Program Consultant (Integration & Implementation Specialist) - Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Applying and integrating 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 sites.
• 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.
• Identifying, engaging and fostering collaborative relationships with interested groups to develop a shared understanding and vision.
• Developing an understanding of the local mental health and substance use system in order to support contextualized implementation.
• Co-developing, facilitating and establishing direction, objectives and consensus across diverse groups.
• Assisting teams (internal and external) with implementing practice and/or system change through facilitation, problem solving, focused capacity building, consensus building, decision making and conflict resolution.
• Assessing needs and coordinating capacity building for project members.
• Developing project implementation plans, processes and tools based on evidence informed implementation approaches, utilizing Implementation Science as a foundational approach.
• Coaching to multiple levels of organizational staff using strength-based problem solving, active listening, motivational interviewing, modeling and other coaching strategies.
• Building and supporting the capacity of organizations/agency to support sustainable and effective change.
• Supporting the implementation of improvement cycles across and within organizations

Qualifications

• Job Requirements:
• The successful candidate will have a Master’s Degree in Health, Education or Social Services with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the field of mental health and substance use or health services.
• Experience in the implementation of a complex community-based health services initiative with youth and families.
• Experience in health equity and a proven track record of engaging others in open, meaningful and productive dialogue about equity, racism, and oppression.
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to collaborative partnerships and experience facilitating or contributing to strategic planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to coach to multiple levels of organizational staff using strength-based problem solving, active listening, motivational interviewing, modeling and other coaching strategies.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication (oral/written), community engagement, and creative problem-solving abilities are required.
• Experience working within an implementation science framework or other evidence informed implementation or quality improvement framework.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect and social justice.
• Demonstrated ability to work with in collaboration with diverse stakeholders and clients of diverse backgrounds, equity seeking groups (such as First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other racialized people).
• Experience in assisting teams with system change initiatives through facilitation, problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated skills and commitment to data driven/evidence-informed decision making.
• Demonstrated 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.
• 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.
• All applicants offered and accepting employment must complete either a Broad Record Check or Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check. The offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory records check.
• Compensation & Benefits:
• Salary is competitive and based on experience, with a hiring range of $85,682.95 – $107,103.68 per year.
• Employees in this role may progress within the full pay range of $85,682.95 – $128,524.42 per year
• CAMH’s Total Rewards : Includes participation in HOOPP defined benefit pension plan , extended health and dental benefits, paid vacation starting at 4 weeks, flexible work arrangements, and ongoing professional development support.
• This role allows professionals to apply their expertise in a mission-driven environment dedicated to public health outcomes.
• CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.
• CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.
• CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.
• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.

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