Company: Nunatsiavut Government

Department: Health & Social Development

Position: Emergency Shelter Worker

Term: Casual

Community: Nain, NL

Closing Date: November 16, 2026

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.
- Other related duties as required

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, 1st Aid/CPR.
- Positive Code of Conduct.
- Ability to work shift work and flexible hours, including nights and weekends

Assets

- Bilingual in Inuktitut and English

Benefits

- 4% vacation pay

Department: Health & Social Development

Location: Nain

Term: Casual

Closing Date: November 16, 2026

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume to [email protected].

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 [email protected].

We look forward to speaking with you!

📌 EMERGENCY SHELTER WORKER (Nain)
🏢 Nunatsiavut Kavamanga Government
📍 Nain