Executive Message 3 About Health Out Loud & WE WRAP 4 Where Do You Fit In? 6 Team Outline 7 What Interests You? 8 How To Join 9 Team-wide Responsibilities 10 Role Specific Responsibilities 11-18 Project Coordinator 11 Grant Writer 14 Wellness Guest Instructor 16 Community Program Developer Intern 17 Testimonials 19 Contact Us 23 2
Dear prospective Health Out Loud member, As Program Lead of Health Out Loud s (HOL) Wellness Elective Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WE WRAP), it is with great excitement that my team and I share this recruitment package with you. With a focus on dynamic community engagement, HOL innovates knowledge translation methods to make health fun, relatable, and understandable. HOL was founded in 2010 as a student group, developed into a non-profit organization in 2014, and excitingly, became a CRA-registered charity in 2015. HOL primarily pursues three types of projects: technology-based, educational and community. Developed in 2017, the WE WRAP Program was created as a major community project. I joined Health Out Loud (HOL) in early 2015. HOL is a movement that has always provided a safe space to grow and take on new challenges. It is a strong network of old and new team members with a deep-rooted support structure - professionally and personally. Since joining, I have had the opportunity to work within and alongside multiple teams. Through capacity building and knowledge and resource sharing, HOL has helped to empower many of us to improve health through programs like WEWRAP. Initiating the WEWRAP Program early last year, our small team started with weekly meetings at the Second Cup, Bloor Street. Through driven brainstorming sessions, our team, project plan and WRAP networks slowly expanded. Months went by, and we carefully developed and fine-tuned a proposal that pitched a novel program encompassing conventional WRAP with electoral wellness workshops. Post-pitch, we received support and guidance from established programs like the Gerstein Centre. In January 2018, we successfully kick started our pilot program in collaboration with The STAR Learning Centre, St. Michael s Hospital. Going forward, we hope to scale our program to where it s needed most. Whether this may be partnering with different organizations, collaborating with established programs to identify local priorities or spotlighting existing priorities we have identified within our own networks, we want to make sure this program benefits as many people as possible. WE WRAP is quickly expanding. We are searching for new members to help nurture and develop this exciting initiative by joining our close-knit WE WRAP team. We are also very excited to offer summer internship positions. In addition to the WE WRAP Program, intern(s) will have the opportunity to assist and manage projects pertaining to the HOL s community team at large. You can apply to this in conjunction with any of our positions. If you are driven and community-minded, I invite you to join our team and help us use creative pedagogies to improve health and health literacy! I have full confidence in the We WRAP program - it is an initiative with the potential to make a lasting change but it s going to need a great deal of man-power and spirit. I hope that you will join our WEWRAP family! Yours Sincerely, Anum Shivji Arwani 3
Our Mandate We innovate health education to be fun, relatable and understandable through participant-driven goals and pedagogical solutions. At-risk populations are empowered by promoting diversity, human rights and dignity within an anti-oppression framework. Our Programs Free recreation-based educational programs Health and wellness short and long-term programs Community based technology projects Promote knowledge sharing events Partnered with 4 universities, 2 high schools, the YMCA, the City of Markham, the Working Women Community Centre, Access Alliance and STAR Learning Centre, St. Michael s Hospital What We Solve Lack of interest in health as many regard health uncool or overly academic Lack of accesses to resources and expertise Lack of culturally relevant and inclusive programs Lack of incorporating participants as equal partners... Visit our website, Facebook page, and other social media outlets to learn the latest HOL news! 4
What is WRAP? Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP ) is a self-designed prevention and wellness process developed to help overcome mental health challenges. WRAP is listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. How is our program different? Wellness Elective Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WE WRAP) is a 10-week community program that guides a personal recovery process, helping participants discover their own wellness tools. WE WRAP combines different participant identified wellness electives (e.g.- nutrition, physical activity, meditation, art therapy etc.) with the standardized WRAP components and topics. Our journey so far Currently, HOL is collaborating with the STAR Learning Centre, an adult education program that helps people transition from homelessness into housing, to pilot our WE WRAP program. Based on feedback from other established organizations such as the Gerstein Centre, we hope to scale this program to also benefit different demographic groups, including young mothers, people who identify with the LGBTQ2 community, newcomer youth, young adults etc. 5
Executive Team Technology-based Applications Accounting Education (Post-secondary) Mental Health Workshop (U of T, Ryerson U) The Future of Medicine Discussion: Our Greatest Ethical Dilemma (York U) Health Out Loud Education (Secondary) Health and Wellness Specialist Skills Major (Bur Oaks High School) HOL Scholarship Program (New initiative) Community OYM Support Program, Autism Workshop (WWCC) Oral Health Program (City of Markham Camp) Get Moving Program- Wellness and Physical Activity (AA) Community WE WRAP Program (St. Michael s Hospital) Key: AA: Access Alliance; OYM: On Your Mark; U: University; U of T: University of Toronto; WE WRAP: Wellness Elective Wellness Recovery Action Plan; WWCC: Working Women Community Centre. 6
