Mental Health Promotion and Education Assistant

Job title: Mental Health Promotion and Education Assistant

Job description: Date Posted: 08/16/2022
Req ID: 26493
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Health & Counselling Ctr.
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00045607

Description:

About us:

The university’s second largest division, U of T Mississauga has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs in 92 areas of study. Home to approximately 15,000 students and over 1,000 faculty and staff, the campus houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Management and Innovation. With its distinctive interdisciplinary programs such as forensic sciences and biomedical communications, U of T Mississauga offers a broad array of continuing education programs and professional masters programs. Established in 1967, the campus features award-winning architecture, robust community partnerships and a dynamic student environment set amongst 225 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga.

The Health & Counselling Centre (HCC) at UTM is a multi-disciplinary health clinic that provides student-friendly medical care, mental health counselling, and health education and promotion programs and services to a diverse student population of undergraduate and graduate students. The HCC strives to empower students to make healthier, evidence-based choices to support their growth and development, assists students in their pursuit of academic success, and promotes adoption of positive coping skills to foster greater resiliency in the pursuit of current and future goals. The HCC works closely with other departments across the University with the goal of ensuring students have timely access to quality medical and mental health supports.

Your opportunity:

Under the general direction of the Health Education Coordinator, the Mental Health Promotion and Education Assistant assists with the delivery of the HCC’s promotion and outreach activities related to healthy living. This education and outreach program is designed to assist UTM students and campus community members to have greater awareness of the information, tools, and resources that support people in making healthy choices to be better equipped to meet their personal and academic goals. The Mental Health Promotion and Education Assistant will work directly with student-staff and volunteers in the Wellness Ambassadors program, assist with the delivery of training and workshops related to physical and mental health, assist in the planning and execution of the HCC’s annual Be Well UTM: Resource and Activity Fair, as well as involvement in, and oversight of, the planning and delivery of other ongoing activities and monthly events. The Mental Health Promotion and Education Assistant will have a specific role in the design and delivery of mental health and substance use/abuse campaigns on campus. The incumbent will also have a central role in the social media and blog activities for the HCC and for the Wellness Ambassador program. There will also be opportunity to liaise and consult with other campus and broader community partners on a regular basis.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with others to coordinate the preparation and distribution of promotional/outreach materials
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Evaluating and recommending appropriate work-integrated learning opportunities for students
• Advising and supporting students on peer mentor partnerships
• Developing learning outcomes for workshops and/or services
• Keeping well-informed on programs, services and facilities
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Directing the work of volunteers in defined activities

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum three years working within a Health Promotion-related field, or within the field of event planning
• Prior professional experience maintaining social media platforms required
• Prior experience planning, developing and promoting events required
• Prior experience delivering educational workshops and/or training
• Prior experience developing programming and promotional information related to health and wellness
• Prior experience working with the emerging adult population (i.e., 17-24 year olds)
• Strong skills related to Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, especially within the dynamics of team-based work
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong time management skills

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience maximizing use of social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook) to engage a specific target audience
• Prior experience developing evidence-based materials (updating website, creating brochures/pamphlets, etc.) preferred
• Prior experience with researching community mental health supports and working with substance abuse content preferred

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Communicator
• Diligent
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Team player

Closing Date: 08/29/2022, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 10 — $63,720 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $81,485. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Health & Wellbeing
Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This is a TERM position until September 2023 with the possibility of renewal.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .

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