Continuing Care Assistant (CCA)

“Nova Scotia”

$3,600,000.00

Maximum Eligible Amount

Government Grant

Fund Type

From day one, selected program participants will be hired as Shannex employees while enrolled as NSCC students in the six-month skills development program. Learning will take place in the classroom with required hours of hands-on training in Shannex communities. Each class will welcome 24 students who will benefit from a CCA curriculum, achieving the same learning outcomes as the traditional program but in a shorter time.

About the Program

Program Eligibility

Investing in yourself and your future is exciting! And we’re here to help make it easier! To be a candidate for the program, you must:

Have a high school diploma/GED.
Want to be a CCA; providing personal care and assistance to residents living in long term care.
Require skills training to find a job, keep a job, improve your employment situation and/or fully participate in the workforce.
Have been either actively looking for work, working full-time, working part-time while actively looking for full-time work, or working as a self-employed person in the last 12 months.
Be able to participate fully in the six-month program from start to finish (full-time, 35 hours a week), and sign a two-year Return-of-Service Agreement with Shannex (working in HRM).
Be a resident of Nova Scotia, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (or entitled to work in Canada as a protected person under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act).

If you don’t qualify for this pilot program, there are still many ways to grow your career with us! Explore other Career Opportunities at Shannex.

Ready to Apply?

The program will provide eligible candidates with guaranteed employment, skills and financial support.

Eligible candidates will receive a conditional offer of employment by Shannex.
Selected candidates with an offer letter will apply to NSCC to confirm their eligible funding and living allowance during the program.