C194 - Peer Support Worker Part Time

Title: Peer Support Worker - (Part Time)

Number of Positions: 1

Competition Number: C194

Location: Bentley Place

Position Status: Part Time, Permanent

Shift Timings & Days: (Saturday - Sunday) 03:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Reports to: Program Manager

Compensation: (Grid 21) $29.76 - $31.64

The Peer Support Worker provides supportive mentorship during the recovery and capacity‑building of residents and alumni of the facility by engaging in their physical and mental health needs, as well as being a bridge between residents and other staff members. The Peer Support Worker has lived experience of substance use and/or mental illness and its treatment.

• Works as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide peer‑based support and guidance to service recipients, including individual support, peer support and facilitating peer‑based recovery groups, in accordance with pre‑established goals and objectives.
• Supports service recipients using motivational and supportive self‑disclosure including the sharing of personal recovery experiences
• Supports skill building, goal attainment, empowerment and recovery through peer mentorship
• Provides emotional support.
• Observes clients and their environments, and reports unsafe conditions and behavioural, physical, and/or cognitive changes to supervisor
• Identifies available social, economic, recreational, and educational services and resources in the community that will meet clients’ needs. Provides clients with related information.
• Accompanies clients on outings such as appointments, shopping, and leisure activities
• Provide practical supports including site orientation, sharing and distribution of resource materials, assisting with the completion of forms and letters, and receiving/documenting complaints and ideas for improved service delivery
• Provides input to case planning and goal setting
• Meet operational needs a required, including the safety of the building and occupants
• Completes and maintains related records and documentation such as statistics, progress reports, and daily logs
• Practice and encourage respects, trust, empathy, and integrity in interactions with residents
• Develops and maintains positive and respectful relationships with co‑workers and the multidisciplinary team
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned

• High School diploma or equivalent combination of education, training and experience such as a certificate in Community Social Services.
• Approximately 1 year of experience, including lived experience, in recovery, recovery in substance use or co‑occurring substance use, and/or mental health issues
• Experience leading or participating in community groups
• Experience providing one‑on‑one support in a relevant setting
• Satisfactory completion of a criminal records check with vulnerable sector screening is required
• Satisfactory completion of Tuberculosis Screening form is required
• Satisfactory completion of Employee Immunization Record form is required
• Satisfactory completion of Nonviolent crisis intervention (NVCI)
• First aid certification with CPR is required
• Valid driver’s license is required

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English
• Strong critical thinking, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to perceive situational or other stressors that elevate risk and act proactively in response
• Ability to engage and involve adults in support and learning activities
• Demonstrated commitment to the social sector with a passion for the organization’s mission is essential

Approach to Work

• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, adaptability and resourcefulness
• Actively seeks and incorporates feedback to inform continuous self‑improvement
• Sets…