The Peer Support Worker is an essential part of a Patient and Family Centered Treatment Team. The Peer Support Worker provides interventions and supports that are complimentary to the work of the mental health team by providing emotional and social support to clients who share a common experience. Through their own lived experience(s) with mental health and/or addiction, and experiences of resilience, the Peer Support worker offers hope to individuals and their families by sharing their mental health story, offering mentorship and navigation support; advocating for client needs; and supporting an integrated and recovery-oriented treatment experience.
As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide interventions and supports that are complementary to the work of a multi-disciplinary outreach team. The team functions together to provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services for the diverse needs of clients navigating life impacting experiences. Through your own lived experience(s), and experiences of recovery and resilience, as the Peer Support Worker, you can authentically inspire hope to clients by sharing your story, offering mentorship and support; advocating for client needs; and supporting an integrated and resiliency/recovery-oriented health care and treatment experience.
- Classification: Peer Support Worker
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: The Summit Centre for Youth Resilience
- Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Multisite
- FTE: 0.60
- Posting End Date: 14-JUL-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 10-AUG-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 6
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.23
- Maximum Salary: $30.00
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Please refer to the Additional Required Qualifications.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Grade 12 Education. Lived experience in recovery from mental illness and/or addictions. Must be willing to share one's personal experience of recovery. Knowledge of system issues such as poverty and stigma. Completion of a recognized Peer Support training program. Participation in a local/emerging Peer Support Community of Practice.
Preferred Qualifications:
Suicide Prevention training. Mental Health First Aid training. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training. Involvement with national peer support organization.
