Join Us at NECHC
At North End Community Health Centre, inclusivity is at the core of who we are. We collaborate closely with our community to build a team that truly reflects the varied identities and lives of the people we support. We welcome applicants from all walks of life, embracing differences in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, economic background, cognitive abilities, and intersectional identities.
Current Openings
Property Management Assistant (Full-time)
Location: 2131 Gottingen Street + Housing Units
Pay: $25.00 per hour + benefits
Term: One year, with the possibility of extension
Deadline: August 1, 2024
About the Role:
The Property Management Assistant supports the maintenance and management of housing facilities for NECHC. Reporting to the Property Manager, this role involves tasks such as building inspections, minor repairs, rent collection, and tenant support. The position is part of a diverse and collaborative team, focusing on the Oxfords Project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prioritize tasks based on importance
- Conduct building and unit inspections to identify hazards
- Document tasks and completions on the Rentancy website
- Schedule and meet with trades and service companies
- Source and purchase necessary supplies
- Handle lease signings and rent collection
- Perform minor repairs and key cutting
- Respond to tenant lockouts
- Coordinate fleet and assemble furniture
- Perform administrative tasks including data entry
- Resolve conflicts with coworkers and tenants
- Plan and organize pest control responses
- Be on call for after-hours emergencies
Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in a community setting
- Skilled handyman/woman with strong adaptability, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Compassionate and non-judgmental approach
- Valid driver’s license with at least 2 years of driving experience and a clean driving record
- Access to a reliable vehicle
Work Environment:
- Supportive, exciting, and challenging
- Interaction with underserved and vulnerable individuals
- Requires bending, lifting, and carrying heavy objects (25-50 lbs)
- 3-6 hours of driving per day
- Working in various environmental conditions
How to Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by August 1, 2024.
Equity and Inclusion:
This posting is designated for African Nova Scotian and/or people of African Descent, People with Lived Experience, 2SLGBTQIA++, or Indigenous people. We prioritize those who are Two Spirit, transgender, or gender expansive. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify and share any marginalized experiences in their application, which will remain confidential.
For more details, visit the full job posting: Property Management Assistant 2024
Tenant Programming Intern (Term Position)
- Location: 2131 Gottingen St & 5457 May St
- Hourly Pay: $18.00/hr
- Work Term: Full-Time (1.0 FTE), June 2024 – August 2024
- Hours: 35 hours/week for 12 weeks
- Application Deadline: June 7, 2024
About the Role:
The Tenant Programming Intern will support our Supported Housing teams in developing, implementing, and evaluating various programs for tenants. This includes facilitating group activities such as life skills, education, recreation, arts, food security, and psychosocial programs. Building and maintaining relationships with community partners is also essential.
Application Requirements:
- Age 15-30 at the start of employment
- Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person with refugee protection under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Legally entitled to work in Canada
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct community needs assessments
- Develop and lead tenant programming activities
- Maintain client information and program statistics
- Plan, develop, and evaluate tenant programming
- Promote participant engagement and volunteer opportunities
- Participate in organization-wide activities and events
- Maintain a non-judgmental and empathetic approach
How to Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by June 7, 2024.
For more details, visit the full job posting here: Tenant Programming Intern
Case Manager – Place Based (Full-time)
- Location: 5758 May Street, Halifax + HRM Outreach
- Hourly Pay: $27.34 per hour + benefits
- Work Term: 1 year, with the possibility of extension
- Designated Position: This posting is designated for individuals who identify as Indigenous.
- Application Deadline: August 1, 2024
About the Role:
The Case Manager – Place Based provides support to individuals exiting homelessness, helping them secure and maintain permanent housing. This involves creating personalized plans and goals, offering ongoing support, and ensuring housing stability. The role includes working with individuals both in place-based housing and scattered site housing, advocating for participants, and connecting them to community resources.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and monitor strength-based recovery plans for participants
- Manage a caseload of 15-30 individuals, providing temporary coverage as needed
- Support individuals in securing and maintaining housing
- Assist with housing applications and viewings
- Facilitate transportation for participants to achieve their goals
- Maintain accurate documentation of participant work
- Advocate for participants and connect them to resources
- Respond to participant crises and provide supported referrals
- Ensure timely communication with service agencies and landlords
- Assist with community building events and attend team meetings
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Represent the program and NECHC professionally
- Work collaboratively with team members and partner agencies
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in human services (psychology, social work) or equivalent experience
- Experience working with people with lived experience
- 2 years of experience working with at-risk participants
- Strong understanding of systemic homelessness issues and principles of Housing First and Harm Reduction
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle for participant transportation
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
How to Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by August 1, 2024.
