Parent Program Specialist

Parent Program Specialist

Date: Dec 19, 2025

Location:AUSTIN, TX

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

You also might qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which could help you pay off federal student loans faster.

You can see all the details here: ERS recruitment brochure

Functional Title: Parent Program Specialist
Job Title: Family Svcs Spclst II
Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc
Department: CPS BPD Best Practices CAPTA
Posting Number: 12122
Closing Date: 01/02/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Protective Services
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-22
Salary Range: $4, $7,761.50
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Shift: Day
Additional Shift: Days (First)
Telework: Not Eligible for Telework
Travel: Up to 25%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
Facility Location:
Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 4900 N LAMAR BLVD
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Brief Job Description:

Performs highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves planning, developing, and implementing an agency program and providing consultative services and technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, or the general public. May supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Plans, develops, and implements agency programs and action plans to initiate new programs or improve current services.

• Identifies research, training materials, and assessment tools for staff on current models used by other states or programs to assist in developing best practice models and collaborating with the other State/community organizations working on specialized research projects

• Plans, develops and implements parent/family support activities and statewide Parent Collaboration Groups (PCGs) and participates in regional PCGs, regional and statewide meetings/conferences, and/or other similar supportive services to ensure consistent delivery of supportive services that promote family engagement and reunification.

• Consults with the training department, leadership and regional staff on the development of agency professional development training to ensure a balanced perspective is provided and staff can understand the challenges and benefits to engaging with families.

• Develops regional policies, procedures, protocols and initiatives to create a statewide process that embraces family strengths to resolve family issues

Oversees and/or evaluates administrative reports, studies, and specialized research projects.

• Reviews and evaluates service delivery through input from field staff and review of management reports and special studies to recommend adjustments to improve program effectiveness and accessibility.

• Conducts targeted research projects on parenting program models used in other states or agencies and prepares summary reports for leadership with recommendations for potential implementation to DFPS services.

Conducts and coordinates surveys, inspections, or reviews to determine compliance with certification requirements, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Conducts research and analyzes information from other agency divisions, other state agencies, community and advocacy groups, and other states for the purpose of program planning and development.

• Evaluates and interprets state and federal legislation and judicial mandates to ensure parenting education providers are in compliance with requirements.

• Coordinates surveys with regional staff and caregivers to assess whether family support services meet required policy and quality standards, using results to identify areas needing corrective action or enhancement.

Studies and analyzes operations and problems and prepares reports of findings and recommendations.

• Reviews and evaluates service delivery to children and families through input from field staff and review of management reports and special studies. These may include but are not limited to case documentation, Family Group Conferences, case consultations,