Continuing Care Assistant Career Profile

What is a Continuing Care Assistant?

A Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) helps clients with mobility, personal care, eating and medication monitoring.  CCAs work in a variety of settings including long-term care, home care, assisted living and some areas in acute care.

What is it like working as a Continuing Care Assistant at the Saskatchewan Health Authority?

CCAs who work at the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) primarily work in long-term care or acute care with a team made of nurses, physicians and other health-care workers. CCAs work in shifts that usually include evenings and weekends, as access to care for patients may be required 24/7. 

What can I earn as a Continuing Care Assistant?

•  $23.17 - $24.84

In addition to the above pay band, the SHA provides a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Extended health and dental benefits
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Life & Disability Insurance
• MyWellbeing Program – resiliency resources, mental health and family support
• Paid annual vacation

Recruitment incentives and relocation assistance of up to $15,500 may be available based on location! To learn more about additional Government of Saskatchewan Recruitment Incentives for Continuing Care Assistants please see the Provincial and Federal Government Incentives section on our Benefits & Incentives page.

CCAs working with the SHA are unionized employees and may be a member of one of the following unions based on work location throughout the province:

• Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
• Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU)

How do I become a Continuing Care Assistant?

To work as a CCA, you will require a Continuing Care Assistant certificate. The 32-week program is offered by Saskatchewan Polytechnic, as well as local regional colleges or through part-time distance flexible learning.

• Saskatchewan Polytechnic – Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Great Plains College – Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Carlton Trail College – Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Cumberland College – Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies & Applied Research - Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies – Indigenous Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Saskatchewan Business College – Personal Care Aide Certificate
• Suncrest College - Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
• Southeast College – Continuing Care Assistant Certificate