Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) - Team Lead

We're Hiring: Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Team Lead (Withdrawal Management & Treatment Services) Location: Brantford, ON Hours: Full-time, 36 hours/week rotating day and afternoon shifts (every other weekend; no overnights) Start Date: As soon as possible/vacant position Apply by: August 30th, 2026, 2026 | Reference: RPN Team Lead Email Applications to: [email protected] [[email protected]] About SOAR Community Services At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day. The Opportunity We are recruiting for a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) – Team Lead. This role is a vital part of our Withdrawal Management & Treatment Services (WMTS) team; combining direct clinical nursing care with on-shift leadership and team support in a bed-based withdrawal management and treatment setting. The RPN Team Lead plays a key role in fostering high-quality, safe, and consistent practice. Acting as a clinical and team resource, the Team Lead supports staff in complex situations, promotes best practices, reinforces policies and leadership direction, and helps ensure smooth team functioning. This position is ideal for an experienced RPN who is looking to take on some leadership responsibilities while remaining actively engaged in clinical care. This program offers meaningful, relationship-based care with a smaller number of clients, greater professional autonomy, and the opportunity to make a real impact in an underserved area of healthcare. You will work within a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on safe, compassionate, and evidence-informed care throughout the client’s treatment journey. What You’ll Do Clinical Care (RPN Scope of Practice) * Provide direct nursing care in a bed-based withdrawal management and treatment setting * Complete in-person and telephone screening prior to admission * Conduct comprehensive client intake assessments * Monitor withdrawal symptoms using evidence-based protocols * Administer oral and injectable medications and document care accurately * Identify clients requiring a higher level of care and coordinate hospital transfers as needed * Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including Nurse Practitioners and Withdrawal Management Workers * Liaise with external partners (e.g., pharmacies, hospitals, RAAM teams) to support continuity of care * Collect specimens including blood, urine, and blood glucose * Support medication reconciliation and accurate EMR documentation * Contribute to a safe, therapeutic, and recovery-oriented environment Team Lead Responsibilities * Organize and prioritize tasks to support effective service flow * Provide guidance and support in non-routine or complex situations * Assist with training, coaching, and mentoring of staff * Role model best practices in clinical care, professionalism, and teamwork * Reinforce SOAR policies, procedures, and leadership direction * Encourage collaboration, mutual support, and positive team culture * Support documentation standards and quality expectations * Assist with early identification and informal resolution of team challenges * Identify emerging issues, risks, or trends and communicate them to leadership What You Bring * Registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) * Registered Practical Nurse Diploma from a CNO-recognized program * Minimum of 2 years clinical nursing experience (withdrawal management experience preferred) * Demonstrated leadership, mentorship, coaching, or informal supervisory experience * Strong knowledge of CNO Standards of Practice and commitment to reflective practice * Strong communication, conflict resolution, and team-building skills * Valid First Aid and CPR certification * Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with electronic medical records * Access to reliable transportation * Capacity to manage exposure to direct and vicarious trauma Why Join SOAR? * Salary: Starting at $61,991.00 annually. * Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff. * Reimbursement for CNO registration fees * Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year). * Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families. * RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff. * A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being. Ready to Make an Impact? We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you. OUR COMMITMENT TO JOB SEEKERS SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices. SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision. Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Full-time, 36 hours/week rotating day and afternoon shifts (every other weekend; no overnights)

The RPN Team Lead provides direct clinical nursing care in a bed-based withdrawal management setting while acting as a clinical resource and leader for the team. Responsibilities include organizing service flow, mentoring staff, and ensuring adherence to safety and documentation standards.

Candidates must be registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess a minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience. Strong leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills are required, along with valid First Aid and CPR certification.

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Travel insurance • CNO registration fee reimbursement • Vacation time • Personal leave • Wellness time • Employee Assistance Plan • RSP matching • TFSA matching

• First AidPreferred

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• Clinical nursing
• Withdrawal management
• Team leadership
• Intake assessment
• Medication administration
• Conflict resolution
• Mentorship
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Electronic medical records
• First aid
• CPR
• Documentation
• Reflective practice
• Crisis intervention
• Patient screening
• Withdrawal Symptoms
• Community Mental Health
• Specimen Collection
• Professionalism
• Medication Reconciliation
• Supervision
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Compassion
• Reconciliation
• Mental Health
• Blood Sugar
• Management
• Clinical Nursing
• Software Documentation
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Disabilities
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Electronic Medical Record
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Microsoft Office
• Nursing Care
• Reflective Practice
• Coaching
• Team Building
• Team Leadership
• Vicarious Traumatization
• Registration
• Registered Practical Nurse
• Teamwork

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Social Services
• Registered Practical Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

36 hours per week