What You’ll DoBuild supportive relationships with clients by drawing on and appropriately sharing your lived or living experience of recoveryOffer connection, encouragement, and hope to individuals navigating substance use and concurrent mental health challengesShare recovery insights and coping strategies to encourage hope and connectionFacilitate peer-led groupsSupport clients in identifying personal goals and steps toward recovery and independenceWork collaboratively with staff while bringing a peer perspective to the interdisciplinary teamMaintain qualified boundaries within the peer role and participate in agency-wide peer initiatives.QualificationsComfort identifying as a person with lived or living experience of substance use and/or mental health recovery and using that experience in a peer support roleAbility to act as a positive recovery role model while respecting the individual paths of othersUnderstanding peer support principlesCollege diploma or certificate in any fieldStrong communication and relationship‑building skillsComfort facilitating conversations and peer‑led groupsExperience with Microsoft Office and electronic databasesAccess to reliable transportationAbility to work in environments where exposure to direct and vicarious trauma may occurEligibility: Authorized to work in Canada.Start date: As soon as possible.BenefitsSalary: Starting at $47,288.00 annually.Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for full‑time staffTime off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro‑rated first year)Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their familiesRSP/TFSA matching for eligible staffSupportive,



values‑driven workplace that prioritizes your well‑beingEOO & Diversity CommitmentSOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron‑Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Peer Support Specialist - C$47,288 A Year (Winnipeg)
🏢 Soar Community Services
📍 Winnipeg