Program Engagement Co-Facilitator - Patient & Family Education

CAMH Education is seeking a full-time, permanent Program Engagement Co-Facilitator to work within the Collaborative Learning College at CAMH (CLC). Based in CAMH Education, the CLC is a low-barrier, strength-based, recovery-oriented education-focused program. In the CLC, all programming is either created or co-created, and facilitated or co-facilitated, by people with lived experience of receiving mental health or substance-use related services.

Responsibilities

In this position, the successful candidate will report to the manager of patient and family education and will contribute to the organization, co-development, and co-delivery of new educational programming, both online and in-person. Your role will involve working alongside Collaborative Learning College staff, CAMH Education staff, and others. You will co-develop and co-facilitate CLC courses while contributing to all aspects of the programming, from idea development to evaluation. When co-facilitating Collaborative Learning College courses, the successful candidate will be expected to use excellent communication skills and good judgement to create a positive learning environment that is supportive of, and safe for, students who identify as being in recovery from mental illness, substance use and/or addiction.

The successful applicant will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. This position is located at 1025 Queen Street West. This role will require occasional evening hours.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have the equivalent of one year of experience working as a facilitator within a recovery college, a peer support setting, or another setting where their own lived experience as a recipient of mental health and/or addiction services is a core component of employment. Proven skills and aptitudes, typically gained through formal education or employment, in project coordination, combined with excellent verbal and written communications, are desirable. Further, experience working within a co-creation model, where power sharing and inclusion are integral to the success of the project, is highly desirable. The ideal candidate, while fundamentally being a collaborator within a team, will also be able to work independently. Lastly, the ability to work effectively in a wide range of settings, with individuals from diverse backgrounds, is essential. Experience in working with web-based technologies is a desirable skill in this position. Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language would be an asset.

Salary Range:  $25.59 – $31.58 per hour

If you are interested in this position, please ensure that you apply before 5pm EST of the closing date. If your application is received past 5pm EST of the closing date, your application will not be accepted.

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.

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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