Housing Support Worker

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winkler; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care organization in Winkler, Manitoba is seeking a Housing Support Worker to assist residents in achieving their recovery plans and facilitating life skills education. Key responsibilities include organizing psycho-social education and managing household tasks participation among residents. Applicants should have a post-secondary education in health care or human services and current first aid certification. The position may require flexibility in shift scheduling and offers a rewarding opportunity to support individuals in a recovery setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents to work towards recovery goals.
• Facilitate psycho-social education in individual and group settings.
• Encourage resident participation in household routines.

Skills

Flexibility for different shift schedules

Responding to resident issues

Functional assessment of behavior

Thorough knowledge of life skills education

Education

Post-secondary education in health care or human services

Current 1st Aid Certification

Job description

Overview

Housing Support Worker

Posted: January 06, 2026

Employee Group: Non-Union

Classification: Non-Management

Start Date: Immediately

Department/Service/Program: Linden Place – Eden Residential Care Services

FTE/Hours of Work: 0.6 FTE Rotation is days, evenings & weekends

Designated Bilingual: Yes

Closing Date: January 13, 2026

Job Posting Number: L-195-0106

Position Summary

The Housing Support Worker supports and facilitates the daily activities of residents related to each individual’s recovery plan.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification:
  • Post-secondary education related to health care or human services preferred
  • Current 1st Aide Certification required
• Knowledge, Skills and Ability:
  • Ability to be flexible to meet different shift schedules as required
  • Ability to respond to immediate resident issues while maintaining work on long term goals
  • Ability to provide a functional assessment of observed behavior
  • Thorough knowledge of life skills and ability to teach same

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Implements the residential recovery plan:
  • Assists residents to work toward clearly set goals and help make decisions based on the resident’s values (i.e. teaching and supporting the practice of activities of daily living)
• Organizes and facilitates psycho-social education in individual and group settings:
  • Encouraging the practice of appropriate coping strategies
• Organizes, facilitates and assists in the performance of routine household tasks:
  • Encourages participation of all residents in household routines
  • Facilitates skill acquisition as it relates to resident participation in carrying out household tasks

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