Executive Director

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario seeks an Executive Director to lead a network of youth services across Ontario. The successful candidate will ensure youth engagement in service development, oversee operational efficiency, and drive strategic partnerships. This role requires a visionary leader with extensive experience in health and social services, committed to health equity and social justice.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in senior management roles in health or social services.
• Experience in youth services and mental health with a commitment to health equity.
• Bilingualism (English/French/Indigenous language) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Champion YWHO's youth-centred vision and engage with youth and families.
• Drive implementation of evidence-based practices aligned with health equity.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and ensure accountability for funding.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Public Relations

Communication

Organizational Management

Education

Master's degree in Public Health, Social Work, Healthcare Administration, or Business Administration

Job description

Location : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, On

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO, www.youthhubs.ca ) is a network of 32, integrated youth services networks that currently operate youth hubs in over 40 communities, where young people ages 12 to 25 years have access to low-barrier, youth-centred, community-based mental health and wellness services. YWHO engages youth, family members, service providers, and other partners through a co-creation process, enhancing the relevance, acceptability and youth friendliness of services. The hubs are provincially-consistent in core features and locally led and adapted to offer and connect to a range of evidence-based services—mental health care, substance use health services, primary care, education, employment, housing, peer support, family support and care navigation—in youth-friendly spaces. Our commitment to health equity and social justice drives us to confront disparities, and address the social determinants of health for youth facing the greatest barriers.

As a Learning Health System, YWHO rigorously evaluates outcomes to refine and implement best practices that improve mental health, substance use health and other health and wellness outcomes. We value collaboration and partnership, working cooperatively as a provincial network of backbone staff, youth, families, and service providers. Together, we work to address gaps in services, share knowledge, and improve how we collaborate to achieve our shared vision of improved outcomes with and for youth. Accountability and integrity guide every action we take, ensuring transparency, responsible use of resources, and consistent delivery of the YWHO model. We embrace innovation and courageously work toward transforming Ontario’s mental health and substance use system for youth.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

With a dedicated staff of more than 5,000 physicians, clinicians, researchers, educators and support staff, CAMH offers outstanding clinical care to more than 38,000 patients each year. The organization conducts groundbreaking research, provides expert training to health care professionals and scientists, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at all levels of government. And through our Foundation, we're working to raise tens of millions of additional dollars to fund new programs and research and augment services.

Position Overview :

We are currently seeking a visionary and dynamic leader to join us as Executive Director, in a full-time, permanent capacity. This individual will uphold our youth-centred approach, ensuring youth are meaningfully shaping and co-developing services and initiatives that address their needs and that we continue to deliver high-quality services to youth across Ontario. The Executive Director will oversee Provincial Office supports to local program delivery, operational efficiency, strategic planning, partnerships and staff development, working closely with CAMH Senior VP of Public Affairs and Partnerships, YWHO’s Chief Scientific Officer, Provincial Office leadership, YWHO Networks, youth, family members and other key partners to drive the success of this critical initiative.

Key Responsibilities :

• Champion YWHO's youth-centred vision by ensuring robust engagement practices enabling YWHO to work collaboratively with youth and families to co-develop inclusive and impactful strategies and services.
• Drive the implementation of innovative, evidence-based practices and clinical services aligned with health equity and social justice principles
• Lead a dynamic and motivated backbone team of Provincial Office staff supporting youth services across Ontario
• Lead and support 32 YWHO Networks with hubs in over 40 communities across the province, to implement the YWHO model and deliver Integrated Youth Services
• Collaborate with government and partners to provide effective and equitable youth services and align with broader system transformation in Ontario
• Work as paired leader with YWHO’s Chief Scientific Officer to support YWHO implementation, evaluation, and research as an Learning Health System
• Collaborate with young people and families as part of YWHO governance to co-develop strategies and services
• Engage with hub and system leadership and develop strategic partnerships to drive IYS and system collaboration for YMHSU system.
• Articulate the long-term vision and strategic direction for YWHO in partnership with youth and family advisories, YWHO Chief Scientific Officer and the provincial YWHO Network, ensuring alignment with YWHO’s mission, values and commitments
• Assess community needs for program growth and support readiness in communities
• Build and foster strong partnerships with service providers, provincial organizations and government to address service gaps and leverage shared knowledge, promoting collaboration and partnership across the network.
• Work collaboratively with other jurisdictions and the Pan-Canadian Integrated Youth Services Collaboration Centre to share knowledge, data and best practice
• Oversee day-to-day YWHO Provincial Office operations, ensuring efficient service delivery, resource management, accountability to funders, and efficient workplace practices and systems
• Oversee management of contracts and service agreements related to YWHO operations.
• Ensure accountability for provincial funding of YWHO networks and initiatives, with integrity and transparency.

Qualifications :

The successful candidate will have :

• A Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Public Health, Social Work, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration)
• 7-10 years of experience in senior management roles, with a proven track record of leadership in the health, social services and / or community services sectors.
• Experience in youth services and / or mental health and substance use health, with a strong commitment to health equity and social justice, addressing disparities and barriers faced by youth.
• A clinical or health service planning / administration background, ensuring expertise in relevant systems and practices
• Experience working collaboratively with government, philanthropy, community partners, youth and families, embodying YWHO’s values.
• Proven track record of effectively, implementing, leading and scaling a performance- and outcomes-based initiative including specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have led an initiative to the next stage of growth.
• Extensive knowledge of the best practices in meaningful engagement of youth with lived experience / expertise as well as minimum five years of experience in co-designing and implementing projects / initiatives with young people and family members.
• Demonstrated experience engaging marginalized communities, youth, and families with lived experience of racism and other intersecting forms of oppression in a mental health / substance use health context.
• Deep knowledge of, and experience applying, principles and practices of Indigenous engagement in the development of projects and partnerships, including demonstrated knowledge of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, cultures, perspectives and health service providers within Ontario and a demonstrated commitment to TRC and OCAP in youth mental health service and data activities.
• Strong public relations skills to support initiative fundraising and build relationships across diverse philanthropic partners
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator capable of engaging various audiences and multidisciplinary teams.
• Past success working with Executive Leaders and / or a Board of Directors, with the ability to cultivate strategic relationships
• Committed to learning health systems approach, continuous quality improvement, program implementation, and data-driven program evaluation.
• Excellent organizational management with the ability to coach leaders and staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Bilingualism (English / French / Indigenous language) is an asset, as is fluency in another language.

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, please submit your application and related materials to Pamela Colquhoun, Partner and Jim Stonehouse, Partner, via Kathy Luu, Senior Associate ([e-mail] ).

CAMH is strongly committed to diversity within its communities and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

CAMH is a Tobacco-Free Organization. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a teaching hospital and research institute. As a CAMH employee, you will be expected to actively support CAMH’s teaching and research activities, in addition to supporting the clinical work of the hospital. At CAMH, we strive to be an equitable and inclusive employer. Our commitment to equity is grounded in an institution-wide commitment to achieving a working, teaching, and learning environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. CAMH actively seeks candidates from First Nations, Métis and Inuit, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, women, and people with disabilities (including people who have experienced mental health and substance use challenges). We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please inform us if you require accommodations during the interview process.

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