Hope House Shelter Navigator- 1st Shift
Hope House Shelter Navigator- 1st Shift
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Description
Hope House a Preble Street lowbarrier shelter located in Bangor Maine provides shelter and intensive services to individuals experiencing homelessness in a 24hour traumainformed environment grounded in social work best practices.
The Hope House Shelter Navigator is responsible for maintaining the safety of Hope House residents and for skills building activities daily living skills support crisis intervention and coverage activities during shifts. This position ensures the collection documentation and reporting of information and data as required; and works as a member of the Hope House team to support and achieve outcomes aligned with program goals and the agency mission.
Population Served: Individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
Schedule: Sunday Thursday 6am2:30pm
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred: Bachelors degree in social work or related field of study and experience in direct service provision to people experiencing homelessness or comparable combination of education and relevant experience.
Required skills and knowledge include:
- Understanding of the Preble Street mission and harm reduction
- Understanding and positive regard for individuals experiencing homelessness and/or living in poverty.
- Understanding of lowbarrier services and related challenges.
- Understanding of mental illness substance use and cooccurring disorders
- Ability to establish and maintain boundaries within diverse populations.
- Effective crisis intervention skills.
Qualifications
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 shift differentials of $1.00 per hour for all hours actually worked between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00pm or $2.00 per hour for all hours actually worked between the hours of 10:00 pm and 7:00 am.
Generous paid time off insurance and retirement plan benefits include:
- 160 hours 4 weeks accrued) vacation time 96 hours 12 days accrued) sick time 32 hours personal time 12 Paid Holidays
- Health insurance w/ 100 employerpaid option; Dental insurance w/ 100 employerpaid option; Vision insurance; Employerpaid life and disability insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan w/ employer match
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 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 law.
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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