Peer Support Coordinator

**Who You Are**
- Are you a culturally sensitive social services professional committed to building trust-filled relationships centered on respecting the dignity of each individual served?
- Are you dedicated to a client-centred and non-judgmental approach to your work?
- Do you use your humility and compassion to connect and build rapport with the individuals you serve?
- Are you passionate about overcoming the stigma and discrimination of HIV/AIDS by promoting understanding and inclusion in your community?
- Are you ready to provide harm reduction support to people impacted by the opioid crisis within a hospital setting?

If so, we may have an opportunity for you

**What You Will Do**
- Provide coaching and support on a drop-in basis to clients accessing Carepoint and Counterpoint and document these interactions with clients.
- Through a peer lens, leverage lived experience wisdom, knowledge and expertise with individuals who are at various stages across the addictions continuum
- Provide practical supports for clients in the community, e.g., facilitating access to transportation, food bank, financial assistance, etc.
- Coordinate and facilitate volunteer needle syringe recovery team, including providing orientation and training, directing group in community and maintaining records, as directed.
- Perform other related activities, as necessary or as assigned.

**What You Will Bring**
- Case management knowledge and skills
- A strong ability to build rapport with participants/professionals and engage with and relate to culturally, linguistically, ethnically, spiritually, racially, and geographically diverse communities.
- Crisis intervention knowledge and skills
- A strong knowledge of community resources and social service agencies in London with the ability to identify and understand intersectional factors that impact the health and wellbeing of diverse communities of people.
- A strong knowledge of hospital systems including systems navigation, local hospital services and policies or procedures related to healthcare in the province of Ontario.
- Knowledge and skills related to working with people who are living with, at risk of or impacted by HIV/HCV; who may be vulnerable and marginalized; and may also be experiencing challenges related to mental health, addictions and homelessness
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills and strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to deliver effective conflict resolution and crisis intervention techniques.
- Access to reliable transportation is an asset
- First Aid & CPR, BLS, CPI training considered an asset.
- A satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC).

**What We Offer**
- A supportive and inspiring workplace that has **the courage to do what is right**.
- A comprehensive group benefits package, including health, dental, vision, EAP, etc. as well as retirement benefits.
- Three weeks of paid vacation annually.
- Fifteen wellness days annually.
- A starting salary of $43,500.00.
- A 6-month contract covering an LOA, with the possibility of extension.

**Who We Are**

RHAC is committed to and adheres to the principles of the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Employment Standards, the Pay Equity Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and all other applicable legislation. We are committed to integration and to removing barriers to accessibility in the workplace. Additionally, we support and encourage applicants on the basis of any of the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code including but not limited to age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation. RHAC acknowledges that equitable access to employment is an agent in social change.

**Applications Instructions**

RHAC is dedicated to maintaining the health and safety of all our staff. Our infection prevention and control strategies include the expectation that all staff have received two valid doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. **RHAC is dedicated to maintaining the health and safety of all our staff. Our infection prevention and control strategies include the preference that all staff have received two valid doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: From $43,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Employee assistance program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-06-20