports of abuse and neglect 24 hours per day, every day of the year.

The position, under the direction of a child placement supervisor, performs advanced social work related to protective services, intake, child abuse or neglect, assessment, Alternative Response, foster care and adoptions. Work involves making determinations of appropriate actions necessary to resolve family emotional and/or physical stress situations which cause child abuse or neglect.

Newly hired employees holding a Master’s Degree in Social Work may qualify for an increase at the point of hire.

• Determines the causes/factors of abuse/neglect to children to assess current or future risk to children by gathering information from parents, family members, and others; interviewing and examining children; assessing home environment; and gathering pertinent information from other sources.
• Collaborates and works with the family to determine strengths, needs and actions to be taken to remove or to reduce an immediate threat to the safety of a child to include referring family for crisis intervention therapy or other community resources, testifying in court to seek emergency protective services, and placing children in substitute care.
• Enters contact, documentation information and narratives into the Information Management Protecting Adults and Children System within required agency time frames.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships between families, Child Protective Services staff and law enforcement officials, judicial officials, legal resources, medical professionals, and other community…