peer support worker

Title posted on Talent.com - Addiction & Mental Health Worker, Peer Support

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Employer details CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services

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Addiction and Mental Health Worker, Peer Support Direct Service – (OPSEU) Part-Time, Contract (End date: August 13, 2026) This posting is the result of a current vacancy.Exeter, Ontario (South Huron Zone) - Application Deadline: May 26, 2026 - Peer support is a powerful opportunity for a person living with a mental health 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.The expertise and lived experience of the Peer Support Worker can give the peer a unique perspective on supporting a personal sense of wellness and recovery.The commonality of, “I get it.I have been there too,” can build an authentic, therapeutic rapport of empowerment and hope.As an Addiction and Mental Health Worker, Peer Support you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team at a site or within a community-based program to support peers working towards wellness, using your own lived experience to facilitate groups and provide individualized support.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 - 10 hours over two-week period, between Monday to Friday, 9:00-4:00pm Your pension plan –Immediately eligible for optional enrollment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) What your benefits will be –  9% in lieu of benefits   HOW YOU WILL BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE: The Peer Support Program will adhere to the following values and principles: Meet and engage peers “where they are at” Extend unconditional high regard to peers at every point in the journey Uphold the rights of peers to have their voices heard and valued Treat peers with respect, and expect respect in return; support mutually-beneficial relationships Support peers to continue in their wellness journey, regardless of their diagnostic criteria and status Realize that relating based on shared/similar experience is unparalleled in terms of therapeutic value Recognize that peer supports have a different level of empathy than those without lived experience Able to intentionally share aspects of one’s own story/experience, and able to show a level of vulnerability as a central component of practice Foster self-determination, independence and resist dependencies when working with peers Able to take chances by being honest and using direct communication with peers Direct Service: Utilize own lived experience (intentionally sharing own path to wellness and self-discovery as well as knowledge of services and potential resources) to support participants in their journey.Practice and model the values, evidence-based core competencies, and standards of practice endorsed by Peer Support Canada Facilitate a trauma-and-violence-informed, strengths-based approach to care that emphasizes the importance of hope, self-determination, and empowerment.Maintain healthy boundaries within the supportive, collaborative peer working relationship.Facilitate one on one and social/support/life skills groups based on recovery and wellness principles for participants in hospital and in community.Provide active, sup