CPS Conservatorship Worker

Department-of-Family-and-Protective-Services; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

Retirement plans with 401(k) and 457

Paid vacation holidays and sick leave

Optional dental, vision, and life

Flexible spending accounts

Employee discounts

Job summary

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is seeking a Conservatorship Worker in Round Rock, TX to support CPS conservatorship cases. The role focuses on safeguarding children and coordinating services to achieve timely permanency with families and kinship providers.

New hires with a Master's in Social Work may qualify for an enhanced hiring step. The position is full-time with a daily shift, non-telework, and strong benefits including health insurance and retirement options.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work may qualify for an increase at the point of hire.
• Nonexempt employee status per agency policy.

Responsibilities

• Receives cases from investigators after children are removed from their homes, placed in CPS conservatorship, and placed in care outside their homes.
• Determines each child’s needs and ensures appropriate referrals for testing, evaluations, records, or further assessments to achieve positive permanency.
• Works with children, families, and communities to plan for a child's permanency.
• Identifies potential permanency resources for the child through ongoing contact with parents, family members, and other individuals important to the child and family.
• Completes home studies of kinship providers who might care for the child.
• Meets with parents to assess risk and safety, referring them to appropriate services to move toward permanency.

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Job description

Posting ID22485-Posted10/21/2026-Dept of Family & Protectve Svc-Region 7 CPS Dir Del - CVS-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.

What You Get Beyond Your Paycheck

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: CPS Conservatorship Worker Job Title: CPS CVS Spec I Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc Department: Region 7 CPS Dir Del - CVS Posting Number:22485 Closing Date:11/04/2026 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:ROUND ROCK Job Location Address:1101 E OLD SETTLERS BLVD Other Locations:None MOS Codes: 0149,5805,5821,5822,5832,14N,14NX,183X,1N0X1,230X,311A,31D,351L,351M,35L,35M,42SX,43HX,4C0X1,4E0X1 5IX,683X,68X,71SX,73A,783X,HM,INV,IS,ISS,IV,MST,NC,OAP12

Brief Job Description

OVERVIEW

Whenever a child must be removed from their home, Texas courts appoint Child Protective Services (CPS) to serve as a \"Conservator\" of the child. Conservatorship Specialists are a specific type of caseworker legally responsible for a child's welfare whenever they are removed from their home and monitors children's care while in CPS conservatorship. They work closely with parents, extended family, and legal parties to help children find a permanent, safe place to live. Newly hired employees holding a Master's Degree in Social Worker may qualify for an increase at the point of hire.

DFPS is committed to its employees' professional development and ongoing success and offers the DFPS Certification Program to enhance skills and advance careers within our organization. The program is tailored specifically for DFPS employees, provides the opportunity to earn additional compensation through a supportive learning environment that fosters growth and innovation, and equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed to deepen their expertise in their respective role.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs)

• Receives cases from investigators after children are removed from their homes, placed in CPS conservatorship, and placed in care outside their homes.
• Determines each child’s needs and ensuring that appropriate referrals for testing, evaluations, records, or further assessments are made. Ensures all services are focused on achieving positive permanency.
• Working with children, families, and communities to plan for a child's permanency.
• Identifying potential permanency resources for the child through ongoing contact with parents, family members, and other individuals the child and family identify as important to them.
• Searching for potential kinship providers throughout the case. Completing home studies of a child's family members or family friends (kinship providers) who might care for the child.
• Meets with the parents to assess risk and safety issues, identify behavior changes necessary to achieve child safety, referring parents to appropriate services to address the identified needs to move towards positive permanency. Discusses with parents their progress towards making changes to behaviors that pose dangers to their child(ren).