VHS Outreach Caseworker (Lewiston)
About The Position
Preble Street’s Veteran Housing Services (VHS) team provides services and support 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 full-Time VHS Outreach Caseworker position is currently available, with 40 hour/week schedule. The VHS Outreach Caseworker is a member of the VHS casework team working across Maine to offer support to Veterans and their families in finding and maintaining housing. Guided by Preble Street’s mission and informed by Housing First, harm-reduction, and trauma-informed service approaches, Outreach Caseworker provides outreach and transitional case management to veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, facilitating access and connections to available resources for housing, medical care, mental health, and substance use disorder services and benefits. The Outreach Caseworker will also cultivate and maintain collaborative, positive relationships with service providers, law enforcement, shelter staff, and other community partners to maximize available resources for veterans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field
- Experience working with veterans, people experiencing homelessness, or similar populations, or a comparable combination of work experience, education, and/or training.
- Understanding of and alignment with Preble Street’s mission and positive regard for people experiencing homelessness and poverty
- Knowledge of issues related to homelessness
- Commitment to providing low-barrier, high-quality services to people experiencing homelessness
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with team members and community partners
- Regional travel is required, with mileage reimbursement for personal vehicle use for work-related travel.
Responsibilities
- Outreach and transitional case management to veterans experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
- Facilitating access and connections to available resources for housing, medical care, mental health, and substance use disorder services and benefits.
- Cultivate and maintain collaborative, positive relationships with service providers, law enforcement, shelter staff, and other community partners to maximize available resources for veterans.
Benefits
- 160 hours vacation time, 96 hours sick time, 32 hours personal time (accrued), 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
