Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift, we believe a thriving, sustainable community comes from a collaborative, equitable, future-focused approach.
As a unionized environment, Lift’s programs and services include employment services, supportive housing and homeless outreach, literacy programs and outreach, immigrant services, adult and family on-demand support. We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning, poverty reduction planning, and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community.
The Position
The Peer2Peer Outreach Support Worker supports participants in accessing Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) medications and related health services by drawing on lived and living experience with substance use and recovery. The role contributes to participant well-being by assisting with appointments, providing harm reduction information, offering peer advocacy, and collaborating with care teams to reduce barriers and encourage recovery pathways.
Overview
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Job status: Temporary, Part-Time, until March 31, 2027
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Job title: Peer2Peer Outreach Support Worker
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Hours of Work: 35 hours/5 days per week
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Work site: Community Resource Centre
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Date Posted: April 16, 2026
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Close Date: April 30, 2026
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Hourly wage: $29.62 per hour
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Reports to: Community Resources Manager
Qualifications
- Lived experience with OAT therapies (methadone, suboxone, sublicaid, or similar) is a bona fide requirement.
- Understanding of harm reduction, OAT therapies, and recovery models.
- Experience in relationship-building and overcoming barriers in rural and remote settings.
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing, trauma-informed practice, and the toxic drug supply public health emergency (asset).
- Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check clearance.
- Valid drivers license and working vehicle required.
Skills
- Documentation accuracy & professional communication
- Confidentiality, privacy, and dignity in all interactions
- Harm-reduction, OAT and recovery-oriented practice (inclusive models of care)
- Coaching & capacity-building to support client goals
- Crisis response, de-escalation & sound judgment under pressure
- Navigation of rural/remote access barriers & community resources
- Time management, multitasking & follow-through in fast-paced settings
- Team collaboration and respectful handovers
Working Condition and Physical Requirements
- Based in a community services office with regular travel to support participants.
- Valid BC driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle required; mileage provided.
- Occasional pharmaceutical deliveries may be required.
We appreciate all applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tla’amin People. We honour the land, the Tla’amin People, and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.
