Preble Street Hiring for Florence House Shelter Supervisor at Portland, ME  Full Time

Florence House, one of Preble Street’s Site-based Housing First and emergency shelter programs, meets urgent needs and provides evidence based, sustainable solutions to homelessness, offering comprehensive supportive services, shelter, and permanent housing for women 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

A Shelter Supervisor position is currently available in this service-inclusive, client-centered shelter program. The Shelter Supervisor works as a member of the collaborative Florence House and agency management team, supervising the shelter caseworker team and overseeing casework and program activities to ensure the program provides low-barrier, accessible, supportive services to clients accessing the Florence House emergency shelter and safe havens. The Shelter Supervisor also contributes to the daily management and operations of the program, providing program coverage and direct services to clients and tenants and performing administrative and management tasks.

The schedule for this full-time (40 hours/week), 1^st shift position is Tuesday – Saturday 7am-3:30pm.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with 3 to 5 years relevant, related experience leading a team, or a comparable combination of education, training, and work experience. MHRT-C Certification or eligibility for certification and experience working with people experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance use disorders are also required qualifications.

Additional requirements include the ability to lead, supervise, and direct the work of direct service 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 Street’s mission; and commitment to providing low-barrier, high-quality services with a trauma-informed, harm-reduction approach.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The hourly rate of pay for this full-time (40 hours/week) position is $26.97 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, 2 days/16 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 and disability insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan w/ employer match

To Apply: We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Street’s . Applications (resume and cover letter, preferred) may also be emailed to [email protected] 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 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.