Posted 6 months ago
Personal Care Worker - Casual (External)
@ North End Community Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
North End Community Health Centre is hiring a casual Personal Care Worker for a 24/7 supportive housing program for seniors aging in place. The role delivers person-centered, trauma-informed support on a Housing First and harm reduction basis within an interdisciplinary team. Minimum 2+ years of experience in mental health, substance use, harm reduction and shelter or transitional housing settings is required.
Pay:
$24.91–$28.37 a year
Responsibilities:
- Deliver on-demand supports and programs under a Housing First philosophy
- Follow prescribed housing program policies and procedures
- Support participants through a person-centered approach
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team providing 24/7 support
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 2+ years in mental health and substance use (mandatory)
- Minimum 2+ years in harm reduction (mandatory)
- Experience in emergency shelter or transitional housing (mandatory)
- Demonstrated trauma-informed approach
- Formal education in social, health, addictions or human services is an asset
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-04-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Schedule | day, evening, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
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North End Community Health Centre
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Job Purpose:
The Personal Care Worker is a frontline role responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centered support to tenants within a 24/7 supportive housing environment.
This role combines direct care, mental health and substance use support, and operational leadership to ensure safe, consistent, and trauma-informed service delivery aligned with a Housing First and harm reduction framework.
- Delivering 'on - demand' supports and programs following a 'housing first' philosophy as part
- of a collaborative team.
- Following prescribed policies and procedures associated with the housing program.
- Supporting participants through a person-centered approach
The Personal Care Worker (PCW) will work with an interdisciplinary team to support participants of Brunswick Street - a supported housing program for senior to age in place with wrap-around supports. The interdisciplinary team provides 24/7 support to tenants around life skills and health and wellness to ensure participants can effectively manage their tenancy and lives.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 2+ years experience in:
- Mental health and substance use (mandatory)
- Harm reduction (mandatory)
- Emergency shelter and/or transitional housing settings (mandatory)
- Demonstrated ability to apply a trauma-informed approach
Assets:
- Formal education in social, health, addictions, human services or community work
- Lived/living experience related to the population served
- Cultural understanding and relevant training
- Diploma is an asset but not a requirement
- Lived and/or living experiences of homelessness, mental health and substance misuse an asset
- Demonstrated experience working with individuals with complex health and social needs
- including substance use, chronic illness, cognitive decline, and social isolation, homelessness and/or barriers to stable housing
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