Preble Street Hiring for Supervisor – Veterans Housing Services (Bangor) at Portland, ME  Full Time

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.

Preble Street is seeking a full-time Supervisor for the VHS program’s Bangor office. Guided by Preble Street’s mission and informed by Housing First, harm-reduction, and trauma-informed service approaches, the Supervisor is a member of the VHS management team and oversees the day-to-day program tasks, supervises casework staff, and participates in providing direct, supportive services to Veterans and their families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in finding and maintaining housing.

This is a full-time, community-based position with a schedule of Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm with occasional evening and weekend hours as required.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s 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 Street’s mission; 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

The hourly rate of pay for this full-time (40 hours/week) position is $26.00 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, 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, STD, and LTD 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 law.