Family Strengthening Supervisor

Salary Range:$69,472 - $71,000/annually

At Bethany Christian Services, we believe families provide the strongest foundation for care and connection. That's why we focus on strengthening and empowering families, always advocating for family-centered solutions to keep children safe. Our work began in 1944 with the care ofa single child. Today, inspired by our faith, our aim is to demonstrate thelove and compassion of Jesus in our services for children, youth, and families.

Working at Bethany means joining a team of nearly 2,000 dedicated professionals with diverse skills, serving communities across the country.

Together, we’re united in our 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 Family Strengthening Case Manager Supervisor, you will be primarily responsible for maintaining and strengthening family units through in-home services designed to prevent children from entering the foster care system. The Family Strengthening’s program works with family strengths, monitors the family dynamics, provides linkages to community resources, assists with housing or school issues, and provides information regarding child development/age- appropriate behavior and discipline as well as general case management services.

The program puts a strong emphasis on child safety and keeping the family together, and it also provides intensive in-home case management.

This position is expected to function effectively with moderate supervision while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with agency, federal, and state regulatory requirements.

• Lead and set the direction of case workers in alignment with job requirements, internal program and agency expectations, Administrative Codes, and licensing terms;
• Oversee the communication of information between the case worker and all parties involved in a case as it relates to medical, educational, and mental healthcare providers;
• Oversee and supervise the on-going assessment of child safety, and permanency and wellbeing functions;
• Oversee, lead, and provide final approval on the development and implementation of all plans designed to meet the needs of the children and the family;
• Perform quality checks on the placement and delivery of services by case workers to ensure all internal and external requirements are being met as it relates to biological, foster, and adoptive families;
• Attend court hearings, while also preparing and filing all court documents within the required timeframe, as necessary;
• Promote effective operations through hiring, training, and orientation of new hires;
• Conduct team supervision meetings with all direct reports on a weekly basis;
• Ensure agency policies and procedures are enforced through employee evaluations, conference request, time sheets, and reimbursement vouchers;
• Conduct case management with Child Welfare Services (CWS) cases, as needed;
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) or an academically equivalent Master’s degree in human services field from an accredited college with two (2) years of supervisory experience in a social work setting; or Master’s degree in related field of study from an accredited college and three (3) years of child welfare experience;
• When approved by DCFS Licensing in lieu of Master’s degree, Bachelor’s degree in social work of human services or an academic equivalent degree with three (3) years of experience in child welfare, human or social service setting and apply within 6 months/enroll within 18 months of employment in a graduate social work or human services program or an academically equivalent degree program;
• At least three (3) years of experience working in a child and family welfare agency, preferred;
• At least one (1) year of experience managing others and a team, preferred;
• Must have an ability to provide and/or obtain professional licensure or registration in the state of the work location;
• Demonstrate excellent clinical, therapeutic and crisis intervention skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Demons…