Safety Case Manager

Job Category
:
Social Services - Domestic Programs

Requisition Number
: SAFET
001666

• Posted :
  September 21, 2026
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Effingham, IL 62401, USA

• Pay or shift range: $29.71 USD to $31.50 USD
  This is the expected starting range for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Rooted in our Christian faith, Bethany Christian Services works to ensure children are safe, loved, and connected through family. Across 29 states, we strengthen families, support foster care and adoption, and walk alongside refugees with compassion. Here, living out your faith means using your gifts to bring hope and make a lasting impact.

Working at Bethany means joining a team of dedicated professionals with diverse skills, serving communities across the country. Together, we’re united in our Christian mission and these shared values:
We’re motivated by our faith, we support one another, we champion justice, we pursue excellence, and we’re in it for the long haul. As a Safety Case Manager, you’ll help carry this mission forward and make a meaningful impact every day.

• Oversee and manage services being provided in the in-home Impending Danger Plan; directly provide in-home safety services to children and caregivers as indicated by the plan daily to weekly as needed;
• Maintain oversight of safety services providers (including family/network supports when used as safety service providers): identify and assess suitability, coordinate participation, and support consistent plan implementation;
• Provide weekly updates to the IFS Worker on safety service provision and the current sufficiency of the Impending Danger Plan;
• Respond to disruptions in safety services, arrange alternative coverage when necessary, and immediately notify the IFS Worker when the plan is deteriorating or becomes insufficient;
• Deliver or coordinate safety-related interventions aligned to safety services such as behavioral management, crisis management, social and separation supports when indicated;
• Document all services and contracts in the DCFS-identified case management system; maintain weekly case notes on safety management oversight and service delivery;
• Provide timely support to clients during crisis situations, including availability outside of regular business hours as needed;
• Assist with housing or school issues as needed;
• Conduct weekly house visits to meet with families at various hours of the day as scheduled in some neighborhoods categorized as potentially high-risk;
• May provide case management for the Intact program for the assigned region as needed;
• Serve as a resource of information between all parties involved in the case and identified stakeholders regarding medical, educational and mental health providers;
• Conduct visits with children, parents and/or caregivers that include the on-going assessment of child safety, permanency and well-being;
• Partners with the Intact Family Strengthening worker and Case Aide to provide team support for each family referred to the program;
• Develop and implement a plan that meets the needs of the children and the family;
• Perform case management responsibilities in accordance with state and federal laws, Department of Children and Families Administrative Codes and Operating Procedures, funding source policies and internal policies on child abuse, abandonment, and neglect within required time frames;
• Attend court hearings, prepare and file all court documents within required time frames;
• Travel on a regular basis to external parties;
• Demonstrate flexibility with working hours outside of the normal business hours to meet the needs of the role to include…