Peer Support Worker

🔍 Edmonton Zone, Edmonton, Royal Alexandra Hospital

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00496714 Requisition #

📅   : May 13, 2025 Post Date

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Acute Care Alberta: N

Primary Care Alberta: N

Recovery Alberta: Y

Classification: Peer Support Worker

Union: AUPE GSS

Unit and Program: Acute Care Addiction Recovery Program

Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 21-MAY-2025

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 31-MAY-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 4

Shifts per cycle: 20

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $24.92

Maximum Salary: $27.46

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Please refer to the Additional Required Qualifications.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Lived experience with addiction is required. Experience working with inner city/vulnerable populations. Demonstrated experience working within a harm reduction framework. Demonstrated ability to support patient’s transition to community resources to ensure continuity of care. Demonstrated ability to share expertise and personal experiences in the context of empowering others and inspiring hope. High degree of self-awareness and capacity to establish appropriate boundaries in order to provide a non-judgmental, confidential and respectful environment. Strong communication skills including conflict management and resolution. Ability to ambulate, climb stairs, and tolerate long periods of standing and walking. Ability to tolerate keyboarding and telephone handling

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred post-secondary education in a related or relevant program such as social work, addiction certification or community support worker and experience in a role supporting people with substance use disorder or mental health challenges. A strong awareness of community resources and recovery model. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

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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