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Merakey
Elsmere, Delaware

Children's Behavioral Health Case Manager

Healthcare AdminIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$20.67/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team?

At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a Case Manager to join our Children's Behavioral Health Program serving Clients in New Castle County, Delaware

Earn $20.67/hour!

The Case Manager Will

  • Coordinate resources and information pertinent to client needs.
  • Effectively and efficiently documents all coordination of resources.
  • Coordinate referrals for client specific discharge planning; ensuring that the family actively participates in creating a multi-faceted discharge plan; one which represents the family’s choice for service providers, and community resources.
  • Monitor record keeping, compliance and authorized units remaining, ensures that client charts are up-to-date and include all necessary documentation, including documentation of significant incidents within 24 hours as needed (incident reports).
  • Monitor/assess documents safety
  • Complete necessary documentation of each case, which complies with the standards set by Merakey, county MHDS/CASSP, OMHSAS, and other licensing/regulatory/payor organizations.
  • Case sessions are primarily delivered in the community (client homes, schools, etc.), case management can be in an office environment or community.

May at times be required to work evenings and/or weekends to meet the needs of the clients. This position may require on-call coverage.

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

  • merakey.org

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!

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • At least 1 year of experience working with children/adolescents
  • Valid Driver's License and clean driving record
  • Able to work Monday-Friday with an ON-CALL rotation

Key Responsibilities

The Case Manager coordinates resources, referrals, and discharge planning for children and families within the behavioral health program. They are responsible for maintaining accurate client records, ensuring regulatory compliance, and monitoring safety in community and office settings.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Resource coordinationCompliance monitoringSafety assessmentClient advocacyIncident reporting

Healthcare Administration Career Context

Of the 40 active Healthcare Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 28% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$43k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Healthcare Administration pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution23 jobs · 19 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.9
Better work-life than 50% of Healthcare Administration listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,257 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Elsmere

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Median resident rent
$1,339/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Merakey

Non-profit Organizations
Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement plan (pre-tax and Roth options)
DailyPay
Goga well-being platform
Care.com backup childcare and elder care
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships
Employee discounts and savings programs