Program Assistant - Personal Support Person

Cape Breton Job Board; Whycocomagh 2; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

L’Arche Cape Breton Day Program is seeking a compassionate assistant to provide supportive care within a community setting. You will build meaningful relationships, assist with daily activities, and contribute to a welcoming Ark Store by greeting customers and handling simple cash tasks.

The position runs four days per week, 8:30am-3:30pm, for 3 months with the possibility of renewal. A strong emphasis on teamwork, safety, and respectful communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, community-minded individual.
• Ability to lift up to 44 lbs.
• Willing to assist with cash handling and store duties.

Responsibilities

• Develop a positive, supportive relationship with core members.
• Collaborate with the team to meet physical, emotional, health and safety needs.
• Assist with Ark Store duties: greet customers, handling cash, manage store items.
• Provide personal care as needed.
• Maintain safety and mobility tasks, including lifting and walking as required.
• Support mission and program goals through teamwork and respectful interactions.

Job description

Description

Position: Assistant for a L’Arche Cape Breton Day Program

Start Date: August 20th, 2026

Schedule: 4 days per week 8:30am-3:30pm, (Tuesdays/Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays)

Location: L’Arche Cape Breton Day Program (current need is in the Ark Store)

Duration: 3 months (renewable)

Responsible to: Program Leader

L’Arche Cape Breton is seeking a compassionate individual who will provide support in one of our Day Programs. Successful applicants will belong to a community setting, provide focused and caring support, and develop meaningful relationships. Assistants gain valuable life skills and opportunities for personal growth and leadership. More than a job, the L’Arche Assistant role offers an exceptional and life changing adventure in friendship and self-discovery.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop a positive, supportive and mutual relationship with core member through sharing daily life together, which respects their history, choices, goals and needs.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure that all physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, recreational, health and safety needs are met while maximizing their choices and participation in the decisions affecting their lives.
• Help members of the program fulfill the mission of the community and the specific mandate of the program, specifically helping with managing our Ark Store by greeting customers, doing cash, and managing store items.
• Provide personal care as needed.
• Able to push, pull and lift up to 44 lbs as needed, and walk 60 minutes or 3 km on average per day, as needed
• Confidence with cash and cash register an asset, cleaning, housekeeping and driving as required.

Qualities Of a Successful Applicant

• To understand and model L’Arche core values while engaging in all responsibilities associated with their role.
• Ability to be flexible and manage the challenge of multi-faceted responsibilities and relationships.
• Ability to remain calm, focused and clear in times of crisis.
• Ability to be collaborative, think creatively, take direction and follow-through on commitments in a timely fashion.
• Open to learn and grow; able to give and receive feedback.
• Ability to directly address tensions in relationships.