Peer support worker | mhsu aftercare

Position Summary We have an exciting permanent full-time opportunity for a Peer Support Worker 1 to join the Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) Aftercare team in Williams Lake, B.C. Interior Health and our partner agencies provide a range of mental health and substance use services for all ages. We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming of all peoples, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds. Who are we looking for? We are seeking a compassionate, recovery-oriented Peer Support Worker who can draw on their own lived experience of mental illness and/or substance use to build authentic, respectful and purposeful relationships with clients. The ideal candidate brings strong interpersonal and communication skills, sound judgment, empathy, and a commitment to self-determination, choice, harm reduction and community i...