Social Worker - Competition Number

About NLHC

The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NL Housing) is a crown corporation whose mandate is to develop and administer housing assistance policy and programs for the benefit of low to moderate income households throughout the province. As the largest landlord in the Province, NL Housing manages a portfolio of over 5,500 units province-wide. The services provided by NL Housing provide clients with access to safe, stable and affordable housing, which is essential to the social, financial, and physical well-being of individuals, families and communities.

There is a wide range of housing needs across the province, from those facing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, to low income households needing assistance to pay rent or complete much-needed repairs on their homes. For more information on our programs and services, and strategic priorities, please visit our website

Context:

The Central Region maintains and supports all NL Housing rental properties in the Grand Falls and Gander areas, as well as delivering a variety of programs designed for low to moderate income households and homeowners. The region provides a wide range of services, including receiving and processing rental applications; administering rental accounts and lease compliance provisions; providing various client services and tenant relations;

and monitoring, facilitating and administering property maintenance. Regional staff members are involved in the delivery of the Provincial Home Repair, Home Modification, Home Energy Savings, Partner Managed Housing, and Rent Supplement Programs.

Competition Number:2025/P

Employment Type:

1 Permanent

Department/Region:
Grand Falls Winsor

Location:

Central Regional Office

Posting Status:
External

Closing Date:
July 3, 2026

Salary Scale: $70,434 to $78,824 per annum (CG-39, $38.70 to $43.31 per hour), 35-hour work week

Reporting to the Regional Director, the successful candidate will engage with tenants and apply NLHC's eviction prevention framework to achieve the goal of maintaining stable housing. In completing this work, the incumbent will provide individualized and on-going support to tenants from initiating contact and follow-up activities such as telephone calls and home visits. Eviction Prevention work involves engaging clients to educate on tenant's rights and responsibilities as tenants, to connect to supports and support the development of tenant action plans that will decrease the risk for eviction.

The Social Worker I will also provide unplanned, short-term crisis response for clients experiencing complex needs, mental health and addictions. The incumbent will work with tenants on an ongoing basis to build capacity to be independently successful. This includes the assessment of client needs and providing connections/referrals to a variety of community groups, government agencies and health authorities. In addition, this position provides Community Development support to the regional community centre by attending quarterly program development committee meetings and ensuring compliance with funding guidelines for quarterly grants and special funding.

The Social Worker I will help clients navigate systems required to improve their own mental health and well-being, while maintaining stable housing, as well as participating in case conferences and maintaining correspondence with various medical, para-medical, and government departments. This work involves collaboration with other NLHC staff, regions and departments including Housing Officers, Managers, Eviction Prevention Coordinator and the Community Partnerships and Homelessness team, to jointly support clients all along the housing continuum.

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