Cultural Diversity jobs in Etobicoke, ON

• Co‑facilitate group discussions, meetings, learning sessions, or peer‑support activities.

• Represent lived or living experience to inform planning, education, and research activities.

• Provide feedback on surveys, tools, resources, or content to ensure relevance to lived‑experience communities.

• Encourage inclusive participation and support engagement processes that elevate diverse perspectives.

• Co‑develop educational resources such as webinars, infographics, videos, written materials, or course content.

• Contribute to knowledge‑translation efforts through presentations, newsletters, social‑media activity, and resource sharing.

• Participate in program evaluation activities, including focus groups, data collection, and feedback analysis.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and coordination of participants, advisors, or contributors.

• Carry out administrative tasks such as scheduling, documentation, communication, and event support.

• Collaborate with staff, educators, researchers, community partners, and other stakeholders.

• Promote respectful, safe, and inclusive engagement practices based on shared decision‑making.

• Maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and adherence to policy, safety, and ethical standards.

The Program Engagement Co-Facilitator will have at least one (1) year experience supporting/connecting with people with lived/living experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges. This position requires the incumbent to be a First Nations, Inuit or Métis youth/young adult with lived/living experience as a recipient of mental health and/or substance use services (patient, consumer, survivor, service user).

Requirements

• Lived or living experience with mental health, substance use, or related challenges applied meaningfully in engagement and facilitation

• Experience in facilitation, peer support, education, or similar lived‑experience‑based roles.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in diverse team environments.

• Strong organizational and time‑management skills.

• Ability to work respectfully with individuals from diverse cultural and socio‑economic backgrounds.

• Comfort participating in discussions related to mental health, substance use, and sensitive experiential topics.

• Basic proficiency with digital tools such as email, office software, and online communication platforms.

• Experience with co‑creation or co‑design models involving shared decision‑making is considered an asset.

• Experience with participatory action research or lived‑experience advisory groups is considered an asset.

• Experience developing or facilitating online learning content or using digital engagement platforms is considered an asset.

• Ability to contribute to social‑media‑based communication or outreach. is considered an asset.

• Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in another language.
  

All applicants offered and accepting employment must complete either a Broad Record Check or Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check. The offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory records check.

Salary Range: $25.59-$31.58/hour

CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital.

CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.

CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.