Youth Peer Support Worker - Level 1; PS

Full-Time Term Non-Management (Prince George, BC, CA)

3 days ago Requisition

Foundry Prince George (1148 7 Ave, Prince George, BC V8J 2K1)

Temporary, Part-Time

20-24 hours per week

As soon as possible

August 31, 2026, with the possibility of extension

$19.90 per hour

Coordinator, Foundry Peer Support

• Competitive vacation and paid sick time
• Free YMCA Gym Membership+ Y@Home
• Eligibility for Extended Medical and Dental Benefits
• Training and Professional Development Opportunities
• Extensive Employee assistance program
• Reduced childcare rates and priority placement for YMCA Staff
• Be part of a charitable organization that positively impacts the community

* Some benefits may vary based on employment terms

YMCA BC is the lead agency for Foundry Prince George, working with partners to deliver responsible and meaningful services for young people 12-24 and their families. Foundry is a provincial network of integrated and innovative wellness centres working to transform access to care. Foundry’s mission is to support young people to lead good lives. To this end, Foundry centres offer mental health and substance use services, primary care, social services, and youth and family peer support.

The Peer Support 1 (PS1) position is an entry level position for people with recent lived experience, including those who have recently accessed services at Foundry Prince George. This position reports to the Foundry Peer Support Coordinator.

• From a lived experience perspective, offer non-judgmental peer support to young people 12-24 at Foundry Prince George and related YMCA programs
• Work as a member of Foundry’s integrated and multi-disciplinary health care team and conduct yourself with integrity
• Connect 1 on 1 with youth accessing Foundry and related programs. This includes greeting youth, helping them feel comfortable, offering tours and information about services, listening, providing emotional and practical support on different topics, and bridging youth to other team members or services as appropriate (such as when the youth is in crisis or needs exceed the PS1’s ability to support)
• With support and coaching, develop and hold strong personal and professional boundaries and understand the concept of offering support versus giving direction or advice
• Maintain personal well-being and stability to be ready to support others safely and positively and not cause harm to yourself or others
• Communicate with leadership if you are no longer ready to support others but need to adjust tasks or step away from the role to work on personal well-being and stability
• Assist with groups, activities, events, and participant and community outreach led by other Foundry team members by sharing ideas, helping with logistics, helping to support participants, performing assigned tasks, documenting, etc.
• With support, consistently check email, complete tasks for ADP, and complete assigned learning centre tasks for YMCA BC and Foundry
• With support, use Toolbox and MOIS to contribute to Foundry data collection, ensuring basic encounter information is timely, complete, and accurate
• Communicate relevant information about youth and their care to other members of the Foundry team
• As directed, actively participate in YMCA and/ or Foundry team meetings, huddles, communities of practice, and training opportunities
• Ensure safety issues, near misses, or potentially unsafe situations are reported to leadership or senior staff promptly to mitigate risks
• Report conflicts of interest (i.e.: working with a youth you know personally from the community) promptly and work with leadership to mitigate risks
• Perform other tasks related to your role (i.e. administrative tasks, cleaning, managing or preparing supplies)

• Lived experience of critical issues relevant to young people accessing Foundry, including mental health, substance use, trauma, growing up in government care, newcomer experience, etc.
• Genuine desire to support others to make positive change
• Identify strategies and supports to manage personal wellness and stability; ability to identify when personal wellness interferes…