Overnight Peer Support Live In Healing

About the Organization:

The Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) is an Indigenous governed Indigenous led regional social planning and development organization. The BANAC service region now covers Simcoe County Muskoka and the northern York region. BANAC works in cooperation with Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous organizations to address community-identified priorities through coordinated planning implementation and evaluation. BANAC has a mandate to support the continued promotion of Indigenous lifelong learning and community wellness through self-determination and community participation.

BANAC offers many innovative programs and services including Aging Well Senior Supports Bebminot Family Wellness the Biinoojinsauk Child Care Centre Maapii Enjii Zaagi Gaazwad and the Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team.

Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin offers a wholistic approach to wellness that includes traditional healing practices in primary care community clinics addiction and recovery services counselling programs midwifery land-based healing programs and community health promotion.

About the Role:

This position operates within an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-governed organization that is accountable to the communities it serves. Work is grounded in the principle of Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands ensuring that all programs and services are developed delivered and evaluated under Indigenous governance structures and community alignment with Indigenous and provincial standards the organization upholds excellence in care accountability and compliance while centering on Indigenous knowledge systems cultural safety and self-determination in health and social service deliverables.

All employees are required to participate in organizational Indigenous Cultural Safety training and to engage in ongoing reflexive practices as part of their professional development. This includes a commitment to examining personal and systemic biases deepening understanding of Indigenous histories and experiences and ensuring that service delivery aligns with the values of respect reciprocity and wholism that guide the organizations work.

This position is being posted in response to an existing vacancy at the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle.

The Overnight Peer Support Worker is a key member of the Live-In Healing Program team which provides a culturally safe trauma-informed residential healing environment for Indigenous individuals in recovery from addictions. This role requires an overnight on-site presence for one week per month and focuses on providing cultural support client needs support and a calming respectful presence throughout the night.

Working collaboratively with the interprofessional team the Overnight Peer Support Worker ensures that participants feel grounded and supported and that any concerns arising overnight are addressed and communicated effectively. This role also supports structured morning procedures that prepare clients for the days treatment activities including culturally relevant morning practices.

What You Bring:

• Lived or professional experience in providing peer support mentorship or crisis response.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities or in Indigenous-focused programs.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and culturally safe practices.
• Strong crisis de-escalation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and provide care rooted in empathy and respect.
• Understanding of Indigenous cultural values history and healing traditions.
• Valid CPR and AED certification.
• Valid Class G Ontario Drivers License and a clean vulnerable sector check.

What We Offer:

Our work is accountable to Indigenous communities guided by relationships knowledge and practices that shape how we serve and learn together. Joining the BANAC team means contributing to work that is community-driven relational and grounded in Indigenous values of respect reciprocity and wholism. We work alongside community members Indigenous organizations and the broader community to ensure our programs reflect the voices and strengths of those we serve.

Our full-time permanent employees enjoy a generous group health benefits package participation in HOOPP enrollment in our Employee Assistance Program paid time off cultural leave days extended holidays professional training opportunities and the opportunity to work in a dynamic community-based supportive work environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is typically performed at the Live-In Healing treatment facility
• Regular travel to meetings and communities is required; access to a personal vehicle is required.
• Reliable Vehicle Regional Travel Required.
• Regular overtime work may be required from time to time.
• Low to moderate exposure to noise in the work environment.
• Regular exposure to a moderate level of tension and anxiety due to deadlines competing political pressures and the competing needs and demands for limited resources.
• BANAC work site locations are periodically exposed to smoke due to the burning of sacred medicines: tobacco sweet grass sage and / or cedar.

All pertinent employment conditions are specified within the employment agreement with BANAC and include the following:

• Ability to attend all BANAC worksite locations is required
• Valid C.P.R. and A.E.D. Certificates are required
• Valid Class G Ontario Drivers License is required
• An up-to-date clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required
• An up-to-date clear TST result

Applying to this Job:

The position is open to all those interested even if they do not meet all the qualifications listed. At BANAC we recognize that lived experience can provide knowledge and skills equivalent to formal education and / or professional experience. Individuals who have relevant community connections lived experience and / or cultural knowledge that align with the jobs responsibilities are strongly encouraged to apply. To further promote our accountability to the Indigenous communities we serve and to ensure services align with the values of respect reciprocity and wholism that guide the organizations work preference will be given to candidates of Indigenous ancestry. BANAC strongly encourages applicants to self-identify within the application process.

Please apply directly on the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle careers site at Area Native Advisory Circle is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process please advise the Human Resources Department at:

Please note that the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) uses BambooHR as part of its recruitment and selection process. While BANAC incorporates select AI features to enhance process efficiency BANAC remains committed to human-led decision making. BANAC recognizes that AI is not perfect as a result all AI-generated outputs are subject to human review to ensure accuracy inclusiveness and equitable hiring practices. At BANAC

our goal is to use technology to support not replace thoughtful human decision making in recruitment and hiring.

DISCLAIMER: This job posting indicates the general scope and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities duties and / or responsibilities that will be required by the incumbent. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required to support business needs.