Anti-Trafficking Services Minors Caseworker

PREBLE STREET•Portland, OR

10d•$23

About The Position

For over 10 years, Preble Street has been a leader in the anti-trafficking movement in Maine. Working with a network of partners to promote individual and systemic justice, Preble Street’s Anti-Trafficking Services (ATS) provides survivor-centered services toward healing, growth, and self-sufficiency to people who have been trafficked and forced into commercial sex work, domestic services, agricultural work, restaurant work, or other labor. Preble Street is seeking a full-time Caseworker to work with the ATS team to provide intensive case management and targeted outreach activities children and youth victims of human trafficking. While facilitating access to other supportive services to ensure basic needs are met, Caseworkers also provide crisis intervention and support; participate in program coverage; collaborate with youth-serving community partners to provide a survivor-centered continuum of care; document and report services provided; and work collaboratively with the ATS team toward offering high-quality services and meeting program objectives. These roles will also participate in milieu management and other program activities in the Preble Street Teen Center and various other community locations. Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm with occasional evening and weekend hours as required. This role will work throughout York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, and Sagadahoc counties in Maine. This position could be based out of the Preble Street offices in Portland or Lewiston.

Requirements

Caseworkers’ qualifications include a combination of education or study in social work or related field and relevant experience, OR comparable combination of education and lived experience.
understanding of and commitment to low-barrier service provision, Housing First principles, harm reduction, and empowerment approaches, and issues related to human trafficking survivors and other experiences of trauma
understanding of systemic racism, oppression, social and economic justice
positive regard for individuals fleeing violence, experiencing homelessness, poverty, engaging in commercial sex, and other complex situations
effective crisis intervention skills
the ability to maintain professional boundaries
collaborative work style
computer skills
strong written and verbal communication skills
Reliable transportation is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bi/multi-lingual skills

Responsibilities

provide intensive case management
targeted outreach activities children and youth victims of human trafficking
facilitating access to other supportive services to ensure basic needs are met
provide crisis intervention and support
participate in program coverage
collaborate with youth-serving community partners to provide a survivor-centered continuum of care
document and report services provided
work collaboratively with the ATS team toward offering high-quality services and meeting program objectives
participate in milieu management and other program activities in the Preble Street Teen Center and various other community locations