peer support worker
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June 26, 2024
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Employer details
Scarborough Centre for Health Communities
Job details
Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) is dedicated to providing accessible, equitable, and transformational health and social service choices for the well-being of Scarborough's diverse communities. We cultivate vital community services by promoting healthy lifestyles while delivering a comprehensive range of culturally competent health and social services programming. Our I2CARE values ensure that we, as a work community, treat all with, inclusivity, innovation, collaboration, accessibility respect and equity.
As an employer, we strive for excellence as a workplace and are committed to building a workforce that enhances our capacity to meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve.
We are currently looking to hire a:
*Peer Support Worker*
*1 ? Full-Time Permanent Position (35 hours per week)*
*Reporting To: *Manager, Community Supports
*Purpose:*
The Peer Support Worker is a key member of the outreach team in two Toronto Community Housing buildings in West Hill. They will be responsible for providing peer support to residents through the lens of lived and professional experiences and in particular their involvement and recovery with mental health and/or addictions challenges. The Peer Support Worker will work with the outreach team to engage residents in a supportive manner and deliver relevant programming reflective of the community?s interests.
*Key Areas of Responsibility:*
* Personal/lived experience in recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges.
* Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team by sharing personal/practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight benefiting the team and clients.
* Collaborates with others to promote a team culture that works from a client-centered, harm reduction, trauma informed, and anti-oppressive approach to service.
* Provides peer counselling and client support from a strengths-based perspective, in order to promote health and wellness.
* Provides expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer and/or addictions recovery perspective.
* Promotes awareness and supports client participation in consumer self-help programs and advocacy organizations to increase recovery.
* Works with clients in one-on-one and/or group situations to promote wellness, recovery, and socialization.
* Promote relevant programs, services and community resources.
* Supports clients in navigating mental health and/or addiction services.
* Supports clients with their wellness planning and recovery process.
* Identification of service gaps, and ability to support program planning and advocacy efforts.
* Organize and lead individual and group social/recreational activities to increase socialization and provide skill-building opportunities.
* Actively participate in stigma reduction and awareness raising of current issues in mental health and/or addiction challenges.
*Skills and Attributes:*
* Knowledge of Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, social service benefits, and related legislation in Ontario an asset.
* Ability to work with and contribute to outreach team to obtain program goals.
* Ability to seek assistance and guidance as appropriate from team members and manager.
* Knowledge and understanding of low income and/or vulnerable populations in the West Hill/KGO community and complex needs of residents preferred.
* Effective skills in conflict resolution, mediation, de-escalation, and crisis management.
* Strong communication, verbal, listening, and writing skills.
* Sensitivity to and awareness of cultural, racial, and socio-economic diversity within the community particularly around mental health and addiction challenges.
* Skills in program development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation an asset.
* Proficiency in the use of computers and various software applications.
* Proficiency reading and writing a second language is an asset.
*Educational and/or Professional Qualifications:*
* A minimum of two (2) year
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LocationScarborough, ON
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Salary$21.74 to $24.59HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
#9338904525
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