Job Summary

The Peer Support Worker provides supportive mentorship during the recovery and capacity-building of residents and alumni of the facility by engaging in their physical and mental health needs, as well as being a bridge between residents and other staff members. The Peer Support Worker has lived experience of substance use and/or mental illness and its treatment.

Title: Peer Support Worker - (Casual)

Number of Positions: Multiple

Competition Number: C162

Location: Phoenix Center (Main Campus)

Position Status: Casual (On-Call)

Reports to: Program Manager

Compensation: (Grid 21) $29.76 - $31.64

Responsibilities

- Works as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide peer-based support and guidance to service recipients, including individual support, peer support and facilitating peer-based recovery groups, in accordance with pre-established goals and objectives.
- Supports service recipients using motivational and supportive self-disclosure including the sharing of personal recovery experiences
- Supports skill building, goal attainment, empowerment and recovery through peer mentorship
- Provides emotional support.
- Observes clients and their environments, and reports unsafe conditions and behavioural, physical, and/or cognitive changes to supervisor
- Identifies available social, economic, recreational, and educational services and resources in the community that will meet clients’ needs. Provides clients with related information.
- Accompanies clients on outings such as appointments, shopping, and leisure activities
- Provide practical supports including site orientation,



sharing and distribution of resource materials, assisting with the completion of forms and letters, and receiving/documenting complaints and ideas for improved service delivery
- Provides input to case planning and goal setting
- Meeting operational needs, including the safety of the building and occupants
- Completes and maintains related records and documentation such as statistics, progress reports, and daily logs
- Practice and encourage respect, trust, empathy, and integrity in interactions with residents
- Develops and maintains positive and respectful relationships with co-workers and the multidisciplinary team
- Performs other related duties as required or assigned

Qualifications

- High School diploma or equivalent combination of education, training and experience such as a certificate in Community Social Services.
- Approximately 1 year of experience, including lived experience, in recovery, recovery in substance use or co-occurring substance use, and/or mental health issues
- Experience leading or participating in community groups
- Experience providing one-on-one support in a relevant setting
- Satisfactory completion of a criminal records check with vulnerable sector screening is required
- Satisfactory completion of Tuberculosis Screening form is required




- Satisfactory completion of Employee Immunization Record form is required
- First aid certification with CPR is required
- Valid driver’s license is required

Skills & Knowledge

- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English
- Robust critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to perceive situational or other stressors that elevate risk and act proactively in response
- Ability to engage and involve adults in support and learning activities
- Demonstrated commitment to the social sector with a passion for the organization’s mission is essential

Competencies

Approach to Work

- Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, adaptability and resourcefulness
- Actively seeks and incorporates feedback to inform continuous self-improvement
- Sets goals, creates and implements action plans, monitors progress, and evaluates results
- Adeptly manages competing tasks and uses time efficiently and effectively

Job Knowledge & Quality of Work

- High-degree of relevant and current job knowledge and skill
- Consistently produces accurate, thorough, high-quality work in a timely manner
- Builds and promotes a culture of health and safety in the workplace
- Implements and enforces best practices in health and safety within the workplace

Judgement & Decision-Making

- Models independent thinking and creativity
- Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills
- Makes clear, consistent, transparent and timely decisions after contemplating variou

📌 Peer Support Worker - (Casual) (Surrey)
🏢 Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society
📍 Surrey