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Supportive Housing Worker - Casual (External)

@ North End Community Health Centre

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

$24.43/hrFull-time2+ years experience
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Overview

North End Community Health Centre is hiring a casual Supportive Housing Worker for Brunswick Street, a supported housing program for seniors aging in place with wrap-around supports. The worker delivers on-demand life skills and health and wellness supports under a housing first approach as part of a 24/7 interdisciplinary team. Candidates need two years of community setting experience and a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach.

Pay:

$24.43 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver on-demand supports and programs to tenants using a housing first approach
  • Follow prescribed housing program policies and procedures
  • Support participants through a person-centred approach
  • Work with an interdisciplinary team providing 24/7 support

Requirements summary:

  • Two years of experience in a community setting
  • Experience with populations affected by substance use, mental health and homelessness
  • Understanding of harm reduction and social determinants of health
  • Trauma-informed approach to care
  • Formal education in social or health fields is an asset

Tools & skills

Mental healthHarm reductionAdaptabilityTime managementProblem solvingCommunication skills
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-04-14
First seen by our source
2026-10-15
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentSocial & community services
Experience2+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Scheduleday, evening, overnight
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingClient sites
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer low
LanguagesEnglish
Fields of studySocial work, Health, Addictions, Community work, Human Services

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Job description

Job Summary:

Supportive Housing Worker are accountable for delivering services to tenants to support their health and well-being, as well as their tenancies, as residents of Brunswick Street, including:

  • 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

Supportive Housing Worker 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:

  • Two (2) years’ experience working in a community setting
  • Formal education in social or health fields, addictions or community work, or Human Services Diploma are an asset but not a requirement
  • Lived and/or living experiences of homelessness, mental health and substance misuse an asset
  • Demonstrated experience working with populations impacted by substance use and mental health challenges, homelessness and/or barriers to stable housing.

Professional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong understanding of harm reduction principles and the social determinants of health
  • Strong understanding of the principles of housing first
  • Commitment to anti-Black, anti-Indigenous racism and Trans inclusivity
  • Trauma-informed approach to care and support
  • Understanding of the current and historic North End Halifax community
  • Strong skills related to adaptability, time management, problem solving, judgement, communication, interpersonal relations, and boundary management

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