Job Description
Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
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The newly established pan-Canadian Integrated Youth Services (IYS) Collaboration Centre has been created to support development, implementation and evaluation of IYS practices, services, and research across Canada. There are emerging or established IYS networks in every province and territory in Canada, with close connections to the ACCESS Open Minds Indigenous Youth Mental Health and Wellness Network. IYS networks deliver mental health, substance use health, primary care, education, employment, housing and other health, social and community services to youth aged 12 to 25 years. The IYS model is also characterized by its commitments to equity, engagement, measurement and continuous learning. IYS youth hubs are in more than 100 communities across Canada and in Ontario, are operated by Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario.
The pan-Canadian Integrated Youth Services Collaboration Centre (IYS-CC) hosted by CAMH is recruiting a CH & E Specialist (Equity Integration Specialist). This position will report to the IYS-CC Program Manager. The Equity Integration Specialist will play a key role in supporting deliverables of the IYS-CC to support IYS networks throughout Canada to partner effectively with diverse youth and service providers who serve youth facing marginalization (e.g., Black and other racialized youth, 2SLGBTQ+ youth, youth with disabilities, youth experiencing poverty) in IYS implementation, measurement, research, and data utilization. The Equity Integration Specialist will work closely with the Indigenous Partnership Specialist, as well as a diverse team of collaboration and implementation specialists, and IYS leaders, including youth, service providers, researchers, health equity specialists, and other partners and advisors.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively across teams and networks to bring specific capacities and expertise in the areas of the engagement, equity, decolonizing practices, anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice. Demonstrated knowledge of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, cultures, perspectives and health service providers is required. Demonstrated capacity for effective change management, partner engagement and coaching are also required. The successful candidate will have a strong background in decolonizing, anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice, excellent knowledge of equity frameworks and tools, and significant experience supporting others to identify, prioritize, and develop actions that advance meaningful and sustained change and equitable outcomes.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Applying and integrating diverse approaches to change such as Implementation Science, Quality Improvement and service/system design to support system partners to adopt new practices;
- Engaging and fostering collaborative relationships with partners to develop a shared understanding and vision;
- Providing expertise and advice related to principles and practices of decolonization, anti-oppression and anti-racist;
- Providing expertise and advice related to decolonizing practices, equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression to strengthen internal IYS-CC practices, as well as outward facing activities;
- Developing an understanding of local communities, cultures, perspectives and health services in order to provide contextualized supports;
- Developing an understanding of the local mental health and substance use systems in order to provide contextualized supports;
- Understanding and reviewing trends and monitoring and evaluation data to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen implementation activities and equitable outcomes;
- Assisting partners (internal and external) with building equity expertise through facilitation, coaching, problem solving, focused capacity building, consensus building, decision making and conflict resolution;
- Developing support processes, resources and tools based on Equity and Implementation science knowledge and practices, and other evidence informed implementation approaches; and
- Building and supporting the capacity of organizations/agency to support sustainable and effective change.
The IYS Collaboration Centre hosted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) supports a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable standards and requirements.
Job Requirements
The successful candidate will possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., Indigenous studies, global studies, social work, public health or a related health or social service discipline) or equivalent experience (required). Successful candidate will have at least three (3) years’ experience in the field of health promotion/prevention, community health and/or mental health and substance use services or other related health services as well as experience
- Expertise in health or mental health program planning and implementation with a variety of organizations/agencies, with experience in the Indigenous health and/or mental health and/or substance use sector.
- Thorough understanding of principles and practices of Indigenous engagement is required.
- Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect and social justice.
- Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with diverse partners of diverse backgrounds
- Experience applying and integrating diverse approaches to change such as Implementation Science, including Indigenous Implementation Science frameworks, Quality Improvement and service/system design to support system partners to adopt new practices
- Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to collaborative partnerships and experience facilitating or contributing to program planning.
- Demonstrated ability to coach partners and colleagues using strength-based problem solving, active listening, motivational interviewing, modeling and other coaching strategies.
- Knowledge of limitations of western/conventional measurement and data governance and knowledge of culturally-appropriate measurement and data governance and approaches, including OCAP®, EGAP and others
- Experience in assisting organizations/agencies with system change initiatives through facilitation, problem solving, decision-making and conflict resolution.
- Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task, produce and coordinate projects to tight deadlines.
- Expertise in decolonizing approaches to health care delivery as well as health equity and a proven track record of engaging others in open, meaningful and productive dialogue about colonization and reconciliation, equity, racism, and oppression.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work on a team, as well as function independently with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to supporting the engagement of young people and family members with lived experience in planning and implementation activities, preferably within a mental health/substance use context.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication (oral/written), community engagement, and creative problem-solving abilities are required.
Other Skills:
- Ability to speak an Indigenous language and/or French/English bilingualism is considered an asset
Travel throughout Canada may be required.
Applicants who are residents of the GTA (City of Toronto or the City of Mississauga) may apply to this posting. Applicants who are residents of other locations in Ontario are not eligible to apply for this posting but may apply to Posting #2378.
