Peer Support Worker

1 week ago

Edmonton, Canada Alberta Health Services Full time

Your Opportunity:
Description:
As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide interventions and supports that are complementary to the work of a multi-disciplinary outreach team. The team functions together to provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services for the diverse needs of clients navigating life impacting experiences. Through your own lived experience(s), and experiences of recovery and resilience, as the Peer Support Worker, you can authentically inspire hope to clients by sharing your story, offering mentorship and support; advocating for client needs; and supporting an integrated and resiliency/recovery-oriented health care and treatment experience.
- **Transition Company**:Recovery Alberta
- ** 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**:12-AUG-2025
- ** Employee Class**:Regular Full Time
- ** Date Available**:22-AUG-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**:
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. Lived experience with addiction is required.

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

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