Program Consultant (Integration and Implementation Specialist) Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario

camh; Canada; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization in Canada is seeking a full-time Program Consultant to support the implementation of youth mental health services focused on health equity. The candidate should have a Master's degree and experience working with Indigenous communities. Responsibilities include applying evidence-based practices, engaging stakeholders, and coaching organizational staff. This position emphasizes collaboration and commitment to social justice.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience working with First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities.
• 3+ years in Indigenous health promotion or mental health services.
• Thorough understanding of Indigenous engagement principles.

Responsibilities

• Apply evidence-informed approaches to change.
• Provide expertise on equity and anti-racism.
• Engage and foster relationships with stakeholders.
• Develop project implementation plans and tools.
• Coach organizational staff through practice change.

Skills

Health equity expertise

Community engagement

Facilitation and problem-solving

Co-development

Coaching strategies

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Indigenous Studies, Public Health, Psychology

Job description

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.

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) is a network of 32 Integrated Youth Services (IYS) hub networks that currently operate in 40 communities where young people ages 12 to 25 years have walk‑in access to youth‑centered community‑based mental health and wellness services.

YWHO engages youth, family members, service providers and other partners through a co‑creation process that enhances 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. Outcomes are rigorously evaluated within and across hubs focusing on positive outcomes in areas of wellness important to youth and their families.

Position Description

The YWHO Provincial Office at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is seeking a full‑time permanent Program Consultant (Integration and Implementation Specialist). This position will report to the YWHO Manager Site Implementation and work closely with the Integration and Implementation Leads. The Integration and Implementation Specialist will play a key role in supporting deliverables of an Integrated Youth Services (IYS) delivery model within local YWHO networks. The specialist will also provide guidance and coaching to support collaborative approaches to applying a health equity lens to implementation models, content expertise and evidence‑based tools and practices with internal staff, external organizations and stakeholders, including youth and families. This position requires expertise in health equity and experience supporting others in this context area in a health system or point‑of‑care setting.

The successful candidate works collaboratively with the Integration and Implementation Team and brings specific capacities and expertise in implementation science, quality improvement, change management, stakeholder engagement, co‑development, coaching and system change. The candidate will have a strong background in anti‑oppressive and anti‑racist practice, excellent knowledge of equity frameworks and tools, and significant experience supporting others to identify, prioritise and develop equity‑focused actions that advance meaningful and sustained change.

The YWHO Provincial Office at CAMH supports a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable standards and requirements. This position will be in Ontario anywhere outside of the GTA.

Responsibilities

• Apply and integrate evidence‑informed approaches to change such as implementation science, quality improvement and service/system design to support system stakeholders to adopt new practices.
• Provide expertise and advice related to equity, anti‑racism and anti‑oppression to strengthen internal YWHO practices to support the implementation and evaluation of the YWHO model across Hub Networks.
• Develop and support strategies to promote an ongoing learning culture for integrating equity into implementation science and quality improvement frameworks (workshop coordination, lunch &‑learns, Community of Practice, provide support/consultation to YWHO sites).
• Understand and review trends, monitoring and evaluating data to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen equitable service delivery into program and project planning for the YWHO program.
• Identify, engage and foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders to develop a shared understanding and vision.
• Develop an understanding of the local youth mental health and substance use system in order to support contextualized implementation.
• Co‑develop, facilitate and establish direction, objectives and consensus across diverse stakeholders.
• Assist teams (internal and external) with implementing practice and/or system change through facilitation, problem‑solving, capacity building, consensus building, decision making and conflict resolution.
• Assess needs and coordinate capacity building for project members.
• Develop project implementation plans, processes and tools based on evidence‑informed implementation approaches utilizing implementation science as a foundational approach.
• Coach to multiple levels of organizational staff using strength‑based problem solving, active listening, motivational interviewing, modelling and other coaching strategies.
• Build and support the capacity of organizations/agency to support sustainable and effective change.
• Support the implementation of improvement cycles across and within organizations.

Minimum Requirements

Must be First Nations, Inuit or Métis, or have extensive experience working with First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities. A Master’s degree is required (e.g., Social Work, Indigenous Studies, Public Health, Psychology) or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires at least three (3) years of experience in Indigenous health promotion/prevention, Indigenous community health and/or mental health and substance use services, or other related Indigenous health services. Thorough understanding of principles and practices of Indigenous engagement is required. Demonstrated knowledge of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, cultures, perspectives and health service providers.

• Experience assisting teams with implementing evidence‑based practices, interventions and/or programs through facilitation, problem‑solving, collaboration, co‑design and conflict resolution.
• Expertise in health equity and a proven record of engaging others in open, meaningful and productive dialogue about equity, racism and oppression.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario’s youth mental health and substance use system/services and a demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect and social justice.
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to collaborative partnerships and experience facilitating or contributing to strategic planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to coach multiple levels of organizational staff using strength‑based problem solving, active listening, motivational interviewing, modelling and other coaching strategies.
• Strong interpersonal communication (oral/written), community engagement and creative problem‑solving abilities.
• Experience working within an implementation science framework or other evidence‑informed implementation or quality improvement framework.
• Commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect and social justice.
• Ability to collaborate and work on a team as well as function independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational planning and time management skills with the ability to multi‑task, produce and coordinate projects to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated skills and commitment to data‑driven, evidence‑informed decision making.
• Experience in assisting teams with system change initiatives through facilitation, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution.

Other Skills

• Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language are assets.
• A valid license, access to vehicle and ability to drive to locations as an expectation of travel related to program assignments.

Employment Type

Full Time