Teen Services As Needed Staff

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Preble Street - PORTLAND ME

Description

Preble Streets Teen Services programs work together to offer access to casework shelter housing food and other essential services 24 / 7 365 days a year to youth experiencing homelessness. Teen Shelter Services including the Teen Center and Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter is a hub of services for homeless and runaway youth offering 24 / 7 shelter and providing a warm safe space meals basic necessities and support in a low-barrier setting. An As Needed (per diem) Staff position is currently available to work with the Teen Shelter Services team providing comprehensive services to vulnerable youth. Working alongside caseworkers and other support staff members As Needed Staff responsibilities include engaging youth and building relationships providing program coverage maintaining client safety monitoring security of the building; and providing critical crisis intervention and support to youth.

As Needed Staff have the ability to select available shifts and may work up to 28 hours per week. Shifts may vary in length and include evening overnight (awake) and weekend hours.

Qualifications

Qualifications include education in social work or related field and experience working with youth experiencing homelessness or a comparable combination of education and experience. Also required are :

• An understanding of and alignment with Preble Streets mission.
• Positive regard for individuals accessing services for homelessness and poverty and commitment to providing low-barrier services.
• Strong de-escalation and crisis intervention skills.
• Capability to engage with and maintain professional boundaries with diverse populations.
• Ability to maintain a calm demeanor in challenging situations.
• Collaborative cooperative team-oriented work style.
• Reliability to work shifts as scheduled and ability to work overnight shifts.

The starting hourly rate of pay for As Needed Staff is $20.99 plus applicable shift differentials of $2.00 or $1.00 per hour when working in 24 / 7 programs : In addition to the base rate of pay direct service staff in 24 / 7 programs earn an additional $2.00 per hour for hours worked between 10 pm and 7 am or $1.00 per hour for hours worked between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm.

As Needed Staff may work up to 28 hours per week have flexible schedules and earn PTO based on hours worked .

To Apply : We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Streets website employment page. Applications (resume and cover letter preferred) may also be emailed to or mailed via USPS mail to Preble Street Human Resources 55 Portland Street Portland ME 04101. Please note that automatically generated confirmations of receipt will be sent in response to applications sent via email. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be otherwise contacted.

If you need assistance or accommodation in the application process please contact us at .

Preble Street is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and consider applications for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression military status age disability genetic information citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Preble Street recognizes that Black and Indigenous people people of color people from working class backgrounds people with disabilities LGBTQ2IA people and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they dont believe they meet every qualification described in a job posting.

Our hiring process recognizes the value of various lived experiences and backgrounds when assessing candidates.

Individuals from all cultures and communities are encouraged to apply.

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Employment Type : Unclear

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1