Residential Housing Support Worker Casual

Residential Housing Support Worker Casual

Aug 19, 2026

Employment Opportunity:
Residential Housing Support Worker (Casuals – Multiple Positions )

The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women, gender diversepeopleandtheirfamilies in the West Centralneighbourhoodof Winnipeg. WCWRC is women centered and practices empowerment, inclusion, harm reduction, multi-level, and community economic development philosophies to support women experiencing poverty, homelessness, mental illness, violence, substance use orparticipatingin sex work.

The West Central Women’s Resource Centre is committed to inclusion and equity and strives to ensure that our staff team reflects the diversity of the community we serve.

Persons with relevant lived experience,Indigenous peoples, Blackpeopleand other people ofcolour, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions are encouraged to apply and will be prioritized. We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by groups that have been historically,persistentlyand systemically marginalized and encourage (but do not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.

If you requirean accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

T he Residential Housing Support W orker will support all tenants moving into designated permanent housing units in connecting to internal and external services, navigating systems, providing advocacy where required and working with community members to reach their goals.

Start Date: ASAP

Salary Range: $21/hour plus a shift premium plus 6% vacation pay

Time requirement: flexible, between evenings from 3:30 pm
-12:00 pm ; overnights from 11: 30pm-8:00am ; and daytime Saturdays and Sundays 7: 3 0am- 4:00pm

Residential Supports

• Make connections and build relationshipswithresidents, getting to know their needs and goals
• Build relationships betweenresidentsthroughcoordinating ofregular meetings and community activities
• Connectresidentsto internal supports including housing, gender-based violence supports, cultural programs and volunteer opportunities
• Liaise betweenresidentsandtheir case workerafter hours, to ensure continuity of care outside of office hours
• Coordinate skill building and informationalworkshops
• Support participants to prepare for meetings, as planned with theircase worker, andaccompanyto offer support as needed
• Attend weekly case management meetings with the Residential Support Services Team

Administration

• Maintain organized files and records of activityregardingwork with residents
• Oversee and track programming budget

Other

• Participate in relevant WCWRC and community meetings with peers as assigned
• Activelyparticipatein WCWRC staff retreats,trainings and meetings
• Other duties as assigned

• Solid grounding in harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and empowerment-based approaches
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with clients and community partners
• Strong crisis intervention skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated understanding of working with marginalized communities through an anti-oppression lens and an awareness of the social determinants of health
• Professional, responsible, and discreet when handling sensitive and confidential information
• Experience working collaboratively with a variety of community organizations and service providers
• Exceptional organizational and time management…