CPI Investigation Worker Trainee

Posting 22700
-Posted
10/26/2026

- Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

- CPS Investigations Region 8
- Protective Services

- Not Eligible for Telework
- Additional Shifts available (1) -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 Investigation Worker Trainee

Job Title:

CPI INV Trainee Spec I
Agency:
Dept of Family & Protectve Svc
Department:
CPS Investigations Region 8
Posting Number:
22700
Closing Date:
11/09/2026
Posting Audience:
Internal and External
Occupational Category:
Protective Services
Salary Range:$3,816.65-$5,372.41
Pay Frequency:
Monthly
Salary Group:
TEXAS-B-17

Shift:
Day
Additional

Shift:
Days (First)
Telework:
Not Eligible for Telework
Travel:
Up to 75%
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
Full Time/Part Time:
Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Nonexempt
Facility

Location:

Job Location City:
NEW BRAUNFELS

Job Location Address:
115 GREEN VALLEY ST
Other Locations:
None
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• Responds quickly in crisis situations involving children who may be in an abusive or neglectful situation. Sometimes these situations can be dangerous.
• Conducts forensic investigations of reports of abuse/neglect to children to determine if abuse or neglect occurred and conducts assessments to determine the current or future risk of harm to children.
• Observes children for signs of any harm and assess the signs to determine if they are the result of abuse or neglect. This could involve children with serious injuries and child fatalities.
• Interviews people in the case such as the parents, caregivers, person who reports the concern, family members, and others familiar with the family situation. This may include medical staff, teachers, law enforcement, etc.
• Assesses child safety and takes the necessary actions to protect the child as appropriate. This could include removing a child from their family.
• Talks frankly and objectively with families about matters they may consider personal and private, such as parenting decisions and actions, sexual abuse, income, money management, and personal relationships.
• Determines action to be taken to remove or to reduce an immediate threat to the safety of a child to include working with families to identify family members who can assist with keeping the child safe, testifying in court to seek emergency protective services, placing children in substitute care, referring family for immediate crisis intervention therapy or other community resources.
• Documents all…