Position Summary

Mental Health Housing Workers – HART Hub provide essential support for individuals facing mental health challenges, Acquired brain Injury (ABI), Dual Diagnosis (DD), substance use, and housing instability. The CMHA HKPR Hart Hub program supports individuals as they move from the Peterborough Bridge Modular Housing at Wolfe Street to next step transitional housing in a 24/7 supportive environment. Our approach is person-centered and multi-disciplinary, focusing on flexible, adaptive housing support for each client. Mental Health Housing Workers will deliver community-based mental health and housing supports; utilize supportive counseling best practices to improve clients’ mental health symptoms and daily functioning; help clients achieve and maintain housing stability. HART Hub is a 24/7 program and staff are required to work rotating shifts, including overnights and weekends, to meet the needs of the program. See “Working Conditions” for more information.

Location: Peterborough

Status: Relief

Posting#: MHHW-HH-RLF-10-26

Wage: $31.88 to $33.35 per hour

Application Deadline: 12:00 noon on November 10, 2026

Key Responsibilities

1. Mental Health Work/Case Management

- Collaborate with the HART Hub multi-disciplinary health team
- Complete comprehensive and ongoing assessment of client need.
- Assess risk, develop strategies to mitigate risk, and implement safety plans where needed.
- Assist with the identification of support needs and work collaboratively to develop treatment goals.
- Include client's identified supports in a treatment plan.
- Provide support with system navigation including health, housing, financial, legal, education, and employment.




- Advocate and negotiate on behalf of clients, when necessary.
- Complete crisis plans and ensure communication of the plan with identified supports and community partners as required.
- Facilitate referrals to identified community resources.
- Organize and participate in case coordination, liaison, and service planning in collaboration with the client.
- Monitor and evaluate progress of treatment plans.
- Work with other C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. staff/programs to support clients.
- Use specialized interventions and counseling approaches, within a recovery philosophy, according to evidence-based best practices established for C.B.T., M.I., D.B.T., brief narrative therapy, trauma-informed care, and concurrent disorders.
- Facilitate groups as assigned to clients in the program and other C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. programs, as required.
- Provide mental health information/education to individuals, caregivers, and other service providers.

2. Housing Stability and Residential Support

- Assist individuals to relocate to alternate or next-step housing as required
- Develop client housing stability plans and work on developing tenancy skills to promote independence
- Develop and facilitate psycho-educational and social recreational programming for tenants




- Conduct regular unit inspections (as identified in care plans and occupancy agreements) and report maintenance issues for appropriate follow-up
- Participate in referral and housing selection process including interviewing applicants and facilitating the move-in and move-out processes
- Provide individual coaching and life skills support
- Support occupants with day-to-day issues and concerns related to mental health and housing stability

3. Documentation

- Complete formal written assessments with rational to evidence recommendations/referrals for interventions.
- Complete administrative tasks – mental health assessments, treatment plans, pre and post measures, case notes, timesheets, expense claims, time off requests.
- Document and maintain client records (ie. EMHware.; income review)
- Proper entry of demographic and statistical data.

4. Other Activities

- Liaise with community partners.
- Participate in community outreach activities through the development of collaborative partnerships, education, and visits to community agencies and services.

5. Performance Management and Career development

- Participate cooperatively in the agency performance management process/system.
- Stay current on relevant legislation and best practices, current research, policies, and procedures.
- Participate in ongoing professional development and mandatory training.
- Actively engage and participate in the supervisory process.

6. Health and Safety– Worker Responsibilities

- Work in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, applicable regulations, and all organizational health and safety requirements and procedures to ensu

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