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Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES APS Investigator Specialist in WICHITA FALLS, Texas

Job/Position DescriptionAPS INV Specialist IOVERVIEWAn APS Investigator Specialist protects the elderly and adults with disabilities who are unable to protectthemselves. An APS Investigator Specialist has a very challenging job that can be stressful at times and#150;but there are few occupations that offer more opportunities to learn new things about families, your community and yourself.An Adult Protective Services Investigator Specialist- SAO APS InvestigatorSpecialist.Newly hired employees holding a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Social Work also qualify for an automaticstarting salary increase of 3.4% or 6.8%, respectively.WHY WORK FOR DFPS?The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting the unprotected and#151;children, elderly, and people with disabilities and#151; from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. DFPS accomplishes thisresponsibility by employing over 12,000 workers who live up to the agency's Mission, Vision, and Values inservice to the citizens of Texas.DFPS is not only a qualifying organization for the Service Loan Forgiveness Program{target="blank"}, which forgives the remainingbalance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments, but also offers excellent health benefits,special discounts on many products and services through the Discount PurchaseProgram, a lifetime monthly retirement annuity as well as Texa$aver 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement Systemof Texas. An additional benefit you will receive is 12 days of paid annual leave, 12 sick days, and the potential toearn up to four days of administrative leave each year. Your annual paid leave accrual increases as your tenureincreases.HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS:To explore more of what Adult Protective Services Investigators do, click here.To view a realistic online video about Adult Protective Services Investigations workers and clients, please clickhere{target="blank"}.You will also have access to a self-assessment that will help you determine if this type of work is something thatis a good fit for you.Essential Job FunctionsInvestigates reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of elderly or disabled adults to assess the urgency of theproblem by interviewing clients, family members and other to gather social, functional, physical and mentalemotionalinformation for evaluation.and#149; Provides services after normal working hours and on weekends to maintain 24 hour coverage, includingreceiving reports of alleged abuse, neglect or exploitation.and#149; Determines temporary or long-term action to be taken to remove or lessen an immediate threat to the life orhealth of an adult protective services client to include counseling clients and caregivers, providing information and referral services, testifying in court to seek emergency protective services, finding alte https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=590776 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.

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