Marketing and Communications Student - Corporate Services

Why join CMHA Peel Dufferin

Support your community. Advance your career. Fulfill your purpose.

Joiningthe Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin Branch means youll be part of something meaningful. For starters were honored to have received the Canadian NonProfit Employer of Choice Award for our efforts to help people live better. Providing support and services to those who live with mental illness and addictions were committed to increasing awareness and addressing the stigma surrounding mental health. Thats why weve made it a priority to create a diverse organization that represents the communities we serve and the people we help.

We are looking for a postsecondary Marketing and Communications placement student to join our Corporate Services Team! The student will work with Communications & Resource Development to help increase mental health awareness to decrease stigma associated with mental illness and addictions using latest media practices.

Status:Student Placement position geared towards students looking to complete placement hours beginning in Spring 2025.

Salary: Unpaid Placement

Location: This position is based out of our Hurontario St. Brampton office. Although we operate within a hybrid workplace model staff are required to have onsite and/or community presence as per program and client needs.

What you will do:

• Support marketing and communication campaigns: Assist in the development and of marketing strategies including creating content for digital and print materials.
• Social Media Management: Schedule monitor and engage with audiences on CMHA Peel Dufferins social media channels ensuring alignment with the organizations voice and mission.
• Content creation: Draft and edit newsletters blog posts website updates press releases and promotional materials.
• Event Support: Assist with the promotion and coordination of community events campaigns and fundraisers.
• Monitor media coverage draft media releases and support responses to media inquiries.
• Brand management: Ensure consistent application of CMHA Peel Dufferins brand guidelines across all communications.
• Administrative Support: Assist with tracking campaign metrics maintaining the communications calendar and organizing marketing materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

This posting description indicates the key responsibilities and core functions of the position. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities.

What you need to Join our Team:

• Postsecondary education in Marketing Communications Public Relations or a related field or current enrollment in such a program.
• Proficiency in social media platforms content management systems and graphic design tools (e.g. Canva Adobe Creative Suite).
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fastpaced environment.
• Strong writing editing and proofreading skills with attention to detail.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in marketing communications or a similar role (nonprofit experience is an asset).
• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to approach listen build trust and communicate across diverse cultures and intersectionality. Willingness to continually improve understanding around cultural competence.
• Openness to operate from an antiracist antioppressive 2SLGBTQ affirming and intersectional framework.
• Willingness to learn and apply practical understanding of different elements of diversity such as gender identity/expression race/cultural background religion sexual orientation disability immigration and precarious status family status etc.
• Fluency in a second language including ASL (American Sign Language) is considered an asset.
• Ability to travel within and around Peel Region and Dufferin County.
• A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check) report.

Deadline to Apply: Open until Filled

At the Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin Branch we provide a wide array of community services resources and care for people with mental illness. In your role youll not only assist people who are struggling youll help them return to good health and reintegrate into the community. In everything we do we work together to make the world a better place one person at a time.

Apply Now and EMPOWER your career!

CMHA Peel Dufferin strives to be an equitable employer. We are committed to supporting inclusive recruitment and selection processes work environments and a qualified workforce reflective of the diverse populations we serve. We acknowledge that removing existing barriers and preventing new barriers is required to foster dignity and independence for people of all ages genders cultures and abilities. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized including but not limited to First Nations Mtis Inuit and Urban Indigenous (FNIMUI) populations ethnoracial communities people with disabilities *2SLGBTQIA communities women and gender diverse people lowincome communities and all equitydeserving groups.

*2SLGBTQIA (TwoSpirit Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer Intersex Asexual and a range of gender and sexual diversity categories not listed).

Accessibility Statement

When contacted by CMHA Peel Dufferin for a career opportunity please advise the People and Culture Department of any accommodation needs that may make your experience through the recruitment process more comfortable. We are committed to working with you to meet these needs by providing reasonable accommodations ensuring you have access to a fair and equitable process. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs. Should you have feedback please email us at

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Recruitment

To streamline our recruitment process we utilize an applicant tracking system (ATS) to manage and organize applications. While the ATS aids in efficiency the essential review and evaluation of candidates is carried out by members of our People and Culture team. This approach ensures a personalized assessment that allows us to gain a comprehensive view of a candidates experience skills and potential. AI is not used to make any decisions in our recruitment process.

Next Steps

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.We retain all applications submitted for one 1 year after the closing date of the posting for consideration in future career opportunities.