Equity and Inclusion: This position is designated for individuals who identify as Indigenous. We encourage applicants to self-identify and share any marginalized experiences in their application, which will remain confidential.
For more details, visit the full job posting: Case Manager – Housing First – DESIGNATED Ind
MOSH Registered Nurse
Internal & External Opportunity (part-time)
- Location: Outreach and/or Clinic-based
- Hourly Pay: $36.96 – $43.54 per hour
- Work Term: 0.4 FTE Permanent
- Hours: 15 hours per week, schedule to be determined by the manager
- Application Deadline: August 1, 2024, or until the position is filled
About the Role:
The MOSH Registered Nurse (Harm Reduction Focused) is a key member of the Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) team, providing advanced nursing care within a community outreach setting. This role involves promoting wellness, maintaining health, and preventing disease through nursing assessments, health education, and harm reduction. The nurse will work collaboratively with clients, team members, and community agencies, delivering care at various NECHC sites and client homes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct nursing assessments and provide appropriate interventions
- Promote health and prevent disease through education and counselling
- Collaborate with the MOSH team and other care providers to develop individualized care plans
- Provide harm reduction services within the Managed Alcohol Program and Safer Supply Program
- Offer primary care nursing interventions for urgent and non-urgent situations
- Administer medications and immunizations, perform wound care, and manage chronic diseases
- Conduct outreach services to shelters and other community locations
- Participate in community education, research projects, and team meetings
- Maintain accurate documentation and support client referrals
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Nursing or working towards it; Master’s degree an asset
- Experience with homelessness, social justice health issues, and harm reduction preferred
- Registered Nurse in Nova Scotia or eligible
- CPR and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention certification (or willingness to obtain upon hire)
- Valid driver’s license with 2 years minimum driving experience and access to a reliable vehicle
- Strong nursing assessment skills and knowledge of mental health and social determinants of health
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to work independently and with diverse cultural groups
- Proficiency with computers and electronic record management (MedAccess preferred)
How to Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by August 1, 2024.
We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including 2SLGBTQIA++, African Nova Scotian, Indigenous, people with disabilities, language minorities, people of color, and immigrants. Self-identification in equity groups is confidential and can be included in the application.
For more details, visit the full job posting: MOSH Registered Nurse (Internal External) Harm Reduction Focused July 2024.4
Case Manager – Scattered Site (Full-time)
- Location: 5758 May Street, Halifax + HRM Outreach
- Hourly Pay: $27.34 per hour + benefits (unionized position under NSGEU Local 102)
- Work Term: 1 year, with the possibility of extension
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Designated Position: This posting is designated for individuals who identify as Indigenous.
- Application Deadline: August 1, 2024
About the Role:
The Case Manager – Scattered Site provides support to individuals exiting homelessness, helping them secure and maintain housing at various sites within HRM. This involves creating personalized plans and goals, offering ongoing support, and ensuring housing stability. The role includes working with both scattered site and place-based housing, advocating for participants, and connecting them to community resources.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and monitor strength-based recovery plans for participants
- Manage a caseload of 15-30 individuals, providing temporary coverage as needed
- Support individuals in securing and maintaining housing
- Assist with housing applications and viewings
- Facilitate transportation for participants to achieve their goals
- Maintain accurate documentation of participant work
- Advocate for participants and connect them to resources
- Respond to participant crises and provide supported referrals
- Ensure timely communication with service agencies and landlords
- Assist with community building events and attend team meetings
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Represent the program and NECHC professionally
- Work collaboratively with team members and partner agencies
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in human services (psychology, social work) or equivalent experience
- Experience working with people with lived experience
- 2 years of experience working with at-risk participants
- Strong understanding of systemic homelessness issues and principles of Housing First and Harm Reduction
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle for participant transportation
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
How to Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by August 1, 2024.
Equity and Inclusion: This role is designated for individuals who identify as Indigenous. We encourage applicants to self-identify and share any marginalized experiences in their application, which will remain confidential.
