About us
The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.
The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
Title: Regional Community Coordinator, Child & Youth Care
Salary: $64,972 - $81,215 - $89,337 (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time - 37.5 hours per week (core hours 9am – 3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Park Royal Office location (West Vancouver, BC)
About the role
This role provides support to First Nations communities and the regional mental health and wellness team in the implementation of various approaches and projects related to the Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS) as well as other initiatives and programs that support the wellness of young people, at a sub-regional, Nation and community-based level. The position will increase the capacity of Indigenous culture, and suicide intervention skills training and promote youth wellness throughout the Region through initiatives such as health and wellness campaigns.
About the responsibilities
• Acts as a youth engagement partner, works within communities and gathers information through interactions. Identifies current needs related to youth and child initiatives, and provides input to program leaders
• Attends community meetings and wellness tables, gathers and relays information based on the themes that were presented in the meetings to the program leaders
Establishes new youth community network
• Develops and shares mental health presentations for Indigenous culture camps
Speaks at conferences and hosts workshops related to Indigenous culture, and suicide intervention skills training
• Provides coordination and program delivery support to youth and child programs, works with internal and external program leaders
• Working as part of the FNHA mental health team, receives community requests around child and youth based initiatives, provides support and keeps updated on available community programs to ensure services are aligned and are not duplicated
• Provides information on community youth perspectives to support improvements in training and child and youth initiatives/programs offering. May co-facilitate program sessions
• Participates in community and sub-regional or Nation Mental Health program projects. Provides coordination support to ensure projects are on track
• Acts as a point of contact for community partners, and provides information related to child and youth program resources, program communications, engagement opportunities, or other related matters
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Care, or Psychology, plus recent and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience (usually acquired over a period of 1-2 years)
• Experience working with First Nations
• Experience working and/or interacting with children, youth, and families
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements. The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level.
As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021. We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram