Youth Mental Health Director

We are seeking an experienced leader to join our team and drive the development of integrated youth mental health ecosystems.

The successful candidate will lead the strategic engagement with key stakeholders, contribute to policy review and pilot implementation at national level, and conduct research and horizon scanning to identify emerging trends, service gaps, and project needs.

They will also develop service and care models for people with mental health, youth, and caregiver support programs, and oversee the conceptualization, planning, and implementation of new delivery models to meet emerging needs.

In addition, the candidate will provide guidance to the clinical team on clinical inputs to Ministries/agencies and other Divisions for the purpose of policy review and service planning.

1. Develop Integrated Youth Mental Health Ecosystems

• Lead the strategic engagement with key stakeholders to co-develop integrated youth mental health ecosystems and contribute to policy review and pilot implementation at national level.
• Conduct research and horizon scanning to identify emerging trends, service gaps, and project needs.
• Develop service and care models for people with mental health, youth, and caregiver support programs.
• Oversee the conceptualization, planning, and implementation of new delivery models to meet emerging needs such as young adult/youth, dual disability, and caregiver programs.
• Provide guidance to the clinical team on clinical inputs to Ministries/agencies and other Divisions for the purpose of policy review and service planning.
• Support the Head of Department (HOD) to develop, manage, and integrate the youth mental health ecosystem through collaborative partnership and standardization of system-level enablers.
• Work with Regional Health Services (RHS) to identify community providers as partners within the region for the development of youth mental health ecosystems.
• Work with Mental Health Officers (MHO) on the prevalence and supply of services in the community and primary care funded under the Community Mental Health Masterplan.

1. Implement and Evaluate Youth Pilot Programs

• Lead the youth mental health team in needs assessments, evidence reviews, and engagement with external stakeholders (e.g., Institutions of Higher Learning, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social and Family Development, National Council of Social Service, etc.) to develop, collaborate, and pilot new outreach/technology strategies and care models to meet emerging trends, service gaps, and project needs.
• Develop new youth-centric outreach and intervention services and care models for youths with mental health needs, service redesign, and programming.
• Provide guidance to the youth team on presenting evidence-based recommendations in representations to Ministries and agencies for policy review and service planning for the youth population.

1. Review and Develop Psychiatric Intermediate Long-Term Care (ILTC) Services

• Support MHO in conducting research and horizon scanning to identify emerging trends, service gaps, and project needs.
• Review existing psychiatric ILTC services to identify gaps and needs.
• Develop psychiatric care models for people with mental health, youth, and caregiver support programs, facilities design, and programming.
• Review financing models.
  • Identify providers' learning needs and collaborate to develop mental health capability-building strategies.

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related discipline with preference for mental health qualification.
• At least 14 years of experience in healthcare or community care sectors with 4 years of management experience.
• Prior experience in mental health is an advantage.
• Experience in program implementation and evaluation is desirable.
• Possess a high level of adaptability and learning agility in a dynamic environment.
• Experienced in working with diverse groups of people in an organization.
• Innovative, able to conceptualize and develop programs.
• Possess strong organizational skills in communication, time management, analytics, and problem-solving.