Residential Support Worker - Housing - Permanent Full-Time

Timmins, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 4, 2026
1 position

$30–$33 / hour

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Minimum education: High school
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Residential Support Worker provides person-centred support to individuals with serious mental health and addiction concerns living in supportive housing. They are responsible for respecting client individuality while managing complex needs related to poverty and homelessness.

Job details

Residential Support Worker - Permanent Full-Time The Canadian Mental Health Association – Cochrane Timiskaming Branch is currently recruiting a Residential Support Worker for its Timmins office. In keeping with CMHA Cochrane Timiskaming Branch’s Mission, Vision, and Values, the Residential Support Workers (RSWs) in the Housing Program use a person- centred approach to support individuals with serious mental health and addictions concerns who reside in CMHA-CTs supportive residential housing. The RSWs recognize and respect the individuality and uniqueness of each client, including their needs, values, beliefs, and choices. Qualifications: 1. Secondary education or lived experience; 2. ASIST training; 3. Knowledge and understanding of the complex issues related to addictions, mental illness, poverty, and homelessness, as well as the impact of social/cultural/economic factors on the determinants of health; 4. Strong crisis and suicide intervention skills; 5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills; 6. The ability to engage and work with a broad age group of clients with diverse and complex concerns. .CMHA Cochrane-Timiskaming actively seeks candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled. CMHA-CT offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including the HOOPP pension plan and most importantly, CMHA-CT offers a fulfilling career working with a dynamic team, supporting and caring for others.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have secondary education or relevant lived experience and possess ASIST training. Strong skills in crisis and suicide intervention, along with the ability to work with diverse age groups, are required.