Peer Supporter

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Reports to: Coordinator, Youth Engagement

Employment Status: Part time temporary (6 months)

Bargaining Unit Status: Excluded

Hourly Wage/Salary: $ $24.76

Language requirements: English is essential, French is an asset

Bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR): Female

Schedule: 5 hours per week. Day time, Week day, Week-end

Competition Number: 25-142

Closing Date: November 14th, 2025

Vacancy: Yes

Posting stage: Internal and external

About us:

YSB offers a variety of Peer Support opportunities within its Community Services program. In promoting youth engagement, Peer Support Workers help facilitate YSB's Peer to Peer service groups as well as participate in other initiatives that focus on advocating and program creation for youth living in Ottawa.

The Peer Support Worker will work closely with the YSB staff ally to coordinate and facilitate the Purple Sisters Youth Advisory Committee. This is a youth led position working in partnership with the Purple Sisters team and leading a group of young women in their volunteer capacity.

What you will do:

The Peer Supporter will work closely with the YSB staff ally to coordinate and facilitate the Purple Sisters youth advisory committee.

• Support members of the committee
• Prepare meeting agendas and minutes for weekly meetings
• Facilitate weekly Purple Sisters meetings
• Participate in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new committee members
• Maintain the Purple Sister's social media channels
• Coordinate events planned by committee (i.e. International Women's Day, Dec 6th Vigil etc.)
• Participate in maintaining safety and cleanliness in the Youth Engagement Space
• Participate in the planning, co-creation, co-delivery and co-evaluation of YSB's programs and services where appropriate
• Network and develop partnerships with other youth advisory committees and community groups where appropriate

This opportunity may be right for you if you have the following:

• An interest in contributing to important social change
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Team-player
• Under 25 years of age
• Experience as an engaged young person (e.g. experience with youth-led organizing and/or youth engagement activities in a mental health/addictions/housing and/or demonstrated leadership in community initiatives)
• Demonstrated capacity to work with and engage young women from a peer to peer perspective in
• Understanding and supporting a feminist philosophy that supports intersectionality amongst key communities including but not limited to Queer and Trans communities, Black communities, and Indigenous communities
• Knowledge and understanding of contributing factors to homelessness, lived experience an asset
• Knowledge of youth engagement principles and practices
• Experience facilitating groups
• Experience fostering relationships with community partners

Additional Qualifications:

• Successful applicants will be required to provide a clear Vulnerable Sector Check or Broad Police check obtained within the past six (6) months, as a condition of employment with YSB.
• To confirm language proficiency required for this position, successful candidates may be requested to undergo an oral and written assessment conducted by a third-party provider, arranged by YSB. Candidates must meet the minimum required linguistic profile before their employment start date. Formal education may be considered as sufficient demonstration of language proficiency, but is subject to review.

Disclaimer: This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

Join us

If you think this vacancy is a good fit, we would love to hear from you. Please visit the career section of our website to submit your resume and one-page cover letter. Don't just tell us what we want to hear, tell us your story and why you would make a great addition to our team.

We know applying to a job takes time and thank all candidates for their interest. While we are not able to get back to every candidate, we will ensure shortlisted applicants are aware of their status and will do our best to provide feedback if that can be helpful.

At YSB, we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ community and/or people with intersectional identities. Accommodation will be made available for applicants with a disability throughout the hiring process, kindly make your needs known in advance. The selected candidate will be required to follow all mandatory Covid 19 safety protocols.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply. In the event a qualified candidate is not found, candidates that do not meet the all qualifications indicated on the posting may be considered.