For more details, visit the full job posting: Case Manager – Housing First – Scattered – DESIGNATED
MOSH Registered Nurse (Part-time)
- Location: 5758 May Street, Halifax + HRM Outreach
- Hourly Pay: $27.34 per hour + benefits (unionized position under NSGEU Local 102)
- Work Term: 1 year, with the possibility of extension
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Designated Position: This posting is designated for individuals who identify as Indigenous.
- Application Deadline: August 1, 2024
About the Role:
The Case Manager – Scattered Site provides support to individuals exiting homelessness, helping them secure and maintain housing at various sites within HRM. This involves creating personalized plans and goals, offering ongoing support, and ensuring housing stability. The role includes working with both scattered site and place-based housing, advocating for participants, and connecting them to community resources.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and monitor strength-based recovery plans for participants
- Manage a caseload of 15-30 individuals, providing temporary coverage as needed
- Support individuals in securing and maintaining housing
- Assist with housing applications and viewings
- Facilitate transportation for participants to achieve their goals
- Maintain accurate documentation of participant work
- Advocate for participants and connect them to resources
- Respond to participant crises and provide supported referrals
- Ensure timely communication with service agencies and landlords
- Assist with community building events and attend team meetings
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Represent the program and NECHC professionally
- Work collaboratively with team members and partner agencies
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in human services (psychology, social work) or equivalent experience
- Experience working with people with lived experience
- 2 years of experience working with at-risk participants
- Strong understanding of systemic homelessness issues and principles of Housing First and Harm Reduction
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle for participant transportation
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
How to Apply:
Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by August 1, 2024.
Equity and Inclusion:
We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including 2SLGBTQIA++, African Nova Scotian, Indigenous, people with disabilities, language minorities, people of color, and immigrants. Self-identification in equity groups is confidential and can be included in the application.
For more details, visit the full job posting: MOSH Registered Nurse July 2024
Peer Support Specialist (Full-time) Internal/External
- Location: May Street + Outreach
- Hourly Pay: $23.25 per hour + benefits
- Work Term: 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours/week), 6 months
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Designation: This role is designated for individuals who identify as Two-Spirit, transgender, or gender diverse.
- Application Deadline: August 1, 2024
About the Role: The Peer Support Specialist supports the Housing First program, helping individuals and couples with serious mental illness, substance use, and other barriers. By leveraging personal lived experience, the specialist provides social and emotional support, fosters empowerment, and promotes recovery. This is a unionized position under NEGEU Local 102.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide one-to-one and group support to participants
- Facilitate self-determination, growth, and wellness for peers
- Connect peers to local resources and services
- Support individuals from diverse backgrounds at different recovery stages
- Maintain professional boundaries and self-care practices
- Coordinate programming activities such as arts & crafts, hiking, and cooking
- Participate in overdose prevention and intervention
Additional Duties:
- Maintain accurate documentation
- Attend team meetings and communicate with the multidisciplinary team
- Adhere to Housing First procedures and maintain confidentiality
- Share learnings and provide feedback for service improvement
- Ensure daily contact with the Housing First Manager
Qualifications:
- Experience with the mental health system and at least 12 months of personal recovery
- 1-2 years of experience in community settings supporting individuals with substance use or mental health challenges
- Strong understanding of harm reduction and social justice principles
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Knowledge of community supports and services
- Ability to manage boundaries, maintain confidentiality, and engage in self-care
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel is an asset
Working Environment:
- Supportive, exciting, and challenging environment
- Interaction with marginalized and vulnerable individuals, some of whom may be aggressive or verbally abusive
- Moderate physical effort required, including lifting, standing, and sitting
- Exposure to usual health care centre hazards and unpredictable experiences, including participant hostility and exposure to inclement weather
How to Apply: Submit your cover letter and resume to employment@nechc.com by August 1, 2024. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Equity and Inclusion: We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including 2SLGBTQIA++, African Nova Scotian, Indigenous, people with disabilities, language minorities, people of color, and immigrants. Self-identification in equity groups is confidential and can be included in the application.
For more details, visit the full job posting: Peer Support Specialist 6 month Term
*Please note that all applications will be handled with strict confidentiality. A vulnerable sector criminal record check is required for all NECHC employees working directly with clients, participants, and patients.
Interested in exploring other opportunities with NECHC?
We’re always on the search for passionate professionals, join us in our mission to support community health and well-being for the North End community and beyond. Please email your resume and cover letter to employment@nechc.com
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Bringing Health Care Services to the HRM since 1971.