Client and Family Advisory Committee Volunteer

Support your community. Advance your career. Fulfill your purpose.

Joining the Canadian Mental Health Association – Peel Dufferin Branch as a volunteer means you’ll be part of something meaningful. For starters, we’re honored to have received the Canadian Non-Profit Employer of Choice Award for our efforts to help people live better. Providing support and services to those who live with mental illness and addictions, we’re committed to increasing awareness and addressing the stigma surrounding mental health. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to create a diverse organization that represents the communities we serve – and the people we help.

We are seeking volunteers to join the Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin Client and Family Advisory Committee! We are currently looking for volunteers from Dufferin County.

Would You Like To:

• Help enhance the well-being of people in our community?
• Make a difference for people living with mental illness and addictions?
• Promote optimism, equality, inclusiveness, and hope?

CFAC Volunteers provide valuable insights and feedback from the perspective of clients and families to enhance the quality of care and services in the mental health and addictions sector.

Time Commitment: A minimum of two (2) hours per month. Additional time may be required when working on improvement initiatives and participating in other related meetings. A two-year term of membership is requested.

Salary: This is an unpaid volunteer position.

Location:  Volunteer Committee meetings will be held in our 314 - 7700 Hurontario Street, Brampton office or virtually.  

What You Will Do:

• Attend monthly committee meetings.
• Review and provide input on policies, programs, and services that affect clients and families.
• Serve as a liaison between the client/family community and the organization's leadership and governing Board.
• Participate in focus groups or subcommittees on specific topics as needed.
• Use your lived experience to improve the health services offered in your community.
• Collaborate with committee members and other health care organizations to develop recommendations and co design opportunities for improvements.
• Respect confidentiality and privacy of personal health information discussed during meetings.

What You Need to Join our Team:

• Experience with mental health and addiction services; as a service recipient, a family member or care provider of someone who has used mental health and addiction services.
•  Living in Dufferin County
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a group setting.
• Commitment to the organization's mission and values.
• Willingness to share personal experiences within a confidential space
• Openness to operate from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, 2SLGBTQ+ affirming and intersectional framework
• A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check) report from the region in which you reside.

Please note: training and orientation will be provided; a CFAC representative will be available for questions and support.

How to Apply

If you would like to be part of our team and help achieve our vision of all people with mental health and addictions needs thriving in supportive communities, please submit a resume with a cover letter explaining your interest in joining the CFAC as a volunteer. 

Deadline to Apply: Open until Filled

At the Canadian Mental Health Association – Peel Dufferin Branch, we provide a wide array of community services, resources, and care for people with mental illness. In everything we do, we work together to make the world a better place – one person at a time.

CMHA Peel Dufferin strives to be an equitable employer. We are committed to supporting inclusive recruitment and selection processes, work environments and a qualified workforce reflective of the diverse populations we serve. We acknowledge that removing existing barriers and preventing new barriers is required to foster dignity and independence for people of all ages, genders, cultures, and abilities. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including but not limited to, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous (FNIMUI) populations, ethno-racial communities, people with disabilities, *2SLGBTQIA+ communities, women and gender diverse people, low-income communities, those with a personal lived or living experience navigating mental health, substance use and/or addiction challenges and personal recovery and all equity-deserving groups.

*2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and a range of gender and sexual diversity categories not listed).

Accessibility Statement

When contacted by CMHA Peel Dufferin for a career opportunity, please advise the People and Culture Department of any accommodation needs that may make your experience through the recruitment process more comfortable. We are committed to working with you to meet these needs by providing reasonable accommodations, ensuring you have access to a fair and equitable process. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs. Should you have feedback, please email us at HRrecords@cmhapeel.ca

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Recruitment
To streamline our recruitment process, we utilize an applicant tracking system (ATS) to manage and organize applications. While the ATS aids in efficiency, the essential review and evaluation of candidates is carried out by members of our People and Culture team. This approach ensures a personalized assessment that allows us to gain a comprehensive view of a candidate’s experience, skills and potential. AI is not used to make any decisions in our recruitment process.

Next Steps

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. We retain all applications submitted for one (1) year after the closing date of the posting for consideration in future career opportunities.