CH&E Coordinator Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre

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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 Centres 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 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 programs 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.

• Masters 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 Ontarios 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.