ICPC Specialist: Foster Care & Permanency Advocate

Depelchin-Children; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Texans Together is seeking an ICPC Specialist to manage a high-volume caseload across permanency stages, including reunifications, kinship placements, and foster-adopt activities, while coordinating with DFPS, courts, and community partners. Travel across the 12-county region is expected.Required: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or a related field, plus at least two years of child welfare experience and prior ICPC familiarity. Preferred: experience with DFPS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum two years of relevant work experience in child welfare.

Responsibilities

• Manages a high-volume caseload across permanency stages including reunifications and kinship placements.
• Coordinates with DFPS, courts, and community partners to advance permanency plans.
• Completes home studies for relatives and kinship caregivers and prepares supervision reports.
• Maintains complete, accurate case documentation and timely case records.
• Travel across Regions 6a/6b to support field work as needed.

Skills

ICPC processes

Case management

Permanency planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or related field

Job description

Texans Together is seeking an ICPC Specialist to manage a high-volume caseload across permanency stages, including reunifications, kinship placements, and foster-adopt activities, while coordinating with DFPS, courts, and community partners. Travel across the 12-county region is expected.Required: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or a related field, plus at least two years of child welfare experience and prior ICPC familiarity. Preferred: experience with DFPS.