Peer Support Worker

3 days ago

Edmonton, Canada Alberta Health Services Full time

Your Opportunity:
The Adult Community Services Spruce Grove, Leduc, and Sherwood Park provides a wide range of addiction and mental health treatment to the residents of the City of Edmonton and surrounding suburban areas. The ACS program adheres to the Edmonton Zone Addiction & Mental Health Principles of Care providing quality, client focused, recovery based, concurrent capable, culturally appropriate care to those seeking supports/services within Addictions and Mental Health. Services are offered to clients and their families in the least intrusive and most appropriate manner, and include assessment, individual and group treatment, and consultation. Interventions may be done in the clinic, community, or in a client’s home, dependent on the identified needs. The Family Peer Support Worker functions in the context of a multidisciplinary team. Providing intervention and support complimentary to the work of addiction and mental health providers by providing emotional and social support to others who share a common experience. Through their own lived experience(s) supporting a loved one with an addiction and/or mental health concern, the Family Peer Support Worker can authentically inspire hope and demonstrate the possibility of recovery. The Family Peer Support Worker will provide services within their scope of practice, liaise, and collaborate with other team members to improve outcome for individual and their families. The Family Peer Support will bring families/friends and systems together to enhance service provisions and find solutions where challenges may exist.

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.
- **Recovery Alberta**:Y
- ** Classification**:Peer Support Worker
- ** Union**:AUPE GSS
- ** Unit and Program**:Adult Community Services Suburban
- ** Primary Location**:Stan Woloshyn Building
- ** Location Details**:As Per Location
- ** Multi-Site**:Not Applicable
- ** FTE**:1.00
- ** Posting End Date**:09-DEC-2024
- ** Temporary Employee Class**:Temp F/T Benefits
- ** Date Available**:19-DEC-2024
- ** Temporary End Date**:07-OCT-2025
- ** Hours per Shift**:7.75
- ** Length of Shift in weeks**:2
- ** Shifts per cycle**:10
- ** Shift Pattern**:Days, Evenings
- ** Days Off**:Saturday/Sunday
- ** Minimum Salary**:$24.92
- ** Maximum Salary**:$27.46
- ** Vehicle Requirement**:Driver's License, Vehicle Required

**Required Qualifications**:
Please refer to the Additional Required Qualifications.

**Additional Required Qualifications**:
**Preferred Qualifications**:
Preferred post-secondary education in a related or relevant program such as social work, addiction certification or community support worker. A strong awareness of community resources and recovery model. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.

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