Permanency Team Lead - Child Welfare & Reunification

DePelchin Children’s Center; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Texans Together seeks a Permanency Supervisor to lead a team of Permanency Specialists delivering permanency, foster care, kinship, reunification, and family support services under the Texas CBC model.

The role requires oversight of staff performance, collaboration with courts, caregivers, schools, and providers, and ensuring services meet regulatory and policy standards. Travel within the service region may be required, with occasional after-hours duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services or closely related field; relevant experience considered in lieu of education.
• Minimum three (3) years of child welfare experience.
• Experience in foster care, permanency, conservatorship, reunification, kinship, family preservation, or adoption services.
• Minimum one (1) year supervisory, lead worker, or management experience.
• Experience working within Texas CBC/DFPS/SSCCs/CPA.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and support to assigned case management and program staff; include supervision, case consultation, performance evaluation, and professional development.
• Manage unit operations, caseload distribution, and staff workload to support timely, effective, and quality service delivery.
• Establish performance expectations, monitor staff performance, promote accountability, teamwork, retention, and continuous improvement.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of qualified child welfare professionals.
• Provide consultation and oversight for complex cases and critical decisions related to child safety, placement, and permanency.
• Ensure case planning and service delivery promote child safety, permanency, well-being, family engagement, and lasting connections.
• Ensure case documentation, assessments, service plans, and activities are timely and compliant.
• Promote trauma-informed, culturally responsive, strengths-based, family-centered practices.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Case management

Staff development

Trauma-informed care

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work or related field

Experience considered in lieu of education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Welfare information systems

Job description

Texans Together seeks a Permanency Supervisor to lead a team of Permanency Specialists delivering permanency, foster care, kinship, reunification, and family support services under the Texas CBC model.

The role requires oversight of staff performance, collaboration with courts, caregivers, schools, and providers, and ensuring services meet regulatory and policy standards. Travel within the service region may be required, with occasional after-hours duties.