Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives?
As a Case Manager, you’ll work directly in the community to empower individuals on their journey toward stability and independence.
In this role, you will:
- Build meaningful connections while assessing client needs and creating personalized care plans.
- Link clients to vital resources and advocate for their success.
- Deliver culturally responsive, strengths-based support that improves quality of life.
If you’re driven by compassion, collaboration, and the desire to help others thrive, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Promote a rehabilitation and recovery-focused, consumer-driven, strength-based approach to case management and crisis services.
- Serve as primary case manager for assigned consumers, ensuring bi-weekly support contacts in appropriate settings.
- Develop and maintain consumer-driven service and safety plans, coordinate benefits, housing, and all aspects of service delivery.
- Locate consumers through family or community contacts when necessary.
- Collaborate with service providers, monitor progress, and maintain accurate records of hospitalizations, crises, and incarcerations.
- Gather and update social history and clinical summaries annually for each consumer.
- Participate in treatment team, service plan, and provider meetings; follow through on clinical decisions using problem-solving skills.
- Assist consumers with basic living needs, including housing, food, healthcare, transportation, socialization, education, and employment.
- Ensure annual physicals and monitor medical health through documentation.
- Complete reauthorization paperwork promptly and attend all meetings, supervision, and training professionally.
- Act as liaison with families, providers, and community supports; maintain professionalism per corporate policy.
- Complete all documentation accurately and on time; fulfill on-call duties as assigned.
This position is Community-based and requires travel to homes, and other community locations to provide services and support clients. Mileage reimbursement provided.
Get an inside look at life as a Case Manager at Merakey through our Case Manager Spotlight Page.
Hear directly from our team about what makes Merakey a place where you can grow, feel valued, and make a difference every day.
Earn $22.85 per hour*
*Additional $2 per hour available with the selection of our Enhanced Pay option!
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.
Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Preferred Qualifications- A high school diploma plus a minimum of 12 college credit hours in Psychology, Sociology, Social Welfare, Gerontology required and 2 years of behavioral health direct care experience required;
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- A Bachelor’s degree with major course work in sociology, social work, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, other related social sciences, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling, or education;
The candidate will have all of the following:
- Must possess a valid driver's license, insurance and have a clean driving record.
- Own a reliable vehicle.
- Must be able to work 9am-5pm Monday-Friday-OPTIONAL PAID ON-CALL AVAILABLE!
Skills preferred
- Experience in case management or related human services field preferred.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage a flexible schedule.
- Commitment to person-centered care and community-based service delivery.
Skills Required
- High school diploma plus a minimum of 12 college credit hours in Psychology, Sociology, Social Welfare, or Gerontology
- Two years of behavioral health direct care experience
- Bachelor's degree with major coursework in sociology, social work, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling, or education
- Valid driver's license, insurance, and clean driving record
- Own a reliable vehicle
- Ability to work 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (on-call available)
- Experience in case management or related human services field
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage a flexible schedule
- Commitment to person-centered care and community-based service delivery
Merakey Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Merakey and has not been reviewed or approved by Merakey.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as robust, with multiple medical plan options, telemedicine, care navigation support, and certain specialty medications available at no cost through an affiliated pharmacy.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies are structured with separate vacation, sick, and personal time allocations plus paid holidays, and vacation increases with tenure.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and practical supports include an employee assistance program, tuition support, caregiving resources, discounts, and early wage access that can improve day-to-day financial flexibility.
Merakey Insights
What We Do
Merakey is a leading developmental, behavioral health and education non-profit provider offering a breadth of integrated services to individuals and communities across the country. We leverage our size and expertise to develop innovative solutions and new models of care to meet the needs of individuals, their families, public and private healthcare funders and community partner organizations. We recognize that complex needs require a holistic approach. With our experience, expertise and compassion, we empower everyone within our communities to reach their fullest potential.
