Peer Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada LOFT Community Services Full time

**DATE**:August 25th, 2023

**LOCATION**:Toronto, ON - TAY Specialized Community Services

**COMPENSATION**:$21.28/hour

LOFT Community Services is a unique and dynamic charitable organization that supports people living with complicated issues such as mental and physical health challenges, substance use challenges, poverty, and homelessness. Serving approximately 13,969 annually and providing 1,788 units of supportive housing last year, LOFT is one of Ontario’s largest mental health service providers of its kind. LOFT is also recognized as a Nonprofit Employer of Choice Award (NEOC) recipient.

To help fulfill its mission, LOFT is hiring a **Peer Support Worker.**

**JOB SUMMARY**:
A Peer Support Worker is someone who through their lived experience of recovery from a mental health, or addiction or homelessness challenge and is able to draw upon their wellness and recovery in providing intentional peer support. This would be accomplished through a variety of activities such as group facilitation, individual support and structured positive relationship building.

**Note**:_ _Staff may be required to work in the community or client’s home and may therefore be exposed to _secondhand_ smoke._

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**:

- Regularly attend project and team meetings
- Assist in the delivery of social drop-in and community outreach activities
- Provide 1:1 peer support to youth such as appointment support/accompaniment, participation in wellness-focused and recreational activities, and search for appropriate community resources such as housing
- Support participants in making choices that promote safety, wellness and recovery
- Complete needed documentation and note-taking

**WHAT YOU BRING**
- Completion of Peer Support training is an asset
- Personal experience in recovery from a mental health or homelessness and/or addiction challenge, and ability to draw upon wellness and recovery in providing intentional peer support is an asset
- Knowledge of relevant mental health, health and housing related legislation
- Extensive knowledge of local community mental health services and other resources, including formal and informal supports
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills
- Driver’s license and access to a vehicle an asset but not required
- Understanding of cultural competency and anti-oppression framework
- Reflective of a multi-barriered group, as serviced by the program, a strong asset

We believe there are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse
experiences So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply.

**_Note: _**_All LOFT employees are required to be COVID-19 vaccinated as a condition of hire in accordance with LOFT’s Vaccination Policy; unless they are employed in or work regularly with staff who are employed in, non-client facing roles. _

**_Note:_**_ A satisfactory vulnerable sector check (VSC) is also required._

**CLOSING DATE**: September 9th, 2023.

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