Logan Place Caseworker - 1st Shift

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

Preble Street - PORTLAND, ME

Description

Logan Place, a Preble Street Housing First program, provides housing and 24-hour comprehensive, supportive services for 30 adults who have experienced chronic homelessness.

Logan Place has been a model for a real solution to the problem of homelessness in our communities since 2005 , based on the principles that everyone deserves housing and the support necessary to maintain it.

Logan Place currently has a Caseworker position with a daytime, 1

shift schedule. Caseworkers provide casework services, outreach and engage with tenants, provides program coverage and maintain safety in program spaces, and provide crisis intervention and support toward assisting tenants in maintaining housing stability.

The schedule for this position is Tuesday-Friday, 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm, and Saturday 8 : 00am - 4 : 00pm.

Qualifications

Qualifications include related experience in, or relevant to, providing direct services to people experiencing homelessness, or a comparable combination of education and relevant experience.

Additional qualifications include an understanding of and alignment with Preble Street's mission, positive regard for individuals accessing services for homelessness and poverty, and a commitment to providing low-barrier services.

• Also required are s trong communication, de-escalation, and crisis intervention skills; familiarity with community resources;
• strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain documentation of services; ability to work effectively with and maintain professional boundaries with diverse populations;

and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly rate of pay for this full-time (40 hours / week) position is $20.70 per hour, plus applicable shift differentials.

As a direct service position in a 24 / 7 program, this position is eligible for shift differentials of $1.00 per hour for all hours actually worked between the hours of 7 : 00am and 10 : 00pm.

Generous paid time off, insurance, and retirement plan benefits include :

• 4 weeks / 160 hours (accrued) vacation time, 12 days / 96 hours (accrued) sick time, 2 days / 16 hours personal time, 12 paid holidays.
• health insurance w / 100% employer-paid option; dental insurance w / 100% employer-paid option; vision insurance; employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan w / employer match.

To Apply : We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Street's website employment page. Applications (resume and cover letter, preferred) may also be emailed to employment@preblestreet.

org 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 [email protected] .

Preble Street, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, has been working since 1975 to provide best practice social services that meet urgent needs and end hunger and homelessness for individuals and families in Maine living in poverty.

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.