Peer Support Worker

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00249620 Requisition #

📅   : Dec 07, 2021 Post Date

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Classification: Peer Support Worker

Union: AUPE GSS

Department: ODP Capacity Expansion Clinica

Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 13-DEC-2021

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 03-JAN-2022

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 5

Shifts per cycle: 25

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $24.13

Maximum Salary: $26.59

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

See Additional Required Qualifications.

Additional Required Qualifications:

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

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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