Texas Department of Family & Protective Services

Buyer needs hospital sitting services for children in DFPS conservatorship who are hospitalized due to illness or injury. The services include providing appropriate supervision and basic child care when a DFPS staff person or foster parent is unavailable. Sitters must be available 24/7 and ensure they remain awake and observant of the child at all times. The contract may also require court-related and case consultation services based on the hospital sitting services provided.

• 4/3/2025 - Open Enrollment Period Begins
• 9/1/2025 - Anticipated Contract Start Date
• 8/31/2030 - Proposal Due Date

• Two years of full-time service management experience
• Two years relevant financial management experience
• Hospital sitters must be at least 21 years old
• Hospital sitters must have high school diploma or GED
• Hospital sitters must have one year experience working with children
• Hospital sitters must complete trauma informed care training
• Hospital sitters must be screened for tuberculosis

• Provide 24/7 hospital sitting services for children in DFPS conservatorship
• Ensure sitters are always awake and observant of the child
• Develop a network of qualified and trained hospital sitters
• Provide trauma-informed care to hospitalized children
• Interact appropriately with children based on their age and medical condition
• Assist with feeding children as needed and approved by medical staff
• Report changes in child's condition to charge nurse and DFPS staff
• Maintain confidentiality of client information and records
• Provide court-related services when requested by DFPS
• Offer case consultation services when requested by DFPS