WRAP Instructor Advisor/ Managing Director Grant Writer (1) WE WRAP Project Coordinator (2) Community Program Developer Intern* (1) Wellness Guest Instructors Key: Red hexagon: New available position(s). *Non-salaried full time (FT) summer internship. Salaried FT internship is subject to CSJ grant funding. 7
Finding a role about which you are passionate is super important to us! Find Your Position Read pages 10 to 18 for information about positions that have vacancies. Team-wide benefits, responsibilities, and qualifications, which are applicable for every position can be found on page 10. Additionally, as a start-up organization with mentors from nearly every field, we are keen to work with you to meet school requirements for our placements (field placement, internship, or co-op). Roles are flexible! Current Opportunities There are four positions for which we are currently recruiting: project coordinators, wellness elective guest instructors, a grant writer and a community programs developer intern. When completing your application, we encourage you to apply for all the positions you are interested in within the current opportunities section. Your shortlisted choices will not affect the candidacy of your application. Internship Opportunity We are offering a full-time (35 hours/week) internship opportunity from June- August. Subject to Canada Summer Grant (CSJ) funding, we may be able to provide a salary of $14/hour. Otherwise, the internship will be completed on a voluntary basis. 8
You will be invited to our annual orientation and potluck event. 5 Meet your team! 4 You made it! 1 Submit Application We want to know you! Share your story, character, and passion. Apply here: bit.do/joinhol18 2 Screening Process Based on the responses to our online application, shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email. 3 The Interview After the interview process, our team will review your interview responses alongside your initial electronic application. Selected candidates will be announced. Yay! You will be invited to an interview in Downtown Toronto. Applicants who live +2 hours away will be invited to an interview via Skype. There will be a classic verbal Q & A component, as well as a written task, which will be completed on-site. 9
Our organizational culture is very team-orientated and we believe everyone is connected. As such, there are common benefits, responsibilities and qualifications that are shared across each position* within our managing team, including: Benefits: being a part of an energetic, fun, and driven team culture; the capacity to shape a personal HOL journey with flexibility to direct experiences according to educational backgrounds and professional; an atmosphere that is inclusive, handles mistakes constructively, and encourages learning; an opportunity to learn more about the non-profit sector and to increase network ties; continuous mentorship and supervision from a specific supervisor; and professional developmental training organized by HOL; Responsibilities: attending weekly 1.5 hour in-person team meetings in downtown Toronto; being an ambassador and promoting HOL at networking events, conferences or other external engagements; ensuring HOL s mission and values are communicated within the team and externally; providing feedback, mentorship and help to members when requested; providing valuable insights for the creation of short and long-term team goals; and may take minutes and record the to-do s of each weekly meeting and post them to Basecamp after the meeting. Assets to have: a passion for HOL s mission: to make health fun, relatable, and understandable; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Google equivalents (Documents, Sheets) and project management tools (Basecamp, Gantt, etc.); strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills; flexibility and adaptability in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines excellent judgement and problem solving skills including the capacity to assess situations, draw appropriate conclusions and make sound decisions; ability to learn quickly and work independently with self-initiative; and team-orientated personality that aligns with HOL s organizational culture. * Exception for Wellness Guest Instructors 10
Project Coordinator # OF POSITION(S): 2 TIME COMMITMENT: 12 h/week Benefits This position is particularly well-suited to aspiring leaders in the following fields: social work; public health; leadership, higher and adult education; and fitness. Experiences include the opportunity to: foster the expansion of WE WRAP, which combines customized wellness electives with WRAP, a program listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices; expand professional networks through liaising with diverse community partners, including Access Alliance, YMCA, and STAR (St. Michael s Hospital). oversee the entire process for HOL s community programs, including the needs assessment, program planning, implementation, and evaluation phases; create accessible programming using novel participant-driven pedogeological innovations that holistically considers cultural, racial, psycho-social and economic systems; work directly with at-risk populations, including refugees, patients, young mothers, and newcomer youth; and liaise with diverse community partners, including Access Alliance, YMCA, and STAR (St. Michael s Hospital). 11
