Administrative Assistant - INTREPID Lab

The INTREPID Lab is a diverse and collaborative team that applies interdisciplinary approaches towards tobacco and vaping cessation, chronic disease prevention and management, digital interventions and behavior change strategies. We embrace and espouse values that reflect principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. We are committed to challenging the status quo and pushing for systemic change that allows for fair and just approaches to providing and accessing healthcare services. The Innovation, Nicotine, Tobacco, Research, Education, Programming, Implementation and Digital health “INTREPID Lab” (formerly Nicotine Dependence Service) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is seeking a full-time, contract Administrative Assistant to support a range of administrative duties for the Lead of our service and overall support for the Lab. Reporting to the Director of the INTREPID Lab, the full-time, contract (12 months) Administrative Assistant will provide senior-level, confidential administrative and clerical support to Lead of CAMH’s INTREPID Lab and provide administrative support across the service. The position requires a high degree of confidentiality and discretion. An integral part of this job is liaising effectively with both internal and external stakeholders and being comfortable working with people and systems within and outside of CAMH such as health care or educational institutions, government departments and others. 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. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

The Administrative Assistant provides senior-level, confidential clerical support to the Lead of the INTREPID Lab and assists with general service operations. The role involves liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders while managing administrative tasks across the lab.

Candidates must possess a post-secondary certificate or diploma and 3-5 years of senior-level or academic administrative experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for this position.

• Extended health coverage • Dental coverage • HOOPP defined benefit pension plan • Professional development opportunities

• Time managementPreferred
• Problem solvingPreferred
• Microsoft ExcelPreferred
• Microsoft WordPreferred
• Microsoft OutlookPreferred

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• Administrative support
• Clerical support
• Confidentiality
• Stakeholder management
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Webex
• Scheduling software
• Time management
• Detail orientation
• Courage
• Administrative Support
• Chronic Diseases
• Administrative Functions
• Research
• Reconciliation
• Mental Health
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Associate In Materials Handling
• Clerical Works
• Innovation
• Mental Diseases
• Social Change

• Administrative
• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Education
• Administrative Assistant
• Office / Administrative Assistant (General)
• Administrative and Executive Secretaries
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Apply by

Aug 28, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week