Program Assistant (Support Worker)

Job summary

Build supportive, respectful relationships with program members and help meet their physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, recreational, health, and safety needs. Provide personal care and housekeeping as needed, and collaborate with the team to support members’ choices, participation, and the program’s mission.

Job details

Description Position: Assistant for a L’Arche Cape Breton Day Program Start Date: October 26th, 2026 Schedule: 35-40 hours Monday to Friday, 7:30am/8:30am-3:30pm (based on need) Location: L’Arche Cape Breton Day Program Duration: Permanent 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. Provide personal care as needed. Able to push, pull and lift up to 44 lbs as needed, and walk up to 60 minutes or 3 km per day, as required. cleaning and housekeeping 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.

What you’ll do

Build supportive, respectful relationships with program members and help meet their physical, emotional, spiritual, vocational, recreational, health, and safety needs. Provide personal care and housekeeping as needed, and collaborate with the team to support members’ choices, participation, and the program’s mission.

Requirements

Applicants should model L’Arche’s core values and be flexible, collaborative, calm during crises, and able to follow through on commitments. They should be open to learning and feedback, able to address relationship tensions directly, and capable of lifting up to 44 pounds and walking up to 3 km or 60 minutes per day as needed.

Listed skills

• Reliability · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred
• Team Collaboration · Preferred
• crisis management · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred
• Personal Care · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Personal Care
• Relationship Building
• Team Collaboration
• Communication
• Flexibility
• Crisis Management
• Creative Problem-Solving
• Following Directions
• Reliability
• Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Conflict Resolution
• Housekeeping
• Physical Stamina

Job areas

• Social Services
• Healthcare

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