Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs)

Health Association Nova Scotia; Musquodoboit Harbour; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Association Nova Scotia is seeking Continuing Care Assistants to provide vital support in home care and long-term care settings across Nova Scotia. This rewarding role includes personal care, documentation, and engaging with clients and their families. The position offers professional growth within a diverse and inclusive workplace, with an attractive compensation package.

Benefits

Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

Professional growth opportunities

Attractive compensation and benefits package

Qualifications

• Certification as a Continuing Care Assistant is mandatory.
• Experience or education related to personal care is ideal.
• Students in nursing and CCA programs will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care tasks like bathing and dressing.
• Document client concerns and progress notes.
• Engage residents and families in leisure activities.

Skills

Personal Care

Documentation

Communication

Education

Provincial Continuing Care Assistant Certification

Enrolled in CCA RPL Program

Job description

Health Association Nova Scotia - Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Canada

Tagged: Continuing Care Assistant

Health Association Nova Scotia is partnering with the Department of Seniors and Long-term Care to provide recruitment support to continuing care employers in Nova Scotia. There are numerous opportunities across the Central Zone.

Want to be part of an interdisciplinary team that helps people to live well in the place they call home? If so, we want you! We can support you by matching you with an employer in long-term care or home care.

Do you enjoy variety in your workdays and truly have a passion for caring for others? Whether you are just starting your career or have demonstrated a lifelong love for helping others we have an opening for you!

Responsibilities

• Assisting clients with various personal care activities (e.g., bathing, dressing, grooming).
• Perform light housekeeping duties.
• Assist clients with meals and between meal refreshments.
• Provide respite for families and care givers.
• Documentation (e.g., reporting client concerns, progress notes, incident reports).
• Engage residents/families in leisure/recreational programs.
  
  

Core Requirements

• Provincial Continuing Care Assistant Certification
• Persons with related education and/or work experience and are enrolled in or are eligible to be enrolled in CCA RPL Program
• Students in nursing, CCA programs, and international educated nurses will be considered.
  
  

What We Offer

• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Professional growth and an attractive compensation and benefits package
• Positions Available Across the Province
  
  

We hire both CCAs and CCAITs. Salary range is dependent on employer and CCA status.

Certified Continuing Care Assistant means a continuing care assistant who has been certified under the Continuing Care Assistant certification program and has been added to the Registry for Continuing Care Assistants. Continuing Care Assistant in Training means a person employed as a Continuing Care Assistant who is

• Completing requirements to become a certified continuing care assistant
• Hired on a conditional basis in accordance with the Educational Requirements for Entry to Practice of Non-Licensed Care Staff Policy.
  
  

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Job # 2956

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