Project Coordinator Continued Roles and Responsibilities Lead weekly 1.5 hour WE WRAP Team meetings, which will include creating and communicating short and long-term goals. Working alongside the WE WRAP team, in the summer 2018 term (June-August) you will: mentor, manage, and motivate the WE WRAP team to analyze existing evaluation data, submit grant applications, and plan long-term strategies for expanding WE WRAP; work with the WE WRAP facilitator to organize a Seminar I WRAP program for the HOL WE WRAP team; participate in the Seminar I WRAP program and if interested, complete the Seminar II WRAP Program to be a WRAP facilitator; conduct needs assessment and make plan for a new WE WRAP program in 2019, including arrangements for both the standardized WRAP and novel HOL wellness elective components; establish partnerships with external organizations, including the WRAP Hub for resources and community partners for future programs; track and integrate resources (various community programs, online articles, books, etc.) that may support future WRAP participants; provide formal and informal reflection/feedback opportunities with WE WRAP Team members to continually inspire personal and team development; and communicate with other HOL teams and external entities on behalf of the WE WRAP team, including for inter-team requests and updates. Working alongside the WE WRAP team, in the summer 2019 term (June-August) you will:. mentor, manage, and motivate the WE WRAP team to implement and evaluate at least one new 10-week WE WRAP program within an asset-based and anti-oppressive framework; engage in week-by-week self-reflection and group feedback reports to systematically evaluate personal learning and program successes and improvements share updates about the WE WRAP program through social media outlets, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and our website; and analyze evaluation data and create a report to share the program with the public and entire HOL team; Optionally, in the summer 2018 and 2019 terms, you may also: contribute to other community projects, including first-aid, physical activity, and nutrition programs. 12
Project Coordinator Continued Assets to have: experience managing, mentoring, and motivating team members; experience working and developing relationships with vulnerable populations, including young mothers, people who identify with the LGBTQ2 community, newcomer youth, seniors, and patients who are struggling with mental health; project management experience within community or other settings; partnership-building experience; program planning, facilitation, teaching, and workshop leadership skills; flexibility and adaptability in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines; and an educational background in social work; public health; leadership, higher and adult education; fitness; or a related field. 13
Grant Writer # OF POSITION(S): 1 TIME COMMITMENT: 5-7 h/week Benefits This position is particularly well-suited to aspiring leaders in the following fields: social work; public health; leadership, higher and adult education; and business. Experiences include the opportunity to: gain experience in the entire grant application process, including prospect research, writing, liaising with funders, and post-application tasks; complete professional grant-writing proposal workshops and tutorial modules using several resources, such as GrantStation and those created for HOL by experienced grant writers; participate in a Seminar I WRAP program to understand the project for which grants will be written firsthand; if interested, complete the Seminar II WRAP Program to be a WRAP facilitator; and the expansion of professional networks through acting as an ambassador for HOL at external networking events, conferences, or other engagements. Roles and Responsibilities participate in the Seminar I WRAP program and if interested, complete the Seminar II WRAP Program to be a WRAP facilitator in the summer 2019 term; contribute to the evaluation of the WE WRAP program in the winter 2018 term to gain a familiarity with HOL s organizational culture and community program standards; consulting HOL community members and community partner organizations to perform prospect research on appropriate grant or funding opportunities for a new WE WRAP program in the summer 2019 term; draft, edit, and submit a grant application; continuously revise drafts based on consultations with HOL s experienced grant writers and other team members; liaising with the accounting team and other appropriate parties upon application results; and maintain continuous communication with granting organizations to maintain a positive rapport, ensure adherence to spending criteria and confirm that the granters are publicly appreciated. Optionally, you may also: contribute to other community projects, including first-aid, physical activity, and nutrition programs 14
Grant Writer Continued Assets to have: communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to create a clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposal; previous grant or proposal writing experience; community experience working with vulnerable populations, including young mothers, people who identify with the LGBTQ2 community, newcomer youth, seniors, and patients who are struggling with mental health; and an educational background in social work; public health; leadership, higher and adult education; business; or a related field. 15
