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Homemaker
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a Homemaker for its Mental Health and Addictions Program's Assertive Community Treatment Team in Waterford. The role provides direct home support and community access to clients with severe and persistent mental illness, on temporary full-time 8 and 12 hour shifts (75 hours biweekly) at CG23, $22.50 to $24.74 per hour, until March 31, 2027.
Responsibilities:
- Assist clients with cooking, shopping, money management and housekeeping
- Encourage personal care and support medication compliance
- Observe and report changes in client health status
- Accompany clients to recreational and community activities
- Advocate for client resources and provide emotional support
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary education in mental health
- Experience with severe and persistent mental illness
- BLS certification
- Valid Newfoundland and Labrador Class 5 licence and personal vehicle
- Satisfactory record of work performance
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Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-09
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 |
| Hours per week | 75 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Client sites, Home, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · lift 10 lb · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | Class 5, BLS |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Mental Health |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 990 |
Job description
| Zone: Eastern Urban Zone Location: Waterford Homemaker Mental Health and Addictions Program Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT Team) Temporary Full-time (until March 31, 2027, with the possibility of extension) NAPE HS 23799RP1 |
|---|
| Hours | 75 biweekly (8 & 12 hour shift work; days, evenings, weekends) |
| Salary | CG23 (CAD22.50 - CAD24.74 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0031069 |
| Posted Date | 2026-11-09 |
| Closing Date | 2026-11-16 |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job Summary As part of the ACT Team, this position provides direct home support and community access to clients with severe and persistent mental illness. This position provides a full range of services including assisting clients with life skills (cooking, shopping, money management, housekeeping, making and attending appointments). They will encourage personal care and assist with medication compliance. The homemaker will be responsible for observing for changes in health status and reporting same to the ACT Team. They will encourage and accompany clients in leisure and recreational activities or community events. They will also advocate on behalf of clients for resources as well as provide emotional support. Job Demands By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limed to): Occasionally lifts and moves objects less than 10 lbs. Regularly drives to and from clients residence, and drive clients to various locations. Regularly sit at a desk and use the computer. Visual concentration is required for physical changes or abnormal behaviour in clients and auditory concentration is required for communication purposes. Other sensory demands include smell (to detect illegal substances, alcohol, or personal hygiene issues). Working with clients with mental health issues can require higher than normal levels of attentiveness or alertness for the health and safety of others. Often times, there are time pressures, deadlines, interruptions and lack of control over the pace of work. Exact results and precision is required when documenting information on client's progress to ensure that an accurate record of daily activities and/or incidents is reflected. Job Qualifications Post-secondary education in Mental Health is required. Experience working with clients/patients/residents with severe and persistent mental illness is required; this would include a demonstrated ability to support people with activities of daily living. BLS Certification is required. A valid Newfoundland and Labrador Class 5 Driver's License and the use of a personal vehicle are conditions of employment. A satisfactory record of work performance is required. |
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