Posted 5 days ago
Casual Hostel Worker
@ WNHAC
Kenora, Ontario
Overview
WNHAC, an Indigenous primary health care provider, is hiring a casual Hostel Worker on a per-diem basis, with shift work including weekends. The role supports clients and family members staying overnight at its 24/7 hostel in Kenora while they access health care, and includes intake, facility upkeep, documentation and resident daily-living support. The posting states a wage of $28.98 per hour and a deadline of November 16, 2026.
Pay:
$28.98 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Complete client intake and arrange services
- Keep facilities clean, safe and stocked
- Prepare reports and statistics
- Support residents with daily living skills
- Respond to crises and redeploy when needed
Requirements summary:
- OSSD or equivalent required
- Sound understanding of Indigenous culture
- Current criminal and vulnerable persons record check
- Willing to work shifts and weekends
- Health care experience an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-02
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Schedule | weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Care home, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, People with disabilities |
| Education | High school (required) |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
WNHAC
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 17 |
Hostel Worker
Casual
Multiple Existing Positions
We provide primary health care through a range of options including prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Our team includes health professionals, educators and support workers representing both traditional Indigenous and contemporary models of care, and uses wholistic health and community development concepts.
This is a casual position involving shift work, including weekends. The hostel operates 24/7 and provides a supportive environment for clients and family members requiring overnight accommodations; while accessing health care services in Kenora. Maintaining cleanliness of the facility is a requirement of the position. The position may also involve client and family crisis, and facilitating access to other WNHAC or community resources.
NOTE: Indigenous traditional practices involving burning sacred medicines including tobacco, sweetgrass, sage and cedar and other cultural protocols occur regularly within our work setting.
PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complete client intake and assist with accessing needed services, including health care, cultural supports, meals, and transportation.
- Work together as a team to maintain a safe, comfortable and clean facilities, and an adequate inventory of supplies.
- Prepare and complete documentation, including statistics and reports, to ensure appropriate accountability and effective communication.
- Support residential clients in a variety of ways such as role modeling, teachings, demonstrations and working alongside towards developing clients daily living skills.
- Other duties as required. In extenuating situations or in the event of an emergency, may be redeployed to ensure provision of essential services.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum OSSD or equivalent; some experience working in the health care field an asset
- Sound understanding of Indigenous culture, values, and perspectives;
- Experience working in an Indigenous organization; ability to understand and speak Anishinaabemowin is a definite asset
- Good oral and written communication skills (including computer skills)
- Good interpersonal skills to deal effectively with a wide variety of people
- Ability and willingness to work shift hours and weekends
- Current criminal/vulnerable person’s records check
- Commitment to ongoing training and professional development relevant to job requirements
- Positive attitude and capacity to act as a healthy lifestyle role model
Salary: $28.98/hour
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 16, 2026
Please apply via our careers page at: https://www.wnhac.org.
Casual Hostel Worker Position
Email: [email protected]
Website: WNHAC.org
Fax: (807) 467-8341
Phone: (888) MYWNHAC
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted. As an Indigenous employer we encourage First Nations, Inuit, and Metis applicants to apply. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and will provide accessibility accommodations as part of the application process upon request.
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