Use lived experience and active listening as a Peer Support Worker with YWHO, supporting youth and adults experiencing mental health issues. This permanent full-time role requires flexible hours, including one evening weekly.
Reporting to the Integrated Manager of Integrated Client Services, the Peer Support Worker builds trust, fosters connection, and promotes wellness. You will support recovery plans while working closely with primary workers and YWHO staff. The position includes practical support, wellness activities, and community resource navigation.
Key Responsibilities: Build peer-based rapport through active listening and empathetic conversation
Provide problem-solving, life skills, and community systems navigation
Facilitate wellness activities, goal setting, and skill-building
Support empowerment,



self-advocacy, and stigma reduction
Promote independence and community peer development
Requirements: Relevant post-secondary diploma with qualified registration
Peer Support Specialist certification or relevant registered qualifications
One to two years’ health organization experience
Experience supporting adolescents or young adults with mental health issues
Personal recovery experience and valid Ontario Driver’s Licence
Bring lived experience, compassionate communication, and practical support skills to YWHO’s youth and adult mental health services.

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📌 Youth Mental Health Peer Support Worker (Ontario)
🏢 Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent
📍 Ontario