Housing First Peer Support Worker

2 days ago

Ottawa, Canada Options Byown Non-Profit Housing Full time

The peer worker will be an individual with lived experience of homelessness, mental health, and/or addictions, and will share mutual experiences and circumstances with the people who will be supported in this program.

The person in this position will use their lived experience to support and build rapport with a variety of Housing First participants. Engage with individuals to build a quality working rapport, provide information, improve access to services and resources, and assist them to connect with their communities. This position will work a varied work schedule to allow for the largest number possible of participants to be reached. They will be an integral member of the Housing First team, to provide support to participants both individually and in group settings.
Main Duties
- Provide outreach services to participants in a variety of environments including shelters, the streets, and residences
- Accompany participants to appointments, clinics, furniture bank, food bank, etc.
- Collaborate with team and participants on goal planning, and support participants in case conferencing
- Provide the team with information that could affect the safety and well-being of participants and staff including bad drugs, or dangerous situations
- Provide participants with information on local resources to support community integration and the achievement of participant determined goals

Participate in regular team meetings, and provide first-person perspective to the Housing First team when conducting case reviews and problem-solving on challenges encountered by the team when supporting participants
- Provide information on harm reduction and distribute materials such as NALOXONE and safer use items
- Advocate with participants when accessing services
- Connect with participants who have been identified by the case managers as being at risk of social isolation to support community integration, connection with local resources, and reconnection with natural supports as appropriate.
- Solicit participant input, and design and facilitate weekly recreational and social groups and outings
- Reach out to participants with whom case managers are having difficulty connecting
- Support participants throughout the graduation process and for a short period post
- graduation to ensure continued success
- Support participants in working towards goals as identified in their support plan
- Document and complete case notes at the end of each shift
- Perform other administrative duties including but not limited to contacting other agencies and resources, preserving confidentiality of all individuals information, and adhering to Options Bytown’s policies and procedures

**Job Types**: Part-time, Contract
Contract length: 9 months

Pay: $25.00-$27.60 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Work Location: In person

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