Permanency Specialist – Palo Pinto County

Job overview

The Permanency Specialist – Palo Pinto County role is onsite in Mineral Wells, TX. Compensation is not specified. Our Community Our Kids supports children and families through permanency planning and placement services. The specialist works to secure safe, permanent placements for children removed from their homes, monitoring their care and coordinating with parents, relatives, caregivers, legal parties, and service providers. The role supports children and families through placement, reunification, and adoption processes while maintaining case records and participating in court proceedings.

What you'll do

• Monitor children’s care while in placement
• assess needs and arrange referrals
• identify permanency resources and kinship providers
• meet with parents to assess safety and progress
• collaborate with placement teams
• visit children monthly
• attend court hearings, prepare reports, and testify as needed
• keep parents, caregivers, attorneys, and guardians ad litem informed
• support reunification and adoptive placements
• document case records
• recruit, train, study, license, and develop foster and adoptive homes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

permanency specialist

child welfare

foster care

adoption

case management

mineral wells tx

palo pinto county

family support

court hearings

kinship placement

human services

local and regional travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a human services field and two years of human services experience. Local, regional, and out-of-state travel may be needed; a personal vehicle is required.

About the employer

Our Community Our Kids is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.