Reintegration Advocate

Job Category: Community Impact and Programs

Requisition Number: REINT
002133

• Posted :
  September 17, 2026
• Full-Time

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The Mustard Seed is seeking a compassionate candidate who is understanding and sensitive towards individuals facing challenging circumstances, including substance use disorders and housing instability.

The Mustard Seed Pathways to Integration Program, aims to support recently incarcerated adults struggling with substance use and addiction in their transition back into the community. The program emphasizes recovery, stability, and overall wellness by building recovery capital and providing critical pre-release and post-release services. The Pathways to Integration Program collaborates with Calgary’s Remand Centres and Female Annex.

The Reintegration Advocate is committed to helping incarcerated individuals who experience poverty, housing instability, and substance use disorders to assist them in transitioning towards and maintaining sustainable and healthy lifestyles. The Reintegration Advocate connects clients with any needed external and internal resources. As the Reintegration Advocate, you will work closely with social workers and peer support workers to support individuals transitioning from provincial remand centres to community through system navigation to address the social determinants of health.

Employment Type: Full-Time, Fixed Term (Until March 31, 2028)
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Reporting to: Program Supervisor
City: Calgary
Number of Positions to Fill: 1
RFR #: 2253

• Meet with community members requesting advocacy support and determine their , Income, and housing goals with them to prioritize the support they require to achieve their goals;
• Complete the Wellness Advocate intake process;
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and create a welcoming, respectful, inclusive, and safe environment for them;
• Educate and empower clients to understand and achieve their rights and responsibilities, to facilitate their full participation in society;
• Contribute to general health and wellness programming including supporting or facilitating group initiatives and programs that increase knowledge and awareness of community health;
• Liaise with internal and external resources that will help clients achieve their goals if the support is beyond the scope of services provided by the Wellness Advocate. This includes maintaining existing partnerships as well as developing new partnerships;
• In regards to clients who have a Caseworker, complement the work of the client’s Caseworker by acting as a consultant and liaison for issues that require client access to external resources;
• Refer clients who do not have a Caseworker directly to internal and external resources;
• Advocate for clients as needed both to access resources within and outside the organization;
• Maintain relationships with agency partners and volunteers;
• Ensure clients accessed external resources, by completing follow up with guests and agencies;
• Contribute to community programs facilitation as needed;
• Follow protocols to ensure sanitized and organized professional workspace;
• Provide backup to Reception to ensure front desk is covered;
• Assist with training of new Wellness Advocates and Receptionists;
• Participate in case management teams when required;
• Provide crisis intervention, as necessary;

• Build a comprehensive library and knowledge base on community resources;
• Share and disseminate community resource information;
• Track assigned clients’ progress with external resources;
• Communicate relevant information to Caseworker about interactions with clients and observed behavior;
• Document client interactions, client referrals and…