Peer Support Coordinator

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada March of Dimes Canada Full time

Peer Support Coordinator

You'll feel great about a career with March of Dimes Canada
At March of Dimes Canada,
our collective work matters.

As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we're dedicated to being Canada's leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.

You'll be joining a team made up of more than 2,000 professionals that's
dedicated to solving big challenges and creating real change for people with disabilities in communities across our country.

They're at the center of all we do, and we make a real difference in their lives every day. It matters to us because
the need is urgent — and it's growing.

More than six million people with disabilities in Canada experience challenges like poverty, discrimination, indignity, and isolation. These are the barriers that you'll help tear down. Together, with your vital contributions, we'll keep moving the dial on the challenges people with disabilities face.

Our work is deep and wide — and you'll always find it deeply rewarding — which is why we pull together to make change happen.

Our collective efforts are rooted in our
Purpose,
Vision, and
Mission, which inform how we drive all our work forward:

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Purpose: Champion equity. Empower ability.
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Vision: An inclusive, barrier-free society for people with disabilities.
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Mission:To be Canada's leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.

Whether starting or advancing your career with us, you'll feel great knowing that you're:

  • Contributing to our important mission
    :creating real change for people with disabilities:
  • Joining a
    leading national charity with a history of impact and a future full of possibility
  • Enjoying
    industryleading employment incentives and benefits:
  • Supported in your
    professional growth, development, and success:
  • Included in our
    empathetic and supportive work culture
Learn more about why we're a great employer at
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Profile:

The
Peer Support Coordinator is responsible for the development and growth of MODC's Peer Support Network, focussing on identifying the need for peer support in communities, establishing new support groups, supporting increased community awareness and participation of peer support services, ensuring optimal impact of peer support services, identifying, and developing resources to meet community needs, and fostering a positive and inclusive volunteer experience.


Roles and responsibilities

Stakeholder Engagement and Community Building:

  • Develop relationships with community agencies, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to expand the reach and influence of the Peer Support Network
  • Collaborate with external partners to develop joint initiatives and leverage available resources.
  • Represent MODC and the Peer Support Network at community meetings, conferences, and community events to promote the objectives of the program and the organization, and to identify potential collaborative opportunities.
  • In conjunction with the After Stroke team, coordinate and deliver educational programs, conferences, and forums.
  • Proactively problem solve and collaborate with colleagues, partners, volunteers and stakeholders to identify solutions which result in the best possible experience for volunteers and stakeholders.
  • Contribute to the promotion of volunteer appreciation and recognition, with the goals of a positive and meaningful experience for all.

Peer Group Support:

  • Provide guidance, mentorship, and ongoing assistance to peer support groups to ensure effective operations are established and/or sustained in the following areas:Administration and Finance practices
Engaging and equitable meeting facilitation that aligns with the Values of Peer Support
Relevance and accessibility of peer support services to local stakeholders

  • Establish opportunities to foster connections with and among peer support volunteers to obtain and share relevant insights, resources, key learnings, and support.
  • Facilitate clear and timely communication between MODC and peer support groups/volunteers.
  • Encourage and facilitate fundraising efforts to ensure sustainability of the Peer Support Network.
  • Adapt priorities and activities to meet changing needs of the team and as peer support services evolve.
  • Support Change Management communications, delivering relevant messaging to peer support groups/volunteers with diplomacy and clarity.

Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Reporting:

  • Implement evaluation standards for peer support services to demonstrate impact.
  • Ensure relevant data is collected and entered into client and volunteer databases in an accurate, complete, and timely manner.
  • Analyze data to measure the acce

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