Peer Support Worker

🔍 Edmonton Zone, Edmonton, Edmonton Mental Health Clinic

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00082726 Requisition #

📅   : Jan 19, 2019 Post Date

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Classification: Peer Support Worker

Union: AUPE GSS

Department: Intake Edmonton Clinic AH

Primary Location: Edmonton Mental Health Clinic

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.96

Posting End Date: 25-JAN-2019

Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available: 18-FEB-2019

Temporary End Date: 14-FEB-2020

Hours per Shift: 9.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 5

Shifts per cycle: 19

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $23.89

Maximum Salary: $26.33

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Lived experience of recovery from a mental health and/or addiction illness. Must be willing to share personal experience. Knowledge of systemic issues such as poverty, unemployment, stigma, medications and isolation felt by individuals with serious mental health issues and their families. Involvement with local/emerging community of practice with a national peer support organization is strongly encouraged. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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