Date Posted: July 28, 2025

Position Title: Youth Peer Support 3 - Life Skills Worker

Location: Foundry Prince George (1148 7 Ave, Prince George, BC V8J 2K1)

Term: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week

Start Date: August 18 2025

Salary: $27.54 hourly

Reports To: Manager, Peer Support

Benefits:

• Competitive vacation and paid sick time
• Free YMCA Gym Membership+ and/or Y@Home
• Generous employer-matched pension plan
• Eligibility for Extended Medical and Dental Benefits
• Training and Professional Development Opportunities
• Extensive Employee assistance program
• Reduced childcare rates and priority placement for YMCA Staff
• Be part of a charitable organization that positively impacts the community
• Some benefits may vary based on region and employment terms

Nature & Scope

YMCA BC is the lead agency for Foundry Prince George, working with partners to deliver responsible and meaningful services for young people 12-24 and their families. Foundry is a provincial network of integrated and innovative wellness centres working to transform access to care. Foundry’s mission is to support young people to lead good lives. To this end, Foundry centres offer mental health and substance use services, primary care, social services, and youth and family peer support.

The Peer Support 2 (PS2) position not an entry level position. This role is a significant step beyond the PS1 role and has greater responsibilities and expectations of staff. This position reports to the Foundry Peer Support Coordinator.

Major Responsibilities**-** in this position, you will**:**

• Function as a direct resource support to youth 12-24 working closely with Foundry concurrent disorders clinicians or Foundry primary care providers
• Strong initiative taking as a key member of Foundry’s integrated and multi-disciplinary team
• Build rapport and trust with youth impacted by trauma, loss, bigotry, or social exclusion
• Consistently demonstrate strong personal and professional boundaries and offer non-judgmental support
• Maintain personal well-being and stability to be consistently ready to support others while on shift
• Complete and maintain related records and documentation in electronic medical records and data systems including service information, progress reports and notes, and care plans
• Use Toolbox and MOIS proficiently and consistently to contribute to Foundry data collection, ensuring encounter information is timely, accurate, complete, and sufficiently detailed to communicate relevant information to other team members
• Independently and consistently check email, complete tasks for ADP, and complete assigned learning centre tasks for YMCA BC and Foundry
• Assist youth with the activities of daily living including time management, organization and interpersonal communication to help improve their social determinants of health
• Assist and mentor youth to improve their daily living situation including support in the areas of housing security, social connection, education, employment, financial security, community engagement, personal skills development, social skills development, and holistic wellness
• Accompany youth to appointments in the community or onsite at Foundry PG, including transporting youth in personal vehicle
• Represent Foundry and YMCA in the community and at meetings
• Actively participate in YMCA and/ or Foundry team meetings, huddles, communities of practice, and training opportunities
• Communicate relevant information about youth and their care in a timely way to other members of the Foundry team through appropriate channels
• Develop, lead, or co-facilitate group services to promote skill development, mental health and substance use recovery, and relapse prevention
• Provide support to aid with reducing youth’s distress, improve or maintain functioning and enable independence and active participation
• Work collaboratively with team members to meet pre-established goals and objectives, facilitates recovery-based peer support meetings and activities
• Participate in team meetings, case conferences and organizational initiatives
• Work as a liaison between Foundry PG, youth accessing the centre, and other YMCA and Foundry services or supports
• Mentor PS1s, PS2s, and volunteers; model positivity and professionalism
• When directed, assist PS1s and PS2s in areas like Toolbox and MOIS, completing forms, and understanding resources
• Ensure safety issues, near misses, or potentially unsafe situations are reported to leadership promptly to mitigate risks
• Work with leadership to manage challenging situations (i.e.: develop plan for supporting youth you know personally from the community)

Qualification**-you bring:**

• Lived experience of critical issues relevant to young people accessing Foundry, including mental health, substance use, trauma, growing up in government care, newcomer experience, etc.
• One of the following:
  • Diploma in community social services or related field, or
  • Two years of recent work experience with an emphasis on mental health, addictions, homelessness, and/ or social services, including one year of service planning experience, or
  • Equivalent combination of education, training, volunteering and lived experience and eligibility for completion of a recognized youth peer support training program and willing to self-identify and share experience of recovery
• Completion of peer support training through Foundry Central or other provider
• Additional education, training, or experience a distinct asset
• Personal understanding of and alignment with the mission, vision, strategic outcomes, and values of the YMCA and Foundry
• Satisfactory criminal record check and clear vulnerable sector search
• Satisfactory references
• Current First Aid and CPR certification, opioid poisoning/ overdose naloxone response a distinct asset
• Class 5 driver’s license and access to reliable vehicle while on shift

About YMCA BC:

By igniting belonging and championing health equity, YMCA BC strengthens the foundations of community. With over 3,000 employees and volunteers, YMCA BC serves 150,000 individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities across hundreds of service locations, from the Sunshine Coast to Fort St. John.

As a charity, YMCA BC promotes equitable access to healthier outcomes by providing vital programs and services to help address many of our communities' most pressing social issues, including health and wellness, affordable child care and camps, mental health, employment services and community health.

We believe there is potential inside all of us and envision vibrant, healthy and inclusive communities for all.

YMCA BC is firmly committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB). By taking an intersectional approach to our programs and services, the YMCA is committed to creating spaces and experiences where everyone feels safe, welcome, and like they belong. Learn more at bc.ymca.ca.

Application Process**-**ready to make a difference?

We invite you to apply today and find your WHY!

Internal Applicants: Please apply online to this position through the ADP Workforce Now Career Centre. (Myself > Talent > Career Centre)

Application Deadline: Until filled

• Please include any and all relevant certifications in your online application.

You will receive an automated notification to confirm receipt of your application.

• If short-listed for a position: We will contact, you to move forward to the next step.
• If not selected for a specific posting: Continue applying for future positions matching your qualifications and interests.

Note: Depending on the role, we may need to provide preference to internal applicants first. We treat each competition independently and encourage you to keep applying should your experience and qualification be a match for the role.

Does this role sound like a great fit, but you don’t meet every requirement? At YMCA BC, we understand that qualifications and experiences vary. If this opportunity interests you, we encourage you to apply—even if your background doesn’t perfectly match every qualification.

YMCA BC is committed to creating an inclusive, accessible environment where all members of our community feel valued, respected, and supported. We encourage applications from the diverse communities in which we live and serve, including but not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. We have established policies, procedures, and practices to meet accessibility standards throughout the hiring process. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People Services department.

Thank you for your interest and application.

Due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.