Peer Specialist

Hybrid Schedule Opportunity

• Qualifications: • Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (or Provisional) Certification required. • Ideally the Peer Specialist is a young adult or that the candidate relates well to young people • The Peer Specialist should have an understanding of the community in which the team is based with an awareness of available community resources • The Peer Specialist should also be someone who has made positive and productive progress toward his or her own recovery • Demonstrate good interpersonal communications skills and the ability to empathize with, relate to and effectively work with participants of mental health services • Two years of active participation in substance use/mental health self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs, or participant run organizations or similar experiences or programs required • Must possess the ability/ willingness to disclose their recovery story (where appropriate) for the purposes of empowerment • Excellent judgment/ability to understand boundaries when working with participants of substance use/mental health services is required • Adhere to on call cell phone system to facilitate crisis intervention, emergencies and other situations that require immediate action. • Significant travel to engage clients at shelters, in their community and other settings is required; 75%.

S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER