Elementary Educator Mental Health Literacy and Program Consultant (EN or FR)

Secondary Educator Mental Health Literacy and Program Consultant (FR)

Contract position: September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026

School Mental Health Ontario works together with Ontario school districts to support student mental health. As a provincial implementation support team, School Mental Health Ontario provides leadership, resources, implementation coaching and a community of practice in order to promote the uptake, scaling, and sustainability of evidence-based, implementation-sensitive, culturally-responsive, identity-affirming practices in school mental health.  School Mental Health Ontario serves the 72 English and French school boards in Ontario, remote school authorities, and provincial demonstration schools. The team works alongside the Ministry of Education and has a role within the wider system of care, linking with partner ministries and organizations to advance child and youth mental health. 

We are currently hiring for two educator roles: Elementary Educator Mental Health Literacy and Program Consultant (EN or FR), and Secondary Educator Mental Health Literacy and Program Consultant (FR). These positions focus on supporting educators across Ontario with knowledge, tools, resources and learning opportunities related to their role in promoting student mental health and well-being at school (e.g., social-emotional skill development, wellness promotion, student mental health learning, stigma reduction, etc.). Part-time or full-time applications will be considered. 

At School Mental Health Ontario, we recognize diversity as a source of organizational strength and acknowledge our commitment to a work environment that seeks candidates with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from those who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing student mental health with a clear focus on human rights and reducing disproportionality and disparity in outcomes. Those with experience in serving racialized communities, and those with identities that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, will bring particular assets that are highly valued within the organization. 

Role description includes, but is not limited to: 

1. Lead the development and implementation of face-to-face and virtual mental health literacy offerings for elementary or secondary educators, in role-specific ways (e.g., learning sessions specific to the needs of kindergarten teachers, intermediate teachers, special education resource teachers, guidance teachers, student success teachers, etc.). 
2. Curate and collate wellness promotion programming that has been shown to nurture students’ sense of well-being, belonging and hope in culturally responsive ways. Work with partners and school board mental health leadership teams to adapt and implement wellness programming within Ontario schools and classrooms. 
3. Support professional learning and guidance related to culturally-responsive social emotional skill development in Ontario schools. Assist in the review and update of the Everyday Mental Health/Faith and Wellness suite of resources to enhance culturally relevant and identity-affirming practices and strategies for Ontario students. 
4. Help with the continued roll-out of mandatory mental health learning modules in grades 6, 7/8, and 10 by providing professional learning and implementation support. 
5. Help with building understanding related to early identification and support of students with emerging or escalating mental health problems, with particular emphasis on proactive and trauma-informed classroom response. Support efforts to nurture mentally healthy learning environments for every student. 
6. Support collaboration with key partners in education and mental health to ensure responsive and relevant professional learning and programming (e.g., teacher federations, school mental health professional groups, cultural/faith organizations). 
7. Support the community of practice for educators in well-being leadership roles within school districts. Help them to select and implement School Mental Health Ontario resources in the classroom. Share learning across the community of practice and seek ways to further amplify good practice in school-based mental health promotion. 
8. Assist in the development of web content, social media and blog posts, and other relevant educator-focused communications alongside the School Mental Health Ontario communications team.  
9. Attend School Mental Health Ontario team meetings and work closely with other members to ensure consistent delivery of services across regions. Provide consultation and support to School Mental Health Ontario team members, offering the perspective of elementary or secondary educator. 

Qualifications: 

1. Registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT). Experience working as an educator within the publicly funded Ontario school system. Understand and effectively communicate knowledge of Ontario curriculum. Graduate degree in education is considered an asset.  
2. Demonstrated knowledge of key principles of school-based mental health promotion and literacy. Familiarity with School Mental Health Ontario approaches and materials to systematically build and maintain mentally healthy learning environments, and student wellness and mental health literacy. 
3. Experience with resource development, curriculum-writing, creation of web content, course development, etc. Evidence of a system perspective, and an appreciation for the importance of contextualizing information for the community and students served.  
4. Excellent communication (oral and written), facilitation, and presentation skills. Confidence with public speaking and demonstrated proficiency in delivering professional learning (both in person and virtually), training, and coaching sessions for educators. Fluency in verbal/written French language is a strong asset for both roles and required for the secondary educator role.  
5. Strong attention to equity and ensuring that the needs of students who are racialized and marginalized are well-considered in classroom mental health programming and initiatives. Experience with culturally responsive and relevant classroom approaches to social emotional skill development, student mental health literacy, and mental wellness promotion. 
6. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 suite of tools including Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint etc. Working knowledge of on-line course development, and specifically the use of Brightspace / D2L, is an asset. 

The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. on July 10, 2025. 

Please apply to hr@smho-smso.ca. Include the position title you are applying for in the subject line of your email. 

Applicants are thanked in advance for their interest; however, only those who have been short-listed for an interview will be contacted. Accommodation for applicants is available in the recruitment process. All interviews will be held virtually by web meeting.