Government of Nunavut Recruitment·Iqaluit, Nunavut
The Home and Community Care Worker II provides essential personal care and specialized support to vulnerable clients in their homes, including assistance with daily living activities. They are responsible for maintaining accurate records, ensuring client confidentiality, and following individualized care plans to support community health.
Title: Home and Community Care Worker II
Department: Health
Community: Iqaluit
Requisition Number: 873
Type of Employment: Indeterminate
$ 75,814 to $86,032 per year, 37.5 hour/week shift schedule
Northern Allowance: $16,328 per year
Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available
Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union
September 4, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time
This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only.
An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.
Reporting to the Nurse – Manager Iqaluit Home & Community Care, the Home & Community Care Worker II is a cornerstone of Nunavut’s health care system, ensuring that vulnerable clients receive safe, dignified, and culturally appropriate care in their homes. The position provides essential personal care and specialized support, including assistance with bathing, grooming, mobility, medication reminders, and individualized care for palliative, rehabilitation, and post-acute clients. Through these responsibilities the position plays a vital role in sustaining community health and advancing the Government of Nunavut’s commitment to equitable and culturally safe health services.
Ensuring that all client, family and program information, records and communication are treated with strict confidentiality.
Carrying out the client care and/or service plans by following the pre-determined task list and assists clients with activities of daily living according to the care plan and task list.
Performing specialized tasks or activities of daily living following individualized, client-specific training, including special care for palliative, rehabilitation and post-acute clients.
Preparing nourishing meals and special diets, plans meals with the client, assists with grocery shopping, performs light housekeeping duties, does light laundry and essential mending of clothing, and assists in activities of daily living such as watering plants and feeding pets.
Recording data appropriately, accurately, completely and in a timely way, observes the client’s condition and reports changes in planned hours of service
The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained with a minimum Grade 10, or equivalent along with two (2) years of home care experience. Experience providing personal care for family or community members, including Elders or individuals with health challenges is also required. Basic Cardiac Life Support, First Aid Certificate and Training in Personal Care Skills or home support will be considered as assets including basic computer skills for documentation. This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.
The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Written and verbal fluency in Inuktut and English is required. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.
Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.
The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.
The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations. As a government, we are strengthening our unique model of governance - one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.
Department of Health The Department of Health (HEA) is responsible for health services and social programming in Nunavut. Staff at HEA work to improve the health and well-being of Nunavummiut by addressing the differing needs of each community through culturally appropriate programs and services.
Candidates must have a minimum of a Grade 10 education and two years of relevant home care experience. Fluency in both Inuktut and English is required, along with a satisfactory criminal record and vulnerable sector check.
Market context
HCCW II roles in Nunavut often draw candidates with home care experience and strong community language skills, especially where bilingual service is essential. Competition can be shaped by the need for Inuktut and English fluency, a Grade 10 education, and clear background screening, while benefits such as medical and dental coverage, a defined benefit pension plan, training, and advancement opportunities can make offers more attractive. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your experience and language credentials match before applying.