Peer Support Worker Overnight

Mental Health 
Our team provides holistic support to help people with severe opioid addiction. Our focus on quality of life reflects our understanding that recovery is a personal journey. Through your own lived experience(s) with addiction and/or mental illness(s), poverty (including homelessness) and experiences of recovery and resilience, you can authentically inspire hope and demonstrate the possibility of recovery. As a Personal Support Worker, you will provide interventions and supports that complement the work of Addiction & Mental Health clinicians by providing emotional and social support to individuals seeking services. Your focus will be on harm reduction and supporting individuals in achieving their personal goals. Unconditional positive regard for cultural and gender diversity and supporting peers/clients in accessing services that are of meaning and assistance to their recovery is essential. You will ensure that peer/clients are connected with resources, help them understand services and gain knowledge about their rights & responsibilities. You will also advocate for the peer/clients, actively facilitate team collaboration, and engage with community partners to enhance peer/client health outcomes. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000.
As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide interventions and supports that are complementary to the work of a multi-disciplinary outreach team. The team functions together to provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services for the diverse needs of clients navigating life impacting experiences. Through your own lived experience(s), and experiences of recovery and resilience, as the Peer Support Worker, you can authentically inspire hope to clients by sharing your story, offering mentorship and support; and supporting an integrated and resiliency/recovery-oriented health care and treatment experience.

Classification: Peer Support Worker
Unit and Program: Multi-Site: Not Applicable
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Hours per Shift: 11.08
Length of Shift in weeks: Shifts per cycle: Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
Minimum two years’ experience working with diverse and marginalized populations, particularly the homeless (work or volunteer). Lived experience with addictions, homelessness and/or mental health illness (must identify in cover letter). Must be willing to share one’s personal experience(s). Lived experience of poverty, experience living in recovery from an addiction and/or a mental health condition. Knowledge of systemic issues such as poverty, unemployment, stigma, medications and the isolation felt by individuals with serious addiction/mental health issues and their families. Involvement with local/emerging community of practice and with national peer support organization is strongly encouraged.
Preferred Qualifications: Completion of a recognized peer support training program. Experience in a health care setting or a human services field outside of health care. Mindfulness about cultural and gender diversity and positive regard towards clients. Knowledge of an Indigenous language & culture. Mental Health First Aid. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Healthcare Provider.