CH&E Specialist (Implementation Specialist) – Central Canada Pan-Canadian Integrated Youth Services-camh

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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.

As an employment equity employer, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) actively seeks First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates, those from diverse ethno-cultural backgrounds, women, people with disabilities, people who have experienced mental health and substance use challenges, and additional diverse identities, for our workforce.

The pan-Canadian Integrated Youth Services Collaboration Centre (IYS-CC) hosted by CAMH is recruiting a CH & E Specialist (Implementation Specialist) - Central Canada. This position will report to the IYS-CC Program Manager. The Implementation Specialist will play a key role in supporting deliverables of the IYS-CC to support IYS networks in Central Canada to implement their network backbone structures and learning health system processes, guided by implementation science and in collaboration with a diverse team of other 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 Implementation Science, Quality Improvement, change management, stakeholder engagement and co-development, coaching and system change. The successful 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, prioritize, and develop actions that advance meaningful and sustained change and equitable outcomes.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

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.

The successful candidate will possess a Master’s degree in the field of social work, counselling, psychology, public health or a related health or social service discipline. 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.

Other Skills:

Travel throughout Central Canada (more frequent) and to other parts of Canada (less frequent) will 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 #2374