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At the Recuperative Care Program Preble Street works in partnership with Greater Portland Health and Maine Medical Center in an innovative program that provides medical services and social services to people experiencing homelessness who have been discharged from hospital care offering a safe supportive environment in which to recover in a 15bed 24hour traumainformed care facility.
A Caseworker position with a daytime shift is available on the Recuperative Care Program Team. RCP Caseworkers support and facilitate the continued recovery of clients receiving medical and behavioral health care by providing direct services maintaining a safe environment and ensuring staff coverage in the program and performing comprehensive case management services.
This is a fulltime 1st shift position with the schedule: Sunday Thursday 7:30am3:30pm
Qualifications include a bachelors degree in social work or related field of study and experience in or relevant to providing direct services to people experiencing homelessness or a comparable combination of education and relevant experience.
Also required are positive regard for individuals accessing services for homelessness and poverty; a commitment to providing lowbarrier services; strong communication deescalation and crisis intervention skills; familiarity with community resources; strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain documentation of services; ability to work with and maintain professional boundaries with diverse populations; and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. Please note that COVID19 vaccination status is required to be uptodate upon hire and to maintain uptodate vaccination status for the duration of employment.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The hourly rate of pay for this fulltime 40 hours/week) position is $22.45 per hour. As a direct service position in a 24/7 program this position is eligible for the coverage program shift differential 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:
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.
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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 encourageapplications 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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