Peer Support Specialist Addictions Services

7 days ago

Toronto, Canada St. Michael's Hospital Full time

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Facilitates recovery by providing hope, encouragement and supporting self-determination to individuals seeking substance use treatment and care
- Shares personal recovery journey and experiences to support individuals in their own recovery
- Provides individuals with experience of substance use issues with 1:1 support in completing personalized wellness and recovery plan
- Provides social, emotional and instrumental support to individuals attending the Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine Clinic
- Collaborates with the interprofessional Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine Clinic team, service users and support network in the development, implementation and evaluation of an individualized and comprehensive recovery plan
- Initiates and facilitates peer support groups including Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) groups, LifeRing
- Co-facilitates interprofessional Addictions Engagement Group
- Engages in consultations with people with lived experience of addictions and their families to promote the delivery high quality, safe services and supports
- Assists individuals with lived experience of substance to access substance use services and supports
- Works to bridge the gap between service users and service providers
- Serves as role model for service users and educates staff on the service user point of view
- Participates in clinical care planning team meetings and conferences
- Participates in continuous quality improvement
- Participates in research and evaluation activities related to peer support services
- Provides education to stakeholders regarding the peer support specialist role and recovery
- Participates in ongoing continuing education
- Networks with community groups for people with lived experience of addictions as necessary.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Personal lived experience of substance use issues is required.
- Knowledge of issues for people with lived experience of substance use is required.
- Demonstrated skills and ability to communicate with clients, their families, service providers and members of the community
- Demonstrates skills and ability to develop helping relationships with people with lived experience of substance use
- Demonstrated skills and ability to conduct groups with people with lived experience of substance use
- Demonstrated skills and ability in individual and small group teaching required
- Excellent communication and skills in both individual and team work are required.
- An understanding of the social determinants of health and their impact, and experience working with marginalized individuals is required
- Facilitator training in Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Life Ring or other specific wellness-oriented programming for people with substance use preferred
- Completed certification as peer support specialist is preferred
- Evidence of continuing education courses in addictions preferred
- Recent peer support work experience, preferably in outpatient substance use setting preferred
- Excellent attendance and punctuality record

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