Support youth mental health recovery as a Community Support Counsellor in Hamilton, providing peer support and community-based care Monday to Friday.

St. Joseph’s Health System seeks a Youth Mentor for its Cleghorn Program Hamilton. You will support young people experiencing early psychosis, mental illness, and addictions. The position combines client advocacy, psychosocial support, care-plan coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide direct client care primarily within the community
- Establish recovery-support relationships based on client goals
- Assist with standardized assessments and continuity in care
- Coordinate peer mentoring activities for clients and families




- Support client advisory committees and public education

Requirements:

- Relevant social-services, health-related, or psychosocial rehabilitation education
- At least one year of youth peer-support experience
- Lived experience with mental health and addiction systems
- Knowledge of youth-focused peer-support values and practices
- Current crisis intervention and First Aid/CPR certification, or willingness

Apply youth-focused peer support, advocacy, and recovery knowledge as a Community Support Counsellor with the Cleghorn Program.

📌 Youth Mental Health Peer Counsellor (Canada)
🏢 St. Joe's
📍 Canada