Chief Executive Officer – Canadian Mental Health Association – York Region & South Simcoe
CMHA York Region & South Simcoe (CMHA-YRSS) is one of the fastest growing branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association, with more than 350 staff and 100 volunteers supporting a diverse community of 1.2 million residents across York Region and South Simcoe. Since 1984, CMHA-YRSS has advanced recovery, resilience, and community integration through a wide range of mental health and addictions programs for clients aged 12+, delivered across multiple sites, remotely, and in community settings.
At a significant moment in the evolution of community-based mental health care, and as CMHA-YRSS advances its 2025–2028 Strategic Plan, the organization is seeking its next Chief Executive Officer to lead with purpose, clarity, and impact. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is accountable for the organization’s overall performance, including strategic direction, operational excellence, financial stewardship, risk management, and system leadership.
The CEO will guide CMHA-YRSS in delivering excellence in care through interdisciplinary teams and integrated systems, fostering an engaged workforce where quality and culture flourish, and helping solve tomorrow’s mental health and addictions challenges today. This is an opportunity for a leader who can translate strategy into execution across a large geography, while sustaining a culture rooted in CMHA-YRSS’s values: Responsive, Respectful, Committed, Innovative, and Inclusive.
A central part of the mandate is partnership and advocacy. The CEO will build and strengthen relationships with funders, government, health providers, and community organizations, and serve as a visible, trusted spokesperson and ambassador for CMHA-YRSS. They will champion client, family, and caregiver-centred care, value lived experience, and lead with empathy, grounded in trauma-informed, harm reduction, anti-racism, and anti-oppression practices.
This role calls for an energetic and authentic leader, someone comfortable engaging with clients, families, staff, volunteers, partners, and the broader community. The ideal candidate is a highly effective communicator and relationship-builder with strong judgment, conflict management skills, and the ability to make difficult decisions with transparency and respect. They bring a visionary mindset, operational credibility, and demonstrated financial stewardship, including an understanding of revenue development, philanthropy, and sustainable funding strategies.
CMHA-YRSS is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and to improving mental health and well-being for everyone in the communities it serves. The CEO will play a key role in advancing the organization’s Equity & Reconciliation commitments, ensuring inclusive, equitable systems and experiences for clients and staff across this rapidly growing and diverse region.
To Apply
To express your interest in this exciting opportunity, please submit your cover letter and resume in confidence. For additional information, contact Hayley Becker at hayley@miramsbecker.com or Natalie Woods at natalie@miramsbecker.com.
CMHA York & South Simcoe and Mirams Becker Inc. are equal-opportunity employers committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We respect, encourage, and celebrate diversity. We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.