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How much do cps worker jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 23, 2026, the average hourly pay for cps worker in the United States is $21.60, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.27 and $24.04 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a CPS worker?

CPS workers, or Child Protective Services workers, are professionals responsible for investigating reports of child abuse and neglect. Their primary role is to ensure the safety and well-being of children, often by conducting home visits, interviewing families, and coordinating with other agencies. If necessary, CPS workers may arrange for supportive services or, in severe cases, remove children from unsafe environments. They also work closely with law enforcement, schools, and the courts to protect children's rights and promote family stability.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be a CPS worker?

To thrive as a CPS Worker, you need a background in social work or a related field, often requiring a bachelor's or master's degree and, in many cases, relevant state certification. Familiarity with case management systems, documentation software, and knowledge of child welfare laws are essential technical requirements. Strong communication, empathy, resilience, and critical thinking help CPS Workers build trust with families and navigate emotionally challenging situations. These skills and qualities are crucial for ensuring child safety, effective intervention, and positive outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

What challenges do CPS workers face when managing caseloads, and how can they address them?

CPS Workers often manage a high volume of complex cases, each with its own set of unique family dynamics and urgent needs. Balancing thorough investigations with heavy paperwork and strict deadlines can be challenging, especially when prioritizing child safety. To address these challenges, effective time management, strong organizational skills, and consistent communication with supervisors and team members are crucial. Many agencies also provide ongoing training and peer support to help workers handle stress and maintain work-life balance.

How do I become a CPS worker?

To become a CPS worker, you typically need a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field, along with relevant experience or training in child welfare. Applicants must pass background checks, complete state-specific training, and obtain any required certifications or licenses. Strong communication, assessment skills, and the ability to handle sensitive situations are essential for this role.

How hard is it to get a CPS Worker job?

Securing a CPS Worker position typically requires relevant education, such as a degree in social work or a related field, and experience in child welfare or social services. The hiring process can be competitive and often involves background checks, interviews, and sometimes certification or licensing requirements depending on the jurisdiction.

What do CPS workers make?

CPS (Child Protective Services) workers typically earn an average salary ranging from $40,000 to $60,000 annually, depending on experience, location, and education level. They often work full-time in social service agencies, requiring skills in case management and knowledge of child welfare laws.
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Infographic showing various Cps Worker job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 72% Full Time, 21% Part Time, 1% Temporary, 3% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 95% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $44,925 per year, or $21.6 per hour.

CPS Conservatorship Worker

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Houston, TX • On-site

$3.8K - $5.3K/wk

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 12 days ago

Texas Health and Human Services rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 33 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

681st of 848 rated public administrative organizations

Job description

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: CPS Conservatorship Worker Job Title: CPS CVS Spec I Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc Department: Region 6A CPS Dir Del - CVS Posting Number: 20033 Closing Date: 08/26/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Protective Services Salary Range: $3,816.65- $5,372.41 Pay Frequency: MonthlySalary Group: TEXAS-B-17 Shift: Day Additional Shift: Days (First) Telework: Not Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 85% Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt Facility Location: Job Location City: HOUSTON Job Location Address: 3 NORTHPOINT DR Other Locations: MOS Codes: 0149,5805,5821,5822,5832,14N,14NX,183X,1N0X1,230X,311A,31D,351L,351M,35L,35M,42SX,43HX,4C0X1,4E0X1
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Brief Job Description:
Whenever a child must be removed from their home, Texas courts appoint Child Protective Services (CPS) to serve as a "Conservator" of the child. Conservatorship Specialists are a specific type of caseworker legally responsible for a child's welfare whenever they are removed from their home and monitors children's care while in CPS conservatorship. They work closely with parents, extended family, and legal parties to help children find a permanent, safe place to live.
Newly hired employees holding a Master's Degree in Social Worker may qualify for an increase at the point of hire.
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To explore more of what CPS Conservatorship Specialists do, click here.
For a realistic job preview of this position and to learn more DFPS, please click here. You will also have access to a self-assessment that will help you determine if this type of work is something that is a good fit for you.
DFPS is committed to its employees' professional development and ongoing success, and offers the DFPS Certification Program to enhance skills and advance careers within our organization. The program is tailored specifically for DFPS employees, provides the opportunity to earn additional compensation through a supportive learning environment that fosters growth and innovation, and equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed to deepen their expertise in their respective role.
Essential Job Functions (EJFs):
  • Receives cases from investigators after children are removed from their homes, placed in CPS conservatorship, and placed in care outside their homes.
  • Determines each child's needs and ensuring that appropriate referrals for testing, evaluations, records, or further assessments are made. Ensures all services are focused on achieving positive permanency.
  • Working with children, families, and communities to plan for a child's permanency.
  • Identifying potential permanency resources for the child through ongoing contact with parents, family members, and other individuals the child and family identify as important to them.
  • Searching for potential kinship providers throughout the case. Completing home studies of a child's family members or family friends (kinship providers) who might care for the child.
  • Meets with the parents to assess risk and safety issues, identify behavior changes necessary to achieve child safety, referring parents to appropriate services to address the identified needs to move towards positive permanency. Discusses with parents their progress towards making changes to behaviors that pose dangers to their child(ren).
  • Meets with children, parents, family friends, or foster homes in public as well as in their own homes.
  • Collaborates with a Placement Team, including Kinship staff, for placements, as needed.
  • Participates in meetings and conferences at times and places convenient for the family members as well as everyone involved in the case.
  • Visits children monthly to assess the child's feeling of safety in their current home, to plan for permanency, and to discuss their needs, wishes, and progress while in care
  • Attends and participates in court hearings about the child and family. This includes contacting the parties in the case before hearings, preparing court reports, and testifying in court on the child's needs, the family's progress, and the department's efforts to achieve permanency for the child.
  • Keeps the child's, parents, caregivers, court-appointed attorney and guardian ad litem(s) informed about the child's circumstances and significant events.
  • Works with the department's attorney to prepare for contested-court hearings and trials.
  • Works with kinship caregivers and foster parents to ensure that they have what they need to care for the child or youth placed with them i.e., keeping them informed about developments in the case, returning phone calls, and in some areas of the state being available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week at certain times.
  • Transitions children home during reunification services and provides support to the family until the legal case is closed.
  • Supervises adoptive placements until the adoption is final or until the case is transferred to an adoption caseworker.
  • Using effective time-management skills to make sure all key tasks are done.
  • Documents case records by completing forms, narratives, and reports to form a written record for each client.
  • Develops and maintains effective working relationships between Child Protective Services staff and law enforcement officials, judicial officials, legal resources, medical professionals, and other community resources.
  • Performs other duties as assigned and required to maintain unit operations.
  • Promotes and demonstrates appropriate respect for cultural diversity among coworkers, clients, and all work-related contacts.
  • Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave policy.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
  • Knowledge of child development
  • Knowledge of family dynamics
  • Skill in effective verbal and written communication.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
  • Skill in problem solving techniques
  • Ability to operate a personal computer.
  • Ability to travel and attend child and family visits as well as other work related appointments and meetings after 5pm.
  • Ability to be on call on a rotating basis and work irregular hours.
  • Ability to work in an emotion-filled environment and which may require conducting home visits in isolated or high crime areas and may involve exposure to substandard and unsanitary living conditions.

