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Peer Support Specialist Concurrent Disorders ACT Team
@ St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
En bref
St. Michael's Hospital, part of Unity Health Toronto, is hiring a temporary Peer Support Specialist for its new Concurrent Disorders ACT team, run with Toronto Public Health. The role supports people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders through home and community visits, groups and recovery planning. Weekday hours from 8am to 4pm are required.
Responsabilités :
- Facilitate wellness skill courses, groups and coaching
- Support clients in completing recovery and wellness plans
- Provide peer input in team consultations
- Assist with program development and quality improvement
- Educate community providers about the peer role
Résumé des exigences :
- Lived experience of mental illness, substance use or homelessness
- Experience with home and community visits and group outings
- At least one year of peer support work preferred
- Peer support and WRAP or Life Ring certifications preferred
- Very good verbal and written communication
- Weekday availability 8am to 4pm
Source et dates
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- Première détection par notre source
- 2026-11-15
- Mise à jour du dossier source
- 2026-11-15
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Détails du poste
| Niveau | Débutant |
| Domaine | Professions paramédicales |
| Horaire | jour |
| Déplacements | avion : aucun · route : minimes |
| Milieu de travail | Chez les clients, Bureau |
| Position | Assis et debout |
| Exigences physiques | physique faible · ordinateur faible |
| Langues | English |
| Permis et certifications | Peer Support Canada certification, WRAP Facilitator Certificate Level 1, WRAP Facilitator Certificate Level 2, Hearing Voices certification, CPR |
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St. Michael's Hospital
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Description complète de l’entreprise
St. Michael’s Hospital provides compassionate care to all who enter its doors. The hospital also provides outstanding medical education to future health care professionals in 27 academic disciplines. Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, care of the homeless and global health are among the hospital’s recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, which make up the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, research and education at St. Michael's Hospital are recognized and make an impact around the world. Founded in 1892, the hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, St. Michael’s provides outstanding medical education to health-care professionals in 29 academic disciplines. Home to the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, made up of the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, the hospital is among the first in the world to bring together researchers, educators and clinicians to take best practices and research discoveries to patient bedsides faster.
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- Bureaux déclarés
- 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, CA
- Autres noms enregistrés
- St. Michael's Hospital
- Spécialités
- Trauma
- Critical and Complex care
- Research
- Inner city health
- Teaching and Education
- and Neurosurgery and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Le profil indique une agence de recrutement
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St. Michael’s Hospital provides compassionate care to all who enter its doors. The hospital also provides outstanding medical education to future health care professionals in 27 academic disciplines. Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, care of the homeless and global health are among the hospital’s recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li…
| Champ | Valeur |
|---|---|
| Secteur | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Taille | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Siège social | Toronto, Ontario |
| Type d’organisation | Nonprofit |
| Fondée en | 1892 |
| Spécialités | TraumaCritical and Complex careResearchInner city healthTeaching and Educationand Neurosurgery and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Offres sur Jobsy | 28 |
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The Peer Support Worker using the Recovery Model and their experience as a consumer/survivor, provides community based support to clients with mental illness and substance use disorder. The Peer Support Worker assists clients to connect with community supports and services, provides recreational and peer support groups and other tasks as needed to support clients in their recovery process.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Works collaboratively with professional staff to facilitate wellness skill development for people with lived experience of mental illness and /or addictions through teaching courses, leading groups, and providing coaching and mentorship.
- Provides people with lived experience of mental illness and/or addictions with support in completing personalized plans for education, wellness, and recovery.
- Supports people with lived experience of mental illness and/or addictions
- Engages in team consultations to provide input from people with lived experience of mental illness and/or addictions to professional staff.
- Assists with ongoing program development tasks, especially those focusing on issues for people with lived experience of mental illness and/or addictions and peer support role.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement strategies.
- Educates community service providers and other stakeholders regarding relevant mental health issues, consumer issues, and the peer support specialist role.
- Networks with community groups for people with lived experience of mental illness and/or addictions as necessary.
- Lived experience of recovering from a mental illness, substance use disorder and/or homelessness challenges and be able to utilize their personal wellness and recovery journey to offer peer support.
- Lived experience with receiving psychiatric and/or substance use treatment and care required
- Experience conducting home and community visits, facilitating community group outings, leading Life Ring and WRAPs groups preferred.
- At least one year as a Peer Support Specialist paid work experience in a hospital or community mental health setting preferred
- Peer Support Canada’s certification, Peer Support Specialist certification and Peer Support Mentor Certification preferred
- Peer Support Specialist role related training including WRAP Facilitator Certificate Level 1 and WRAP Facilitator Certificate Level 2 and Hearing Voices certification preferred
- Peer Support Specialist role related training in Life Ring for those with substance use preferred.
- Current CPR certification preferred
- Demonstrated capability to respect boundaries, effectively manage emotions, avoid dual relationships with clients, uphold strict confidentiality, and practice sensible self-care techniques aimed at mitigating stress while balancing professional and personal obligations
- Strong knowledge of local community resources and past advocacy experience preferred
- Very good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team environment, including giving and receiving feedback
- Ability to assume a supportive role in client-worker relationship using the recovery approach
- Interest and/or experience in educational activities to promote the Peer Support role
- Available to work weekdays 8am to 4pm
- Good attendance record
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