About the role
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.
To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca**.**
To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here**.**
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is the largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital in Canada, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in its field. Our services are delivered to help transform the lives of people affected by mental illness and addictions. Our goal is to tailor treatment to each individual, providing patient-centred, comprehensive, coordinated care.
The Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre is the first research and education centre in Canada dedicated to improving care for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health challenges. The Centre’s efforts are organized around four pillars: research excellence, clinical innovation, education and training, and knowledge exchange.
Position Summary
Reporting directly to the Manager, the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH is seeking a casual CH&E Coordinator to provide support to a program focused on individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. In this role, the Coordinator will support the development and implementation of strategies to disseminate research findings, resources, and program materials in ways that maximize their uptake by diverse communities and stakeholders. They will also contribute to communications and knowledge mobilization initiatives across digital and in-person platforms, including social media, newsletters, and events, while collaborating with stakeholders such as people with lived experience, caregivers, service providers, and researchers to ensure communications are accessible, engaging, and inclusive. Other duties may be added based on the program’s needs and the skills and interests of the successful candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the engagement of people with lived experience and caregivers by translating their voices into accessible communications and resources.
- Contribute to social media, web, and multi-media strategies to enhance visibility, reach, and impact of program resources.
- Map opportunities for equity-focused dissemination and ensure that resources are tailored to diverse populations (e.g., Francophone, Indigenous, racialized, autistic communities).
- Participate in partnerships and advisory groups, providing communications expertise to support their goals.
- Promote and facilitate engagement in knowledge generation by creating outputs such as infographics, reels, toolkits, and digital campaigns.
The individual will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable CAMH policies and regulatory and legislative requirements.
Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required. This position is located at 1025 Queen Street West.
Job Requirements
- Master’s degree in Communications, Health Promotion, or a related social/health sciences discipline, plus a minimum of three (3) years of related research, communications, or community development experience (preferably in the mental health and/or social services sector).
- Demonstrated experience in knowledge mobilization, communications, or digital engagement (e.g., social media management, multimedia storytelling, accessible knowledge translation).
- Strong skills in community engagement, with experience working with equity-deserving or marginalized populations.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect, and social justice.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders.
- Familiarity with Ontario’s mental health and addictions system is an asset.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital communications tools (social media platforms, newsletters, basic design software).
- Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in another language is considered an asset.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.
About the role
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.
To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca**.**
To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here**.**
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is the largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital in Canada, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in its field. Our services are delivered to help transform the lives of people affected by mental illness and addictions. Our goal is to tailor treatment to each individual, providing patient-centred, comprehensive, coordinated care.
The Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre is the first research and education centre in Canada dedicated to improving care for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health challenges. The Centre’s efforts are organized around four pillars: research excellence, clinical innovation, education and training, and knowledge exchange.
Position Summary
Reporting directly to the Manager, the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH is seeking a casual CH&E Coordinator to provide support to a program focused on individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. In this role, the Coordinator will support the development and implementation of strategies to disseminate research findings, resources, and program materials in ways that maximize their uptake by diverse communities and stakeholders. They will also contribute to communications and knowledge mobilization initiatives across digital and in-person platforms, including social media, newsletters, and events, while collaborating with stakeholders such as people with lived experience, caregivers, service providers, and researchers to ensure communications are accessible, engaging, and inclusive. Other duties may be added based on the program’s needs and the skills and interests of the successful candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the engagement of people with lived experience and caregivers by translating their voices into accessible communications and resources.
- Contribute to social media, web, and multi-media strategies to enhance visibility, reach, and impact of program resources.
- Map opportunities for equity-focused dissemination and ensure that resources are tailored to diverse populations (e.g., Francophone, Indigenous, racialized, autistic communities).
- Participate in partnerships and advisory groups, providing communications expertise to support their goals.
- Promote and facilitate engagement in knowledge generation by creating outputs such as infographics, reels, toolkits, and digital campaigns.
The individual will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable CAMH policies and regulatory and legislative requirements.
Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required. This position is located at 1025 Queen Street West.
Job Requirements
- Master’s degree in Communications, Health Promotion, or a related social/health sciences discipline, plus a minimum of three (3) years of related research, communications, or community development experience (preferably in the mental health and/or social services sector).
- Demonstrated experience in knowledge mobilization, communications, or digital engagement (e.g., social media management, multimedia storytelling, accessible knowledge translation).
- Strong skills in community engagement, with experience working with equity-deserving or marginalized populations.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Commitment to principles of equity, inclusivity, respect, and social justice.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders.
- Familiarity with Ontario’s mental health and addictions system is an asset.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital communications tools (social media platforms, newsletters, basic design software).
- Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in another language is considered an asset.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.