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About the Role

The Engagement Coordinator, Indigenous Wellness Initiatives will support the Indigenous Wellness Initiatives portfolio at YWHO. This role involves collaborating with youth, families, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and service providers to support Indigenous youth across Ontario. The position will also support a team of Indigenous youth and family members with lived/living experience, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers to influence system transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with youth, families, Elder and Knowledge Keepers as system partners, along with service providers to support Indigenous youth across the province of Ontario.
Support a team of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) youth and family members with lived/living experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges, as well as other partners, including Elders and Knowledge Keepers to influence system transformation initiatives.
Provide guidance and coaching to support collaborative approaches to apply an Indigenous lens to engagement, inclusion, and co-development.
Work with a diverse team of provincial advisors to support the integration of their knowledge and content expertise into evidence-based tools and practices, alongside internal staff, external organizations, and partners.
Oversee the activities of the Provincial Indigenous Youth and Family Advisory Circle (PIYFAC), a group of Indigenous youth, family and Elder and Knowledge Keeper advisors who come together to share perspectives on what is needed for Indigenous youth mental health services in Ontario and how the YWHO Hubs can better support service delivery reflective of Indigenous youth and communities.

Requirements

Report to the Manager, Equity and Engagement.
Work closely with members of the Equity and Engagement team, including the CH&E Engagement Coordinator, Program Engagement Co-Facilitators, and Implementation Specialists.

Location

Ontario

Work Type

Full-time
Permanent

About the Company

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) is an Integrated Youth Services (IYS) initiative designed to address service gaps in youth mental health and substance use sectors in Ontario.
YWHO supports local service providers to work together, providing youth aged 12-25 with integrated services including mental health and substance use supports, primary care, education, employment, housing, and social services in a youth-friendly space.
Outcomes are rigorously evaluated, focusing on positive outcomes in areas of wellness important to youth and their families.
The initiative engages youth, families/caregivers, and partners through co-creation to ensure services meet their needs.
YWHO's IYS model aims to improve experiences and outcomes by increasing access to rapid, low-barrier services, reducing transitions by providing care in one location, and offering tailored, high-quality programs co-developed with youth.
YWHO currently comprises 32 local hubs across over 40 communities, supported by a Provincial Office (PO) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
The Provincial Office supports YWHO Networks in implementation, operations, data and evaluation, youth and family engagement, equity, knowledge mobilization, and communications.
CAMH's core values are 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's mission is to change how society thinks about and responds to mental illness, aiming to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to healthcare.