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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailFlorence House one of Preble Streets Housing First programs provides comprehensive supportive services shelter and permanent housing for women 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Florence House currently has an available 3rd shift Housing Support Staff position. This direct service position outreaches and engages with clients and tenants participates in casework service provision provides program coverage and maintains safety in program spaces provides crisis intervention and support and assists clients and tenants in meeting housing goals and maintaining housing stability.
Schedules available:Sunday Wednesday 10pm8am OR Thursday Sunday 10pm8am
Qualifications include a combination of work experience education and/or training likely to provide the skills knowledge and ability to perform the work of the Housing Support Staff as well as an understanding of and alignment with Preble Streets mission positive regard for individuals accessing services for homelessness and poverty and a commitment to providing lowbarrier services. Mental Health Support Specialist (MHSS) certification is required and can be obtained on the job/after hire.
Required skills and knowledge include strong communication deescalation and crisis intervention skills; familiarity with community resources; ability to work with and maintain professional boundaries with diverse populations; and the ability to work as part of a team.
Housing Support Staff are required to remain awake for the duration of shifts and require work during evening overnight and weekend hours with regular and consistent attendance.
Compensation and Benefits
The hourly rate of pay for this fulltime 40 hours/week) position is $22.45 per hour plus shift differentials of $1 or $2 per hour. This position is eligible for shift differentials of $2.00 per hour for all hours actually worked between the hours of 10:00 pm and 7:00 am or $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:
To Apply We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Streets website employment page. Applications (cover letter and resume) may also be emailed to or mailed via USPS mail to Preble Street Human Resources 55 Portland Street Portland ME 04101.
Please note that automaticallygenerated confirmations of receipt will be sent in response to applications sent via email. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be otherwise contacted.
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 and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. We do not discriminate based on 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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