164183-67 - Rft Peer Navigator - Mental Health Early Intervention

About Joseph Brant Hospital:
Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) is a full-service community teaching hospital located in the growing and thriving community of Burlington, Ontario, serving more than 185,000 residents in Halton, Hamilton, Waterdown, Flamborough, Milton and Stoney Creek. JBH is honoured to be recognized as one of Hamilton Niagara’s Top Employers for eight (8) consecutive years, with a skilled staff of 194 physicians, 1,911 full- and part-time staff, and more than 300 volunteers.
JBH is a Clinical Education site in conjunction with McMaster University, and designated as an Academic Community Teaching Hospital. Its expanded campus includes the state-of-the-art Michael Lee-Chin & Family Patient Tower, featuring a new Emergency Department, 295 acute inpatient beds, 9 new Operating Rooms, and post-anaesthetic care unit to support expanded medical, surgical, and outpatient services. JBH is also a partner member of the Burlington Ontario Health Team (OHT).
JBH inspires and empowers a culture of caring and this is demonstrated in many ways including our commitment to the health, safety, and wellbeing of our people. For more information, visit www.josephbranthospital.ca.

Responsibilities:

• Work one-to-one with youth to support them in the development and achievement of self-determination, personal empowerment, and their individual recovery goals
• Support and working collaboration with youth, their families and the interdisciplinary team in the creation of recovery goals and or treatment plans
• Collaborate with community partners, service providers and other stakeholders to help facilitate connections and referrals to other resources whenever appropriate
• Share aspects of one's lived experience in a manner that is helpful to youth being supported, while demonstrating compassionate understanding and hope for recovery
• Facilitate and coordinate youth focused peer driven/recovery oriented groups utilizing the values and principles of a peer support/person centred philosophy
• Outreach to internal and external stakeholders to build awareness of and promote the Early Intervention Service to Youth
• Maintain ethical and professional conduct in accordance with Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada and Peer Support Accreditation Certification Canada
• Perform appropriate record keeping and documentation for health record and statistical data entry

Internal applicants must apply by 11:59pm, February 20, 2024.

Qualifications:

To be considered for this exciting opportunity please visit the JBH Careers page to apply to posting #164183-67. We ask that you please include the posting number in the subject line of any email correspondence. No phone calls, please. We thank all applicants and only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Joseph Brant Hospital prioritizes the health and well-being of our patients, employees, credentialed staff, volunteers and learners. As a condition of employment, all successful candidates are required to provide proof of two COVID-19 vaccines authorized by Health Canada within 24-48 hours of receiving an offer of employment, or proof of a documented exemption pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Any information obtained during the recruitment process will be used for employment recruitment only, and not for any other purpose.
At Joseph Brant Hospital, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as we continue and expand our efforts to become a more inclusive, safe and respectful place for everyone to visit, work and receive care. HR will accommodate any needs under the Ontario Human Right Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Recruitment processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested.

Should you require accommodation through the application and/or recruitment process, please contact HR for assistance at careers@josphbranthospital.ca or at Ext. 4129 to allow opportunity for appropriate accommodations to be made.