Employment - Program Assistant - Personal Support Person
Program Assistant - Personal Support Person
L'Arche Cape Breton
Full-Time Contract
Weekdays
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
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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.
How To Apply
L'Arche Cape Breton will be accepting applications for this position via email. Please follow the instructions below carefully. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Apply to Jane Gesner with resume and letter of interest at: applications@larchecapebreton.org
Email Address: applications@larchecapebreton.org Apply here
Intended Audience
This employment opportunity is open for: Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents who are able to work for any employer in Canada (student permit, open work permit holders), unless specific eligibility criteria are noted in the above job posting.
Location Information
- Community
- Iron Mines
- County
- Inverness County
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
Opportunity Information
- Employer
- L'Arche Cape Breton
- NOC Code
- Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (44101)
- Experience Required
- An Asset
- Available Openings
- 1
- Pay Type
- Hourly
- Pay Period
- Bi-Weekly
- Remuneration Per Pay Period
- $1151.00/bi-weekly (to be negotiated)
- Estimated Weekly Hours
- 28.00
- Start Date
- August 20th 2026
- End Date
- November 20th 2026
- Language
- English
- Language Proficiency Level
- Posted on
- August 12th 2026
- Expires
- August 20th 2026
