Project CONNECT Rapid Rehousing Caseworker

The Project CONNECT Rapid Rehousing Services Caseworker, based in Portland, provides case management and housing-related services while ensuring the safety of clients and program spaces; participates in program coverage and outreach activities; ensures the collection, documentation and reporting of information and data as required; and works as a member of the RRHS team to support and achieve outcomes aligned with program goals and the agency mission. 

Project CONNECT is a mobile health outreach program that delivers low-barrier, trauma-informed treatment for psychiatric, and substance use disorders to individuals experiencing homelessness (IEH) in the Greater Portland area. Project CONNECT services include outreach and engagement; complex care management, coordination and transition; harm reduction; medical care; basic needs; peer support navigation; and rapid re-housing services (RRHS). The Project CONNECT RRHS Caseworker will work closely with the Project CONNECT team at the Maine Health Preble Street Learning Collaborative to provide rapid re-housing services to CONNECT patients.

Population Served: Project CONNECT clients, People experiencing homelessness

Qualifications

The Project CONNECT RRH Caseworker qualifications include bachelor’s degree in social work or related field and experience relevant to working with people experiencing homelessness, or a comparable combination of education and experience.

Caseworkers must also have an understanding of and alignment with Preble Street’s mission, positive regard for individuals accessing services for homelessness and poverty, and a commitment to providing low-barrier services, as well as strong communication, de-escalation, and crisis intervention skills; familiarity with community resources; ability to develop productive, collaborative relationships with community partners and landlords; strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain documentation of services; ability to maintain professional boundaries with diverse populations; and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position with a Monday-Friday schedule, offering competitive pay at $22.45/hour and generous paid time off, insurance, and retirement plan benefits, including:

• 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% 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 website employment page. Applications (cover letter and resume) 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.

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 do not discriminate based on 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. We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace, and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. 

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.