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

• 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