Health Communications Assistant, Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses

at  Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division

ABOUT THE JOB

CMHA BC Division is looking for a Health Communications Assistant with excellent organizational, project management and communications skills to assist with the dissemination of our scholarships and bursaries program, as well as the Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses (HM|HC) team. HM|HC is a provincial community of practice (CoP) that connects campus stakeholders across post-secondary institutions in BC around the mandate of mental well-being and healthy relationships with substances. HM|HC work is done by employing health promotion principles and using a harm reduction framework. The Health Communications Assistant reports to the Co-Lead, Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses.

QUALIFICATIONS

• This job is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program. To be eligible, applicants must: o be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period.
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment (Note, *International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents), and
• have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

• Interest, knowledge, or experience working in health, health promotion, harm reduction, ideally in the non-profit sector.
• Familiarity with higher education and campus communities a strong asset.
• Experience with procedures involved in administration of grants, awards, or bursaries a strong asset.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management, time management, and organizational skills, including attention to detail and ability to work remotely, meet deadlines and solve problems creatively.
• Familiarity and comfort with communication platforms (e.g., Mailchimp, X(Twitter)), collaboration apps (e.g., MS Teams), website content management systems (e.g., WordPress), as well as confidence learning new software or apps.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel).
• Experience with social media on behalf of an organization or campaign.
• Experience in event planning, including conferences and organizing and facilitating meetings.
• Strong customer service skills and follow-through.
• Interest, knowledge, or experience working with concepts of equity, diversity, and cultural safety.
• Lived experience related to mental health and/or substance use problems is considered an asset.

ABOUT US

Founded in 1918, The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is a national charity that helps maintain and improve mental health for all Canadians. As the nation-wide leader and champion for mental health and addiction, CMHA helps people access the community resources they need to build resilience and support recovery from mental illness and/or addiction.
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• Processes bursary and scholarship applications.
• Imports and exports data in the community-of-practice database.
• Posts new site content to healthcampuses.ca, does website maintenance and quality assurance, such as fixing links, managing files, preparing images, and editing to meet style guidelines.
• Writes informational and promotional copies for e-newsletters, social media, and other communication materials.
• Supports supervisor in arranging logistical details for learning events, both virtual and in-person
• Supports supervisor in creating/maintaining strategic partnerships and integrating student involvement.
• Monitors social media for news related to campus mental health.
• Organizes and schedules meetings and takes meeting minutes when required.
• Writes and distributes emails, correspondence memos, letters, and forms.
• Helps prepare regularly scheduled reports.
• Prepares materials for grantees, advisory committee members or delegates of learning events.
• Develops and maintains digital filing system.
• Reviews invoices from suppliers for accuracy and prepares cheque requisition forms for Manager approval.
• Performs other administrative and coordination duties as required.