Guest Wellness Elective Instructor Benefits # OF POSITION(S): Multiple TIME COMMITMENT: Variable* This position is particularly well-suited to aspiring leaders in any field who want to share their expertise with those who need it most. Advantages to this position include: a flexible and low-commitment option for being part of the HOL family and making a meaningful difference in the community; the expansion of personal networks through meeting HOL members, other instructors, and external contacts at events; public exposure for personal or business brands via recognition as a contributor to HOL s programs on our website and other mediums; and receiving e-newsletters with HOL opportunities and news, including recruitment cycles, social event invitations, as well as scholarship and award programs. Roles and Responsibilities respond to email invitations to be a guest wellness instructor, which will be sent if there is a match between participant needs and the instructor s skills; program plan a meaningful experience based on participants learning priorities, pedogeological preferences, and any requests for adaptations; and implement program plan. Assets to have: a passion for HOL s mission: to make health fun, relatable, and understandable; community experience working with vulnerable populations, including young mothers, people who identify with the LGBTQ2 community, newcomer youth, seniors, and patients who are struggling with mental health; and specific skill-based expertise to share with community members (ie. physical activity, nutrition, mindfulness, martial arts, music therapy, etc). * On an as needed basis, dependent on your availability 16
Community Program Developer Intern Benefits # OF POSITION(S): 1 TIME COMMITMENT: 35 h/week feedback opportunities to shape a personal Health Out Loud journey within an energetic, fun, and driven team culture; continuous mentorship and supervision from a specific supervisor; leadership, program planning and behaviour management training organized by Health Out Loud; the real-life experience of working with ambitious and like-minded young mentors to lead meaningful projects from start-to-finish, boosting future job readiness; an opportunity to manage existing and new community collaborations, initiatives and entrepreneurial ideas; an opportunity to learn about the non-profit and healthcare sector and expand professional networks by meeting and working alongside professional advisors and other community leaders; create, manage and help to develop projects in real social settings; and develop proficient program planning, project management, communication and problem solving skills. Roles and Responsibilities Work with the community project team to assist in : the planning and co-ordination of weekly team meetings; the creation, adherence, and revision of short and long-term goals, to continually improve programs; assist with existing community program tasks, including aspects of the needs assessment, program planning, program implementation, and evaluation phases; community member relationship-building, especially with HOL s target audience (young mothers, people who identify with the LGBTQ2 community, newcomer youth, seniors, and patients who are struggling with mental health); developing, posting and overseeing media activity and analytics on social media to promote Health Out Loud s community programs; and the submission of new grant applications and tasks related to existing grant agreements, including report creation, email correspondence, and meetings. 17
Community Program Developer Intern Roles and Responsibilities Continued Develop a community program, from start to finish, by: consulting community members and a community partner organization to identify a health topic and participant-identified pedagogical approach for the program; consulting with team members and Health Out Loud s professional advisors for feedback; drafting and revising program plans according to feedback cycles with community members; liaising with accounting team to create and gain budget approval; planning for the program, including the acquisition of food, equipment, materials and volunteers; maintaining communication with relevant parties (e.g.-community team, community partner organizations and members; program implementation and evaluation; creating an evaluation report that summarizes the program; and collecting quantitative and qualitative feedback to create and share evaluative and reflective reports with team. Assets to have: leadership experience in the non-profit sector, other organizations or student groups; proven ability to network and build professional partnerships; willingness to listen and apply constructive approaches in a team setting; experience working with special populations, such as young mothers, youth or newcomers; experiences with community programs, including in the needs assessment, program planning, program implementation, and evaluation phases; facilitation, teaching or workshop leadership skills; and WSIB-recognized Standard First Aid and CPR-C certificate. 18
I became a part of the Health Out Loud (HOL) family in 2017 with very little experience in the non-profit sector. Since that time I have and continue to learn so much. My passion for fitness and its benefits to mental health led me to an opportunity to become a WRAP facilitator. I have worked with youth groups within Toronto who have encouraged a growing understanding of mental health. HOL has added to my growth by allowing me to be a part of the birthing process of the WE WRAP program. In working alongside individuals with a goal to extend knowledge about health to community members across the city, research, collaboration, budgeting, time-efficient planning, and resource sharing are just some of the ingredients involved in creating impactful change. In working with HOL and now facilitating the WE WRAP program, I am humbled by the learning experience by each participating individual. As we sit through the program each week, participants share experiences and emotions that inspire positive progression in our journey. WE WRAP introduces tools that can be used daily to manage daily life and crisis. In addition to the WRAP plan, participants are encouraged to explore a variety of wellness tools that may be of benefit to various dimensions of their wellness - short and long term. I am thrilled to be a part of WE WRAP and even more excited to see the growth in its participants and the program. Jennifer Couto WRAP Facilitator/Fitness Specialist (2017 - Present) 19
