Program Consultant (Integration & Implementation Specialist) - Youth Wellness Hu

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO, www.youthhubs.ca) is a network of 32, Integrated Youth Services (IYS) hubs where young people ages 12 to 25 years have walk-in access to youth-centred, community based mental health and wellness services informed by youth, family members and service providers. 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, 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. This initiative engages youth, family members and other stakeholders through a co-creation process, ensuring services are designed and delivered according to their needs.

The YWHO Provincial Office at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is seeking a full-time, permanent Integration and Implementation Specialist. This position will report to the Manager of 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 Integration and Implementation Specialist will also collaborate across all teams (Knowledge Mobilization, Evaluation, Equity, Engagement and Research) to support the implementation of the YWHO model in community. This position requires experience in implementing complex community based health services initiative with youth and families.

The successful candidate works collaboratively with the Integration and Implementation Team and brings 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 equity-focused actions that advance meaningful and sustained change.

The YWHO Provincial Office at 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. This position will be in Ontario, anywhere outside of the GTA.

For this role, we strongly encourage applications from First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Black, and other racialized people who are reflective of intersectional experiences (i.e., 2SLGBTQ+, Muslim, neurodevelopmental differences, living with a disability, etc.).

Originally posted on Himalayas