Martin Martin Group Home Expands Its Staffing

Last week, the Martin Martin Group Home in Nain just expanded its work force.

Margie Fox is the Group Home Coordinator.

She says last Friday; they hired 2 more Casual Call-in workers.

The home now employs 16 people.

Of those, 4 are Full Time workers.

Fox says the Group Home currently cares for 2 residents.

However they can unexpectedly receive more clients at any given time.

She also says some of their staff just finished a FASD training course.

And within the next few months, all staff will be required to take 3 more mandatory training courses.

They are: First Aid, Non Violence Crisis Intervention workshop and a Suicide Intervention workshop.

Fox says no dates have been set for those training courses.