Peer Support Worker

🔍 Edmonton Zone, Edmonton, Henwood Treatment Centre

📁: Mental Health

📅   : ALB00481394 Requisition #

📅   : Apr 05, 2025 Post Date

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Acute Care Alberta:

Primary Care Alberta: N

Recovery Alberta: Y

Classification: Peer Support Worker

Union: AUPE GSS

Unit and Program: Henwood Treatment Centre

Primary Location: Henwood Treatment Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 11-APR-2025

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 21-APR-2025

Hours per Shift: 11.08

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 42

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $24.92

Maximum Salary: $27.46

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Please refer to the Additional Required Qualifications.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Lived experience of poverty, experience in recovery from a mental health and/or addiction illness. Must be willing to share aspects of personal experience while understanding boundaries important to supporting individuals entering their own recovery journey. Knowledge of social issues such as poverty, unemployment, stigma, medications and the isolation felt by individuals with serious addiction and/or mental health issues and their families. Physical requirements of the position include the ability to sit/stand and walk through a large centre as well as use stairs, there is no elevator access. It is also a requirement that the incumbent be physically able to respond to behavioral/clinical emergency situations that may occur anywhere in the building. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Preferred Qualifications:

Involvement with local/emerging community of practice and with national peer support organizations is strongly encouraged. Previous experience working in a peer support role. Heart and Stroke Health Care providers level C certificate.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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