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 professional 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.

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