Supervisor VHS Lewiston

Lewiston, ME - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Preble Streets Veteran Housing Services (VHS) provides services and supports toward overcoming barriers to finding and maintaining housing to veterans throughout Maine. With funding from the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) the VHS program offers case management; employment benefit and resource referrals; intensive housing counseling; and direct financial assistance for housing to veterans who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

The VHS program is seeking a Supervisor to join their team. The Supervisor works from the Lewiston office and supervises the casework team oversees and manages the day-to-day program tasks and participates in providing direct services to veterans.

The schedule for this position is Monday Friday; 8:00 am 4:30 pm.

Qualifications

Qualifications include a bachelors degree in social work or related field of study 3 years of relevant management and/or supervisory experience and experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance use related conditions; or comparable combination of education and relevant experience.

Additional requirements include the ability to lead supervise and direct the work of staff; strong communication de-escalation and crisis intervention skills; ability to work with and maintain professional boundaries with diverse populations; understanding of and alignment with Preble Streets mission; and commitment to providing low-barrier high-quality services to people experiencing homelessness; and strong organizational and computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

Compensation and Benefits

This full-time position offers an hourly rate of $29.19 as well as generous paid time off insurance and retirement plan benefits include:

4 weeks (160 hours accrued) vacation time 12 days (96 hours accrued) sick time 32 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 STD and LTD 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.

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

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.

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.

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionPreble Streets Veteran Housing Services (VHS) provides services and supports toward overcoming barriers to finding and maintaining housing to veterans throughout Maine. With funding from the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) the VHS program offe...