HOL isn t just a charity that aims to create lasting change by pushing boundaries and connecting through a web of lasting community relationships and partnerships, it is a family. Taken from my experiences, the WE WRAP Program has the potential to take an existing resource that is effective and evidence-based and, add to it participant identified wellness tools that will have a long-term impact on the way individuals and groups can self-care and self-advocate. Having helped to facilitate the pilot WE WRAP project, we are already exploring tools and next steps on how to successfully take the project onto the next level. I m so excited to see what come of this newest HOL expansion project! Anum Shivji Arwani Project Lead (2017 - Present) If you join, I believe you'll be scaling a meaningful project with what I feel is an amazing group of friends who really care - about you, the community, WE WRAP, and Health Out Loud. There ll be memorable inside jokes and socials. There will be a driven team with which to fail, keep trying, and succeed. You'll have a chance to genuinely connect with communities, a safe space for developing skills, and have the chance to have a defining role in a new idea. Being HOL s founding managing director has been a fun, transformative, and humbling core part of my life. I ve made some of my closest friends through our team and it s them that have enabled my journey. Community work is challenging. It s lot of unseen, hard and resource-constrained work. It means patience because years of efforts are just baby steps towards impactful change; challenges are often deeply rooted and systematic. Our team is what makes it possible for me; they turn big projects into something reasonable, inspire me through their aspirations, and have been my source of necessary breaks that keep me going, whether it s board games, warm fuzzies, or something else. I m proud and grateful. I ve learned so much from my relationships with community and team members, which I hope to be lifelong. Above all, I believe we ve built programs that are truly based on listening to clients and have real value. I believe we have achieved impactful change, even if there is much more to be done. Everyone s HOL journey is different. In your own way, I trust it will be worthwhile, whether it that means realizing a great capacity to impact others, finding strengths you never had, honing specific abilities, or something else altogether. Stephanie Wang Advisor/Managing Director (2010 - Present) 20
Many of us aren t strangers to health. Good or bad, health plays a significant role in each and every one of our lives. Healthrelated items and information constantly surround us. From magazine articles, TV commercials, doctors visit, and even food labels, the amount of information can be daunting. Drink milk, it s good for your bones. Don t drink milk, it can make you fat!. In this sea of information, it can be tough to make the right choices that work best for us. As an individual with a long history of health problems, I have experienced firsthand how difficult it is to address them. Despite being in an information age, where solutions can often be searched for by a device that fits in the palm of our hands, it is surprisingly frustrating to find out how to improve our own health. Of course, there are general rules of thumb like reducing our junk food intake and exercising regularly, but what about more specifics? I like to think of health as a personal journey, where each individual has their own goals, issues, preferences and needs. I strongly believe that to help others with their own personal journey, we need to be able to empathize with them. During my move to Toronto, I was looking to continue my passion for health advocacy. While clothing runs for individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health galas were a right step, they lacked some sort of personal connection. After discussing my thoughts with a colleague, she suggested that I apply for an organization she spoke so passionately about. This organization was Health Out Loud (HOL). What makes HOL unique is their approach in the development of their programs. In tandem with personalized healthcare, HOL communicates with their community partners to identify and address the specific needs of their populations, a value that resonated with me. Through HOL, I ve been able to meet others with the same passion for improving the health of others. I ve been able to personally interact with participants and see them grow; all of which has been extremely rewarding. One of the most memorable and personal projects that I m currently working on is WE WRAP. WE WRAP expands on the traditional WRAP program by adding the option of personalized wellness electives, empowering participants to utilize their own strengths to lead their own recovery. Although I haven t had the opportunity to interact with these participants directly, I ve been able to hear of their successes and growths through my wonderful and highly passionate team. By introducing a seemingly simple change, we were able to make a significant impact on the lives of these individuals which has been truly rewarding. While working with HOL and the WE WRAP Program, there is one thought I always keep in mind; health is a personal journey, each of us with our own goals, issues, preferences and needs. Rather than defining your destination, to me, HOL and WE WRAP gives you the means to reach it. Troy Chow WE WRAP Specialist (2017-18) 21
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23 Contact Us Stephanie Wang Online Advisor Application: (HOL bit.do/joinhol18 Managing Director) Email: community@healthoutloud.org Website: www.healthoutloud.org Program Supporters & Partners