Peer Support Specialist - Flexible Support
Peer Support Specialist - Flexible Support
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Job Description
Why work for CMHA York Region
We are a team committed to our vision of mental health support for all. We offer an inclusive innovative and highperformance work culture that helps us deliver transformational organization cares about the growth safety and wellbeingof employees and offers:
- Competitive Total Compensation (including salary benefits pension)
- HOOPP(Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
- Comprehensive Health Benefits
- Robust Performance and Career Development program
- Learning & development opportunities
Learn more about us by visiting: Permanent Fulltime working 35 hours per week. Evening and weekends may be required.
Salary: $56444 per annum
Closing Date: May 30 2025
Location:The Individual is expected the work out in the community as well as in Aurora office ( located at 15150 Yonge Street ). Staff will be traveling to different Group home locations or clients to deliver in person services. Will be required travel within York Region & South Simcoe for training or meetings.
Job Profile:
The Peer Support Specialist collaborates with consumers to provide individualized and flexible support to help engage and integrate them into the community and help to facilitate access to resources and supports to maximize independence and potential and promote recovery. This individual will be running groups in congregate settings and will be providing oneonone shortterm support where required. They will make referrals to CMHA programs or community agencies based on clients needs. Peer Support Specialists have gone through a process of recovery and have obtained peer support related training to assist others with mental health challenges to identify and achieve life goals as part of their own recovery. In collaboration with the team the Peer Support Specialist uses empowerment and recoveryoriented approaches with individuals and groups to help combat stigma raise selfesteem and mastery improve selfconcept and instill hope.
In addition to compliance with all organizational policies and procedures the incumbent is also expected to behave ethically demonstrate competence in effective communication and team building demonstrate effectiveness in working in a collaborative environment and demonstrate confidence in decisionmaking and in building relationships.
Requirements:
- A degree or diploma in the health or social services or a related discipline.
- Four years or more experience of the mental health system
- Personal experience in mental health and/or addiction recovery.
- Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) certificate.
- Group facilitation experience in congregate settings preferred.
- Ability to observe boundaries engage in appropriate emotional regulation refrain from dual relationships with consumers maintain confidentiality and engage in reasonable selfcare strategies designed to reduce stress by balancing work/life responsibilities
- Ability to prioritize needs and organize work efficiently
- Aptitude in developing innovative approaches to service delivery
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- A second language (Cantonese Farsi Italian Korean Mandarin Punjabi Russian Tamil Urdu) reflecting the local community is considered an asset
- Excellent problemsolving and decisionmaking skills
- Proficiency with various forms of presentation media
- Competence in relevant computer applications particularly Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Knowledge of the Ontario Mental Health Act mental health reform principles the Substitute Decisions Act the Health Care Consent Act and PHIPA requirements
- Ability to apply Recovery principles and empowermentoriented philosophies and practices in work with clients
- A valid Canadian drivers license a minimum $third party liability insurance
- A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening or Police Check
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to the job. This information is not constructed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel in the job.
This position reports to and is supervised by Manager People & Teams.
Working Conditions:
- May work extensively at a desk using a computer up to 7 hours a day.
- Works in the community and in clients homes. Transporting the clients may needed.
- Extensive travel within York Region and South Simcoe.
- Works in a standard office environment generally in a shared office setting.
Weekend and evening hours may be required.
Disclaimer: In keeping with mental health reform best practices funding and direction this position may later require knowledge skills abilities and working conditions not noted here.
To request this posting in an alternate format or to request an accommodation in the application process email .
Application Procedure: If you are interested in this opportunity please visit and search for Peer Support Specialist click on the Apply Now button and proceed to upload your cover letter and resume.
Complete the application form and submit the following:
- Cover letter with 300 words or less which tells us why you want the role and why you should be considered for this position. (PDF or Word document)
- Resume (PDF or Word document) (applications received without a Resume attached will not be considered).
CMHAYRSS is dedicated to promoting employment equity and dismantling obstacles to employment for marginalized communities. CMHAYRSS supports the journey to mental wellness and we welcome applicants with lived experience of mental illness. In acknowledgment of the systemic underrepresentation faced by Black Indigenous racialized peoples and those living with disabilities this opportunity has been developed based on the special program provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code3. We therefore extend invitations for applications from the following groups:
- Racialized Persons
- Indigenous Persons
- Persons living with Disabilities
While we thank all candidates for their interest only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
