Minobimaadizing Peer Support Worker

Location: Sagamok

Employer
Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services

Position
Minobimaadizing Peer Support Workers (2) – Full‑Time Contract until March 31, 2027

Salary: $44,197-$46,888

Location:

Sagamok Anishnawbek, ON

Closing Date:
Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm

Link to apply:

Responsibilities
An employee in this role will support patients on their wellness journey. The Minobimaadizing Peer Support Worker will use their own lived experience with mental health and addictions to support clients by attending appointments, having regular check‑ins by text or phone, and participating in weekly team meetings. The Peer Support Worker will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements.

Required

Skills and Qualifications

An adult with lived experience of mental health challenges.

A strong understanding of peer support work and peer‑led interventions.

Knowledge of systemic issues such as stigma and the isolation felt by people with mental health challenges and will be familiar with principles of recovery and empowerment.

Familiar with harm reduction principles and working from a trauma‑informed lens.

Willing to work from your own lived experience to model recovery‑oriented principles and your own personal recovery journey.

Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills enabling you to work within a collaborative and diverse interprofessional team.

Ability to build positive rapport with participants and colleagues.

Effective leadership, decision‑making, organizational and problem‑solving skills are required.

Ability to be flexible, self‑reflective, and supportive.

Experience working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis is required.

Computer literacy and the willingness to learn new computer programs is required.

Must possess a valid Ontario Driver’s License and a reliable vehicle.

This position requires the incumbent to be First Nations, Inuit or Métis with preference given to candidates who are members or residents of specified First Nations.

Benefits

Competitive Salary based on experience.

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOP).

Competitive vacation package with an additional 7 Indigenous statutory holidays.

Life‑long learning priority, offering 10 Professional Development Days and an $1,200 annual budget.

Technology amenities provided (i.e., laptop, cell phone).

All travel expenses covered.

High staff satisfaction rated work environment, priority on provider and client experience.

Access to Cultural and Traditional teachings of the Ojibwe People.

15 days of Personal Leave.

Additional Information
Given the traditional practices of Indigenous people, from time‑to‑time exposure to smoke from the burning of sacred medicines such as tobacco, sweet grass, sage, or cedar may occur.

Accessibility accommodations will be available upon request.

Requirements
An offer of employment will be conditional upon an acceptable vulnerable sector police records check.

Hiring of Indigenous People will be given preference, as allowed under Section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code – Special Programs.

How to Apply

No artificial intelligence is used in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. Qualified individuals are invited to submit to the link in BambooHR, a cover letter along with current resume, certificates, diplomas, and three work‑related references.

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