Cultural Arts Program Coordinator

About the role

Peer support specialists (PSS) utilize their lived experience to assist others on their journey to recovery and wellness. One's recovery journey and lived experience can be from numerous realms such as substance use disorders, mental health disorders, brain injuries etc.

Responsibilities

• Through shared understanding and mutual empowerment, help others become and stay engaged in the recovery process by using their lived experience, and skills learned in formal Peer Support training
• Focus on long-term recovery and wellness, rooted in a culture of hope, health, and wellness
• Go beyond the reduction or elimination of symptoms to encompass self-actualization, community, and overall wellness

Qualifications

• Lived experience from realms such as substance use disorders, mental health disorders, brain injuries, etc.
• Formal Peer Support training