Peer Mentor

Join the Ability NB team!
Peer Mentor, Peer Mentorship program
Home-based office any location in New Brunswick
(part time, 1 position)

Ability NB is seeking a passionate, experienced, highly motivated and results oriented Peer Mentor to join our Peer Mentorship program. The successful candidate is an experienced peer mentor, bringing lived experience with a mobility disability and a passion for helping others navigate their own journey. The program aims to increase access to early intervention mental health services by helping people with a mobility disability and their families adjust, adapt and thrive as they deal with a new injury or with the ongoing challenges of living and aging with a mobility disability. The Peer Mentor assists with program development, delivery and evaluation including promotion, mentor and mentee recruitment & screening, group session facilitation, individual peer mentorship connections & coordination, and peer mentor training.

The successful applicant must demonstrate the following qualifications:

• Minimum of a high-school diploma
• Highly motivated, results-driven, innovative and resourceful
• Excellent planning, organizational, time-management, communication, facilitation, relationship-building, numeracy and writing skills
• Proven ability to network and work collaboratively with employees, volunteers, diverse stakeholders
• Knowledge of peer mentorship program best practices
• High level of proficiency with computers and in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of privacy legislation and demonstrated ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Previous experience in peer mentorship program delivery is considered an asset
• Lived experience with a mobility disability
• Bilingual ability in English and French is considered an asset

Salary: $22.00 per hour, 7 hours per week. Valid driver's license, travel throughout the province and use of own vehicle is required. Applications must be received at the address listed below by June 30th, 2025 and interviews will be held as qualified applicants are received. Applications must demonstrate how candidates meet all of the above qualifications. Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted.

Ability New Brunswick/Capacité Nouveau-Brunswick
440 Wilsey Road, Suite 102
Fredericton, NB E3B 7G5
[email protected]
www.abilitynb.ca
www.facebook.com/AbilityNewBrunswick
@AbilityNB