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Preble Street’s Veteran Housing Services (VHS) team provides services and supports to veterans throughout Maine toward overcoming barriers to finding and maintaining housing. With funding from the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), Preble Street’s 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.

A Caseworker position is available with VHS in the Lewiston office. The VHS casework team works across Maine to offer support to veterans and their families in finding and maintaining stable housing through community-based outreach and short-term, intensive, client-centered case management. Guided by Preble Street’s mission to provide low-barrier services to people experiencing homelessness, the work of the VHS team toward ending veteran homelessness is informed by Housing First, harm-reduction, and trauma-informed service approaches.

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

Qualifications for the position include a combination of work experience, education, and/or training likely to provide the skills and ability to perform the work of the Caseworker role. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred but not required; candidates with a comparable combination of education and experience are encouraged to apply.

Additional qualifications include an understanding of and alignment with Preble Street’s mission, positive regard for individuals accessing services for homelessness and poverty, commitment to providing low-barrier, high-quality services to people experiencing homelessness, strong organizational and computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office products, and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team. Veteran status is not required for this position.

Regional travel is required, with mileage reimbursement for personal vehicle use for work-related travel.

Compensation & Benefits

The hourly rate of pay for this full-time (40 hours/week) position is $23.12 per hour.

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 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 hr@preblestreet.org.

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.

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 don’t 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.