{"id":45634,"date":"2025-09-12T15:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=45634"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:37:16","slug":"dfps-is-hiring-join-their-team-as-a-cps-program-support-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/09\/12\/dfps-is-hiring-join-their-team-as-a-cps-program-support-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"DFPS is hiring! Join their Team as a CPS Program Support Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45635\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/09\/12\/dfps-is-hiring-join-their-team-as-a-cps-program-support-specialist\/dfps-job-opening-flyer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?fit=480%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DFPS job opening flyer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?fit=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?fit=480%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?resize=480%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?resize=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?resize=260%2C279&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DFPS-job-opening-flyer.png?resize=160%2C172&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office of the Texas Governor, Governor&#8217;s Committee on People with Disabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DFPS is hiring! Join their Team as a CPS Program Support Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is seeking a Child Protective Services (CPS) Program Support Specialist to join their team. This role plays a vital part in supporting Deaf and hard of hearing children and youth in conservatorship by providing program guidance, technical assistance, and compliance support.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Austin, TX (with telework options)<br \/>\nPosition: Full-time<br \/>\nSalary: $4,263 \u2013 $6,779 per month<br \/>\nApplication Deadline: September 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why join DFPS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families.<\/li>\n<li>Access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).<\/li>\n<li>Competitive benefits: health insurance, paid leave, wellness programs, and retirement options including 401(k) and 457 plans.<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities for growth, professional development, and flexible work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you ready to bring your skills to a mission that matters?<\/p>\n<p>Apply today: CPS Program Support Specialist<\/p>\n<p>Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.hhs.texas.gov\/dfpsjobs\/job\/DALLAS-CPS-Prgm-Support-Spec-FSS-I-TX-75201\/1322643100\/\">https:\/\/careers.hhs.texas.gov\/dfpsjobs\/job\/DALLAS-CPS-Prgm-Support-Spec-FSS-I-TX-75201\/1322643100\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Office of the Texas Governor, Governor&#8217;s Committee on People with Disabilities DFPS is hiring! Join their Team as a CPS Program Support Specialist The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is seeking a Child Protective Services (CPS) Program&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/09\/12\/dfps-is-hiring-join-their-team-as-a-cps-program-support-specialist\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[21,27987,10858,27986,31,32,27985,6787],"class_list":["post-45634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-austin","tag-child-protective-services","tag-cps","tag-dfps","tag-job","tag-opportunity","tag-program-support-specialist","tag-texas-department-of-family-and-protective-services"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-bS2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":722,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2006\/11\/07\/november-is-national-adoption-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":45634,"position":0},"title":"November is &#8220;National Adoption Month&#8221;","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"November 7, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2018Why Not Me?\u2019 Campaign Seeks Foster and Adoptive Families for CPS Kids November 6, 2006 During November, National Adoption Month, DFPS is launching a new statewide adoption campaign called \u201cWhy Not Me?\u201d It\u2019s a question hundreds of older foster children awaiting adoption ask every day. 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