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Full Time Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Supervisor

  • Brantford, ON, Canada

Salary: Starting at $33.93 per hour. · Full-time

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Pay
Salary: Starting at $33.93 per hour.
Job type
Full-time
Listed closing date
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

Type

Full-Time

Location

Brantford, ON

Salary

Starting at $33.93 per hour.

Positions

1

Posted

September 3, 2026

Expires

September 30, 2026

Hours of Work

Full Time - Rotating Sunday to Thursday 8am-3:30am (Week 1) 11am- 6:30pm (Week 2).

Duties

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Full Time Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Supervisor. This role is a vital part of our Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services, supporting staff and clients within our residential Withdrawal Management and Treatment Services program. The program is staffed by an interdisciplinary team who provide counselling, support, withdrawal monitoring, education, and skills development to support client recovery. You will ensure the provision of high-quality services through program oversight, staff training and coaching, data analysis, and quality improvement activities. The Supervisor works collaboratively with the program’s Manager and fellow Supervisors, as well as with leaders across the Addiction and Mental Health department and community partners, to ensure continuity of care for clients. As an RPN leader working in this setting you enjoy collaboration across an interdisciplinary team, more focused care on a smaller number of clients than in most healthcare settings, more autonomy over your work, and meaningful contribution to an underserved area of healthcare.

What You’ll Do

  • Adheres to CNO Standards of Practice and demonstrates practice competencies
  • Provides operational and administrative supervision to both RPN and non-medical staff
  • Coaches staff to ensure the provision of safe and effective care, including medication administration and use of structured withdrawal monitoring scales
  • Ensures the team develops individualized support and transition plans for clients
  • Supports and monitors implementation of protocols to assist withdrawal
  • Liaises with community partners, such as pharmacy, RAAM Clinic, and Hospital, to ensure optimal client care
  • Monitors data quality and medication reconciliation to support program improvement
  • Supports program functioning through provision of direct client care as required (including screening, intake, monitoring medical condition/withdrawal symptoms, administering oral and injectable medications etc.)
  • Monitors and supports effective bed flow to ensure we maximize service
  • Ensures a safe and clean facility

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

  • Registration in Good Standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
  • Practical Nurse Diploma from a program recognized by CNO, with preference for Category 1 approval
  • Minimum 2 years related clinical experience in an addictions or mental health setting (one year of recent and relevant experience in the management of withdrawal from substances is preferred)
  • Demonstrated knowledge of CNO Standards of Practice and commitment to maintaining reflective practice standards as described by CNO
  • Skills in leadership and teaching/coaching
  • Formal supervisory experience an asset
  • Proof of valid First Aid/CPR certification
  • Familiarity with MS Office and client/EMR databases
  • Access to reliable transportation
  • Ability to manage frequent exposure to direct and vicarious traumatic stress
  • Proof of vaccination (minimum of 3 doses) against COVID-19

Eligibility

  • Eligible to work in Canada
  • Vacant Position

Benefits

Why Join SOAR?

  • Salary: Starting at $33.93 per hour.
  • Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
  • Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
  • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
  • RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
  • A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

How to Apply

Ready to Make an Impact?

We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you.

Apply by: September 30th, 2026 | Reference: RPN Supervisor

Email Applications to: recruit@soarcs.ca

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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Responsibilities

Provide operational and administrative supervision, coaching, and training to nursing and non-medical staff while overseeing safe, effective withdrawal management and treatment services. Support client care and transition planning, coordinate with community partners, monitor data and medication processes, and contribute to program quality, bed flow, and facility safety.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Practical Nurse Diploma from a CNO-recognized program and be registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario; at least two years of related clinical experience in addictions or mental health is required. The role also calls for leadership and coaching skills, valid First Aid/CPR, familiarity with Microsoft Office and client or EMR databases, reliable transportation, and the ability to manage exposure to traumatic stress.

Skills

  • Clinical Supervision
  • Leadership
  • Staff Training
  • Coaching
  • Medication Administration
  • Withdrawal Monitoring
  • Individualized Care Planning
  • Transition Planning
  • Community Partner Liaison
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Data Quality Monitoring
  • Quality Improvement
  • Direct Client Care
  • Bed Flow Management
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Microsoft Office

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Travel Insurance
  • Vacation Leave
  • Personal Leave
  • Wellness Time
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • RSP/TFSA Matching

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Categories

  • Healthcare
  • Management & Leadership
  • Social Services

Keywords

  • Registered Practical Nurse
  • College of Nurses of Ontario
  • Practical Nurse Diploma
  • Withdrawal Management
  • Addictions
  • Mental Health
  • Medication Administration
  • Withdrawal Monitoring Scales
  • CNO Standards of Practice
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Staff Training
  • Coaching
  • Individualized Support Plans
  • Transition Planning
  • Medication Reconciliation
  • Data Quality
  • Quality Improvement
  • Direct Client Care
  • Bed Flow
  • Community Partnerships
  • First Aid
  • CPR
  • Microsoft Office
  • Electronic Medical Records
  • Interdisciplinary Team

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