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

CAMH•Toronto, IA

4d•CA$85,683 - CA$128,524

About The Position

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) is a network of Integrated Youth Services hub networks operating in communities across Ontario. Its hubs provide youth ages 12 to 25 with walk-in access to youth-centered, community-based mental health and wellness services. YWHO engages young people, families, service providers, and other partners in co-creating services that are provincially consistent in core features and locally adapted. Services connect youth to mental health care, substance use health services, primary care, education, employment, housing, peer and family support, and care navigation. 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, PreVenture). Reporting to the Manager of Early Intervention and Prevention, the successful candidate will support the Integrated Youth Services delivery model across local YWHO networks and community partners, including implementation of PreVenture. PreVenture is an evidence-based prevention program using personality-focused interventions to promote mental health and delay substance use among youth ages 12–18. YWHO, in partnership with School-Mental Health Ontario, supports implementation in school boards across the province in collaboration with local YWHO Networks, as well as delivery through community partners and youth-serving agencies. Working with the Early Intervention and Prevention team and the Integration and Implementation Team, the consultant will contribute expertise in Implementation Science, Quality Improvement, change management, partner engagement and co-development, knowledge mobilization, and system change. The role requires strong anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice and the ability to help partners identify, prioritize, and develop equity-focused actions that produce sustained change. The consultant will support Indigenous communities and service providers throughout implementation, providing tailored support at agency and system levels. This includes outreach and engagement with Indigenous and First Nations-led organizations and communities, and developing implementation tools and supporting program implementation and development with First Nations and Indigenous communities in Ontario. The position is located in Ontario, outside the GTA. Travel to locations is expected as part of program assignments. A valid driver's licence and access to a vehicle are required.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work, counselling, psychology, or a related health or social service discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Registration in good standing with a relevant professional college or registering body.
At least five years of experience in health promotion or prevention, community health, mental health and substance use services, or related health services.
Thorough understanding of Indigenous engagement principles and demonstrated knowledge of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, cultures, perspectives, and health service providers.
Experience working with adolescents.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusivity, respect, and social justice, and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and equity-seeking groups.
Experience with youth and family engagement, including advisory, committee, or consultation work.
Ability to guide and lead collaborative partnerships and experience facilitating or contributing to strategic planning.
Skills and commitment in data-driven and evidence-informed decision-making.
Experience working within an Implementation Science framework or another evidence-informed implementation or Quality Improvement framework.
Ability to coach partners and colleagues using clinical expertise, strength-based problem solving, active listening, motivational interviewing, modeling, and other coaching strategies.
Experience helping organizations or agencies with system change initiatives through facilitation, problem solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
Strong organizational, planning, and time-management skills, including the ability to multitask and coordinate projects to tight deadlines.
Expertise in health equity and a proven ability to engage others in open, meaningful, and productive dialogue about equity, racism, and oppression.
Ability to collaborate and work on a team, as well as work independently with minimal supervision.
Commitment and ability to support engagement of young people and family members with lived experience in planning and implementation, preferably in a mental health or substance use context.
Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, community engagement, and creative problem-solving abilities.
Valid driver's licence, access to a vehicle, and ability to drive to locations for program assignments.
Successful completion of a Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check; employment offer is conditional on satisfactory results.

Nice To Haves

First Nations, Inuit, or Métis identity.
Expertise in health or mental health program planning and implementation with a variety of organizations or agencies, including experience in Indigenous health, mental health, or substance use sectors.
Experience delivering manualized, group-based, evidence-based interventions.
Cognitive behavioural education or experience.
Experience implementing or adapting evidence-based programming or services.
Bilingualism in French and English and/or ability to speak an Indigenous language.

Responsibilities

Apply evidence-informed approaches to change, including Implementation Science, Quality Improvement, and service or system design, to help system partners adopt new practices.
Engage partners and foster collaborative relationships to develop a shared understanding and vision.
Provide expertise and advice on equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression to strengthen YWHO practices and support implementation and evaluation of the Integrated Youth Services model, including PreVenture.
Develop an understanding of local mental health and substance use systems to support contextualized implementation.
Review trends and monitor and evaluate data to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen equitable service delivery in YWHO program and project planning.
Assist internal and external partners with practice or system change through facilitation, coaching, problem solving, capacity building, consensus building, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
Use clinical expertise to support partners in planning and delivering the YWHO model and its evidence-based interventions.
Complete training to become a certified PreVenture Trainer and deliver the PreVenture program in collaboration with YWHO Networks, agencies, and/or school boards.
Provide low- and high-fidelity training and clinical coaching to YWHO Networks, agencies, and school boards implementing PreVenture, working closely with school-based system partners.
Develop implementation processes, resources, and tools using evidence-informed implementation approaches and Implementation Science.
Build and support organizational and agency capacity for sustainable and effective change.
Support implementation of improvement cycles within and across organizations.
Support Indigenous communities and service providers throughout implementation, including tailored agency- and system-level support, outreach, engagement, and development of implementation tools.