Peer Support Worker

🔍 Edmonton Zone, Edmonton, Edmonton Mental Health Clinic

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00339298 Requisition #

📅   : Feb 09, 2023 Post Date

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Classification: Peer Support Worker

Union: AUPE GSS

Unit and Program: Housing, Recovery, Young Adult Services

Primary Location: Edmonton Mental Health Clinic

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 15-FEB-2023

Employee Class: Casual/Relief

Date Available: 07-MAR-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: Varies

Shifts per cycle: Varies

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call

Days Off: Other

Minimum Salary: $24.43

Maximum Salary: $26.92

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Please refer to the Additional Required Qualifications.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent. Warm and welcoming engagement style. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. BLS Level C. This position requires a vehicle for business use. Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a motor vehicle in good repair for work-related travel is required. Class 5 Driver’s license or willing to acquire a Class 5 Driver’s License. Lived experience of poverty, experience in 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 the isolation felt by individuals with serious addictions and/or mental health issues. Willingness to work with clients and their families/supports. Involvement with local/emerging community of practice and with national peer support organization is strongly encouraged.

Preferred Qualifications:

Able to lift and carry up to 10 KG, climb stairs (e.g. Peer Support is outreached to peers/service recipients in the environment/location most appropriate/acceptable to the peer). Work is done outside of the office in a variety of community settings including service recipient homes, workplaces, community agencies, retail outlets, parks, and recreational facilities. Hazards can include pets and high-risk neighborhoods. Must be able to independently transport self from one environment to another.

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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