Full job description
Company: Nunatsiavut Government
Department: Health & Social Development
Position: Supportive Housing Worker
Term: Full Time, Temporary
Community: Hopedale, NL
Closing Date: December 19, 2025
Responsibilities
- Welcome all clients with kindness, respect and without judgement.
- Develop supportive relationships with residents while maintaining professional boundaries so that they can realize their future housing, employment and lifestyle goals with the aim of achieving independence.
- Offer clients support based on a harm reduction, recovery based approach.
- De-escalating potentially volatile situations using conflict resolution and crisis intervention techniques.
- Record client notes, daily logs and incident reports following appropriate policies for recording, sharing information appropriately and confidentially.
Qualifications
- A certificate or diploma in Community Studies, Criminology, Mental Health/Addictions, Psychology or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Training in the following areas: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, ASIST, Intergenerational Trauma and Addictions, Recovery Model, Housing First Approach, First Aid/CPR.
- Clear Code of Conduct.
- Ability to work shift work and flexible hours, including weekends
Assets
- Bilingual in Inuktitut and English
Benefits
-
4% vacation pay
Department: Health & Social Development
Location: Hopedale, NL
Term: Temporary Full-Time (1 year)
Closing Date: December 19, 2025
How to Apply:
Please submit your resume to careers@nunatsiavut.com
Applications should be submitted before 4:30 pm on closing day.
Interested in a Career?
If you have any questions about employment with the Nunatsiavut Government, you can always reach out to our Human Resources department at careers@nunatsiavut.com.
We look forward to speaking with you!
We look forward to speaking with you!
