Addiction and Mental Health Worker, Peer Support - Youth Housing
Direct Service - (OPSEU)
Part-time, Contract (up to 12 months)
London, Ontario (London Zone)
- Application Deadline: July 16, 2025-

Peer Support is a powerful opportunity for a person living with a mental heath need and/or addiction challenge to connect with someone who has experienced a similar challenge and has gone through their own wellness and recovery journey.
In this role, you'll have a unique opportunity to use your lived experience to support youth in their recovery and vocational goals. Working from a peer support and psychosocial rehabilitation framework, you will blend your lived experience with recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practices to empower youth in achieving wellness and employment or educational outcomes.

Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check completed in the last six months. Interested applicants who reside in the City of London and are in need of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible as PVSCs in the City of London are currently taking approximately 2 weeks to be processed and offers of employment cannot be made without receipt of a PVSC.

Consider revitalizing your career and making a difference in your community by joining our team!

WHAT WE'RE OFFERING:

• What you'll be making - Starting rate for this role is $27.14 per hour (Level 1 – Direct Service), with a wage differential, based on regulation ($30.01 per hour for Level 1 – Direct Service, Regulated):
  • Successful candidates who are registered with one of the designated professional colleges (e.g. OCSWSSW, CNO, COTO, CRPO, CPSO, or CPO) will receive the wage differential for regulation
  • Successful external applicants will start at Level 1, with grid progression based on seniority up to Level 8 ($34.41 per hour for non-regulated, and $37.26 per hour for regulated)
  • For internal applicants, grid level placement will occur as per the Collective Agreement
• When you'll work -30 hours biweekly; Rotating days, afternoons and evenings, including weekends.
• Your benefits will be - 9% in lieu of benefits
• Your pension plan - Eligible for optional enrolment n the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

HOW YOU WILL BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE:

• Use lived experience with mental health and/or addictions to support youth in developing personalized recovery and vocational goals.
• Support youth to navigate and access community services, employment, education and volunteer opportunities.
• Facilitate one-on-one peer support and group programming in areas such as life skills, wellness, recovery and employment readiness.
• Provide trauma-informed, harm reduction-oriented and strengths based interventions.
• Collaborate with employers, service providers, educators and other stakeholders to coordinate support for youth.
• Facilitate virtual and in-person group workshops related to employment preparation, mental wellness, social skill building and peer connection.
• Develop workshops, presentations and learning materials related to employment.
• Act as a resource to other staff and community partners; seek out and listen to input form other staff and community partners.
• Documentation related to clients
• Ensure effective communication with Director, Managers, staff team, and external treatment teams concerning each participant's progress
• Engage with the CMHA Peer Support Team as needed
• Make decisions both independently and collaboratively

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY:

Police Vulnerable Sector Check Requirements

Successful candidates must have a Police Vulnerable Sector Check completed in the last six months. Interested applicants who reside in the City of London and are in need of a Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) are encouraged to apply for one as soon as possible as PVSCs in the City of London are currently taking approximately 2 weeks to be processed and offers of employment cannot be made without receipt of a PVSC.

We require the following qualifications:

• Lived experience of mental illness
• Minimum of one year work or volunteer experience in vocational support.
• Current Driver's Licence and access to a vehicle
• Current, clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC)
• Ability to attend work regularly

We prefer the following qualifications:

• Education or training in vocational rehabilitation
• Knowledge of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Peer Support Models
• Experience working residence setting
• Experience working with youth
• Health and safety knowledge
• Crisis intervention and prevention
• Bilingual both official languages, preferred; préférence sera accordée aux candidats qui sont compétents dans les deux langues officielles du Canada

INTERNAL APPLICANTS: To be considered as an internal applicant, current staff members are reminded to apply using their @cmhatv.ca or @slwar.ca email address.

Get your application in by – July 16, 2025:

Our recruitment process allows us to learn about your previous work experience, your qualifications and your commitment to fulfilling our vision. While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those individuals being considered for a position will be personally contacted by someone from the interview team.

We welcome and encourage applications from all members of our community including persons of any gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, and members of visible minorities. If you require accommodations related to a disability at any point during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected]

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