Local Permanency Specialist I-IV

Career Opportunities:
Local Permanency Specialist I-IV (19358)

Posting 19358
-Posted
07/24/2026

- Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

- Region 6B CPS Dir Del - LPS

- 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:

Local Permanency Specialist I-IV
Job Title: CPS Local Perm Spec IV
Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc
Department: Region 6B CPS Dir Del - LPS
Posting Number: 19358
Closing Date: 08/07/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Protective Services
Salary Range: $4,263.16-$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
Facility

Location:


Job Location City: PEARLAND
Job Location Address: 9307 BROADWAY STE 201
Other Locations: None
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Children placed outside of their home regions are assigned a courtesy supervision caseworker located in the region in which they are placed. The Local Permanency Specialist will be responsible for:

• Visit/make contact with the child and caregiver at the placement within 15 days of assignment.
• Enter a face-to-face contact in child’s IMPACT SUB stage within 24 hours or within seven days of contact, no later than the last day of the month or in some situations before the 5 day of the new month to ensure state office counts the monthly face to face contact
• Participate in and document Treatment Plan Reviews, Transition Plans, ARD meetings, Circle of Support, Permanency Round tables, medical appointments, and any other child meetings whenever possible.
• Notify the primary caseworker of any changes affecting the child or the child’s placement.
• Attend court hearings to include regional court hearings, juvenile detention hearings, child support cases, citizenship hearings.
• Act as the designated medical consenter as needed for medical or other surgical procedures.
• Participate in psychiatric medication reviews when children & youth are placed in Residential Treatment & GRO facilities, document in Impact as well as send related documentation to the primary worker.
• Assist with coordination of parent child or sibling visitation.
• Assist with child placement transitions/placements.
• Assist with the referral process for Child Safe requests.
• Assist with the referral process for Developmental Intellectual Disability assessments.
• Complete abuse hotline referrals when a child makes an outcry regarding treatment or care in their placements.
• Collect and prepare children’s belongings for return to the child or their caseworker.
• Assist other regions with last minute emergency needs.
• Assist State Office with Child Safety Checks and other related tasks as requested.
• Ensure that Kinship families have been…