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Overnight Support Worker (2026-354-CC)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Competition #2026-354-CCOvernight Support Worker (2026-354-CC)Employment Type:Part-time, Bargaining Unit Work Hours:14 hours/week – Sat & Sun, 11pm-7amWork Setting:Exclusively Onsite: 540 Cedarvale Ave, East York, ONSalary:Rate: F -$25.70/hourApplication Deadline:October 5, 2026, by 11:59 pm Program Overview – Cedarvale Housing Program, Supportive Housing – Community Care Unit · Full-time
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- Competition #2026-354-CCOvernight Support Worker (2026-354-CC)Employment Type:Part-time, Bargaining Unit Work Hours:14 hours/week – Sat & Sun, 11pm-7amWork Setting:Exclusively Onsite: 540 Cedarvale Ave, East York, ONSalary:Rate: F -$25.70/hourApplication Deadline:October 5, 2026, by 11:59 pm Program Overview – Cedarvale Housing Program, Supportive Housing – Community Care Unit
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Competition #2026-354-CCOvernight Support Worker (2026-354-CC)Employment Type:Part-time, Bargaining Unit Work Hours:14 hours/week – Sat & Sun, 11pm-7amWork Setting:Exclusively Onsite: 540 Cedarvale Ave, East York, ONSalary:Rate: F -$25.70/hourApplication Deadline:October 5, 2026, by 11:59 pm
Program Overview – Cedarvale Housing Program, Supportive Housing – Community Care Unit
The Supportive Housing Program provides housing for seniors who have experienced homelessness and may be living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. The program offers onsite psychosocial and primary care supports aimed at promoting stability, wellness, and self-sufficiency within a supportive community environment.
Residents receive a wide range of supports, including intensive case management, harm reduction and addiction support, therapeutic and supportive counselling, 24-hour staffing, assistance with activities of daily living, nursing services, life skills development, and social, recreational, and volunteer opportunities. The program’s approach is guided by WoodGreen’s commitment to community development, anti-discrimination, and harm reduction principles, while working within relevant legislation and regulatory requirements.
Reporting to the Manager and/or Supervisor, Supportive Housing Programs, the Overnight Support Worker plays a key role in ensuring the safety and well-being of residents and the building during overnight hours. Responsibilities include providing reception and security support, monitoring common areas, responding to emergencies and resident alarms, implementing crisis and de-escalation strategies, providing after-hours supportive counselling, enforcing building policies, and completing required clerical, shift exchange, and risk management duties as part of a collaborative care team.
What You Will Do
Program Overview – Cedarvale Housing Program, Supportive Housing – Community Care Unit
The Supportive Housing Program provides housing for seniors who have experienced homelessness and may be living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. The program offers onsite psychosocial and primary care supports aimed at promoting stability, wellness, and self-sufficiency within a supportive community environment.
Residents receive a wide range of supports, including intensive case management, harm reduction and addiction support, therapeutic and supportive counselling, 24-hour staffing, assistance with activities of daily living, nursing services, life skills development, and social, recreational, and volunteer opportunities. The program’s approach is guided by WoodGreen’s commitment to community development, anti-discrimination, and harm reduction principles, while working within relevant legislation and regulatory requirements.
Reporting to the Manager and/or Supervisor, Supportive Housing Programs, the Overnight Support Worker plays a key role in ensuring the safety and well-being of residents and the building during overnight hours. Responsibilities include providing reception and security support, monitoring common areas, responding to emergencies and resident alarms, implementing crisis and de-escalation strategies, providing after-hours supportive counselling, enforcing building policies, and completing required clerical, shift exchange, and risk management duties as part of a collaborative care team.
What You Will Do
- Provides reception services to staff and residents living in supportive housing program
- Ensures the safety of the building and its occupants after regular business hours.
- Ensures the zero-guest policy is always enforced.
- Monitors activities in the common areas and the outside perimeter of the building through the security cameras/visual inspections and responds appropriately.
- Implements crisis response strategies, including de-escalation, support, debriefing, etc. when necessary.
- Completes hourly rounds on the participant floors
- Provides after hours supportive counselling to residents when required.
- Re-directs any visitors and responds to issues appropriately.
- Performs lock up and alarm duties in accordance to established procedures.
- Responds to the 24-hour resident personal alarm system according to appropriate procedures. Understands how to operate, trouble shoot and contact the 24-hour response team for the emergency response system as necessary.
- Carries out appropriate First Aid responses, when necessary.
- Works effectively with other team members, including on site Home Support Workers, to address resident and building issues.
- Completes a detailed participant activity log & shift exchange, reporting any incidents, occurrences, health and safety risks, status of resident community, resident interpersonal conflict.
- Understands risk management procedures and responds professionally and appropriately. This includes, but is not limited to responding to all emergency situations, such as managing a resident emergency (e.g. illness, fire in the unit or building), or emergency that affects building operations (e.g. elevator breakdown, power failure).
- Be prepared to work in environments where they might be pest control and hoarding issues
- Be prepared to work in environments where there may be death and dying
- Be prepared to work in environments where there may be drug use
- Other duties assigned by the management team
- Two-year diploma in social services or certification in security
- Minimum three (3) years of demonstrated experience working with older adults and/or seniors with mental health, addictions issues, and street involvement.
- Ability to interact effectively with high risk, marginalized, and vulnerable individuals.
- Demonstrated ability and experience dealing with aggressive behaviours and effective de-escalation and boundary setting skills.
- Demonstrated ability in written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within established agency policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability in conflict resolution and crisis intervention skills.
- Demonstrated use of good judgment.
- Experienced team player
- Demonstrated competency with using computers, databases, and web-based applications.
- Knowledge of geriatric and aging issues.
- Knowledge of harm reduction approach.
- Knowledge of mental health act.
- Knowledge of community resources and various systems in Toronto.
- Might work in environments where clients use substances.
- Might work in environments wherein clients have incontinence issues.
- Clients may exhibit responsive behaviours including profanities and expletives.
- Able to lift 40lbs.
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Responsibilities
Provide overnight reception and security support, monitor the building and common areas, complete hourly rounds, and respond to resident alarms and emergencies. Support residents through crisis response and counselling, enforce building policies, coordinate with team members, and complete shift logs and risk-management documentation.
Requirements
Requires a two-year diploma in social services or security certification, plus at least three years of experience working with older adults or seniors facing mental health, addiction, or street-involvement challenges. Candidates should be able to work effectively with vulnerable individuals, manage aggressive behaviour, de-escalate crises, communicate well, and use computers and databases.
Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- De-escalation
- Conflict Resolution
- Supportive Counselling
- Harm Reduction
- Risk Management
- Emergency Response
- First Aid
- Boundary Setting
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Independent Work
- Computer and Database Use
- Geriatric and Aging Issues
- Mental Health Act Knowledge
- Community Resource Knowledge
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Categories
- Social Services
- Security & Safety
- Healthcare
- Customer Service & Support
- Administrative
Keywords
- Supportive Housing
- Older Adults
- Seniors
- Mental Health
- Substance Use
- Street Involvement
- Harm Reduction
- Intensive Case Management
- Supportive Counselling
- Crisis Intervention
- De-escalation
- Conflict Resolution
- Security
- Reception
- Security Cameras
- Hourly Rounds
- Resident Alarm System
- Emergency Response
- First Aid
- Risk Management
- Shift Exchange
- Activity Logs
- Building Policies
- Geriatric Care
- Mental Health Act
- Community Resources
- Database Applications
- Web-Based Applications
- Boundary Setting
- Activities of Daily Living