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.
As an employment equity employer, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) actively seeks First Nations, Inuit and Metis 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.
Position Description
The pan-Canadian Integrated Youth Services Collaboration Centre (IYS-CC) hosted by CAMH is recruiting an Implementation Specialist to support IYS backbone organizations in Manitoba, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Quebec. This position will report to the IYS-CC Program Manager and can be based anywhere in Canada. 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. The successful candidate will bring expertise and experience in working within IYS and/or backbone organizations that support youth mental health.
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 IYS leaders to develop and implement backbone structures and learning health system processes;
• Engaging and fostering collaborative relationships with partners to develop a shared understanding and vision;
• Developing an understanding of the local mental health and substance use systems in order to support contextualized implementation;
• 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 implementing practice and/or system change through facilitation, coaching, problem solving, focused capacity building, consensus building, decision making and conflict resolution;
• Developing implementation processes, resources and tools based on evidence informed implementation approaches, utilizing Implementation Science as a foundational approach;
• Building and supporting the capacity of organizations/agency to support sustainable and effective change; and
• Supporting the implementation of improvement cycles across and within organizations.

The IYS Collaboration Centre hosted by 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 (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 with a focus on youth mental health implementation.

• 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. Experience working within IYS is considered an asset.
• Thorough understanding of principles and practices of Indigenous engagement is required. Demonstrated knowledge of First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities, cultures, perspectives and health service providers
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect and social justice.
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with diverse partners of diverse backgrounds, equity seeking groups (such as First Nations, Metis, Inuit and other racialized people)
• Demonstrated skills and commitment to data driven/evidence-informed decision making.
• Experience working within an Implementation Science framework or other evidence informed implementation or Quality Improvement framework.
• 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.
• 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 health equity and a proven track record of engaging others in open, meaningful and productive dialogue about 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:

• Bilingualism (French/English) and/or the ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.

Travel throughout Central Canada (more frequent) and to other parts of Canada (less frequent) will be required.
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, Metis, 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.