Canada Summer Jobs - Communications and Social Media Assistant

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

Joining the Canadian Mental Health Association – Peel Dufferin Branch 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.

What We Offer

As a community-based agency, we’re dedicated to the mental, physical, and social health of everyone – including our team members. You’ll be empowered to keep learning new skills and reaching your goals – from developing a career growth plan to participating in training sessions.

We are currently seeking one full-time contract Communications and Social Media Assistant as part of the Canada Summer Jobs program!


Canada Summer Jobs is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), which aims to provide quality summer employment opportunities for youth to develop skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.


The Communications and Social Media Assistant will support the planning and execution of CMHA Peel Dufferin’s communications and promotional initiatives.


Reporting to the Director, Clinical Support Services, the Communications and Social Media Assistant has the responsibility for supporting the development and implementation of communications and marketing campaigns and events including website and collateral updates as required.


Status: 8-week contract full-time, 35 hours per week (anticipated contract dates will fall between May 2025 and August 2025); Work hours will generally fall between 8:00 am and 5:00pm. Note, this posting is for an active vacancy.


Hourly rate: $18.20


Location: This position is based out of our 314-7700 Hurontario, Brampton, ON office. Although we operate within a hybrid workplace model, staff are required to have on-site and/or community presence as per program and client needs.

What You Will Do

Collaborate with the Communications Officer to create and deliver on internal and external communications and aid in the implementation of the communications and social media plan
Develop collaterals and written content for various outlets including internal newsletter
Coordinate and deliver on specific communication requests including monitoring the ticketing systems
Support digital development and engagement
Support development of Communications plans for events and activities
Research, write and design content for our social media sites, websites and some of our emails and newsletters