Home and Community Care Representative

Title: Home and Community Care Representative
Department: Health
Community: Arviat
Requisition Number:
Type of Employment: Indeterminate
Salary range: $80,652.00 to $91,545.00 per year, 37.5 hours/week
Northern Allowance: $22,622.00 per year
Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available
Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union
Closing date: Click or tap to enter a date. @ 11:59 p.m. central time
This employment opportunity is restricted to all Nunavut Inuit.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Home and Community Care, the incumbent provides Inuktitut and English, interpretive, health and support services to clients to enable them to stay in their homes and to promote the optimal level of functioning in activities of daily living. As the successful candidate, you will work closely with the Home Care Nurse, and you will be a significant contact for the client and his/her family. The Home and Community Care Representative is an integral part of the services offered in the program and is vital to the effectiveness and efficiency of the program’s operation.

The Home & Community Care Representative will participate in local information and communication processes to inform and educate the community about the Nunavut Home & Community Care Program and developments, providing translations and interpretation for unilingual clients and public. You will ensure that all clients, family and programming information, records and communication are treated with strict confidentiality and you may conduct portions of the initial client assessments and reassessments, working with the Program Supervisor. You will also ensure activity reports and all other summaries and evaluative reports are completed and submitted in a timely way, links with health promotions, environmental health programs, mental health programs, dental programs, social service programs and others. Making appointments for clients with health care team members; delivering, picking up, maintaining and cleaning equipment under the equipment loan program. Provides operational coverage for HCCW II duties when necessary, while the role’s primary accountabilities remain program coordination, communication, and quality oversight.

The knowledge, skills and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a recognized Grade 12 diploma and plus 1 year of related experience. The successful candidate must be able to work closely with the Health Care team, ability to read and write in English/Inuktitut, good judgement and discretion, ability to problem solve. As a successful candidate, you must be willing to work independently and under indirect supervision. Possess or ability to obtain a Class 5 driver’s license.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered.

Current CPR/First, experience in client care navigation and computer skills are assets. Knowledge of hand washing and good hygiene is desirable.

Knowledge of Inuit language, communities, culture, land and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.