Support RAAM participants through lived experience, peer connection, and person-centred addiction services every other weekend. This permanent part-time schedule runs Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00am to 3:00pm.

House of Friendship is hiring a Peer Worker for its Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic. You will welcome participants, build rapport, share recovery experience, and provide system-navigation support. The work includes de-escalation, documentation, community-resource information, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

- Greet participants and create a judgement-free atmosphere
- Provide frontline de-escalation and conflict resolution
- Share personal addiction and recovery experiences appropriately




- Manage an average caseload of six to ten participants
- Facilitate urinary drug screening and maintain confidential information

Requirements:

- Lived experience with substance use and addiction
- College diploma or university degree in a related field
- Robust communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of community resources and access barriers
- Successful Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check

Bring lived experience, emotional intelligence, and crisis-navigation skills to House of Friendship’s RAAM Peer Worker team.

📌 Peer Worker RAAM Addiction Services (Canada)
🏢 House of Friendship of Kitchener
📍 Canada