Job Description

Job Summary:

The Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) is an essential member of the interdisciplinary team, providing respectful, person-centered care to tenants/participants at the Overlook - a place-based harm reduction, peer supported housing program - with activities of daily living, including basic cleaning, meal prep and personal care. Participants of The Overlook experience social and physical harms associated with chronic alcohol use, problematic drug use, chronic health conditions and lengthy homelessness. The team provides 'on-demand' 24/7 harm reduction to tenants, as well as various housing supports around life skills and social inclusion to ensure participants effectively manage their tenancy.


Using a trauma-informed, harm reduction, and strength-based approach, the Continuing Care Assistants are accountable for delivering services to tenants/participants to support their health and well-being, including:

Delivering continuing personal care, cleaning, and basic life-skills supports to participants based on individualized care plans developed in collaboration with the team and the participant, and under the direction of a Registered Nurse Following prescribed policies and procedures associated with the housing program Supporting participants through a person-centred approach based on principles of harm reduction, housing first, and strengths-based support Attending to overdoses and administering naloxone as needed

Education and Experience:

A graduate of an approved CCA program with NS provincial certification. Nova Scotia CCA Provincial Exam, or CCA Equivalency Students currently enrolled in LPN or RN programs PSWs, Health Care Aides or other applicable course Students of Continuing Care Assistant Program (CCA) who are about to complete the program can apply Demonstrated experience working with populations impacted by substance use and mental health challenges, homelessness and/or barriers to stable housing

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: CCA - Overlook