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:
This position requires use of the applicant's personal motor vehicle to complete job functions.
Applicants for positions must have a reliable motor vehicle, and acceptable driving record for the past five years, and a current, valid Texas driver's license appropriate for the vehicle and passenger or cargo load. Applicants must provide proof of driving record, insurance, and license.
Initial Screening Criteria:
Child Protective Services Conservatorship Worker I: An accredited Bachelor's degree OR accredited Associate's degree plus two (2) years of relevant work experience OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus two (2) years relevant work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus one (1) year of relevant work experience. Examples of relevant work experience in social, human, or protective services include paid or volunteer work within social service agencies or communities providing services to families or other at-risk populations.
Child Protective Services Conservatorship Worker II: An accredited Bachelor's degree OR accredited Associate's degree plus two (2) years of relevant work experience OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus two (2) years relevant work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus one (1) year of relevant work experience. Examples of relevant work experience in social, human, or protective services include paid or volunteer work within social service agencies or communities providing services to families or other at-risk populations. Employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist I for 9 months AND have received Child Protective Services Specialist Certification OR currently employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist II or Child Protective Investigations Specialist II in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services OR previously employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist II or Child Protective Investigations Specialist II in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Child Protective Services Conservatorship Worker III: An accredited Bachelor's degree OR accredited Associate's degree plus two (2) years of relevant work experience OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus two (2) years relevant work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus one (1) year of relevant work experience. Examples of relevant work experience in social, human, or protective services include paid or volunteer work within social service agencies or communities providing services to families or other at-risk populations. Employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist II for 9 months AND have received Advanced Child Protective Services Specialist Certification OR currently employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist III or Child Protective Investigations Specialist III in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services OR previously employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist III or Child Protective Investigations Specialist III in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Child Protective Services Conservatorship Worker IV: An accredited Bachelor's degree OR accredited Associate's degree plus two (2) years of relevant work experience OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus two (2) years relevant work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus one (1) year of relevant work experience. Examples of relevant work experience in social, human, or protective services include paid or volunteer work within social service agencies or communities providing services to families or other at-risk populations. Employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist III for 24 months AND have received Senior Advanced Child Protective Services Specialist Certification OR currently employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV or Child Protective Investigations Specialist IV in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services OR previously employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV or Child Protective Investigations Specialist IV in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Preferred Criteria
  • Degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Human Development and Family Studies, Education, or Public Health.
  • Previous professional or volunteer experience in a government agency, nonprofit, child protection, foster care, juvenile justice, mental health, or substance abuse services.
  • Familiarity with trauma-informed care or experience conducting interviews or assessments with children and families.

Additional Information:
Community-Based Care (CBC) is a new way to provide services than traditional foster care because it gives local communities the flexibility to draw on local strengths and resources and find innovative ways to meet the unique and individual needs of children and their families. CBC includes many of the services that Child Protective Services (CPS) normally provides. This includes foster care, case management, kinship, and reunification services. A single contractor in each designated community area creates a network of services, foster homes, and other living arrangements and, when ready, provides case management for each child and their family as well. CPS works with each contractor (Single Source Continuum Contractor or SSCC) to carefully manage the transition from traditional foster care to community-driven care. Full implementation of CBC is projected for the year 2029 across the state of Texas. With open proposal options, any given community or regional area may be selected for CBC transition. This position along with your job duties

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