Program Coordinator, Traditional Wellness
First Nations Health Authority
Date: 1 week ago
City: Prince George, BC
Contract type: Full time
About Us
FNHA Overview
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.
This is a great opportunity to work with our expanding Mental Health and Wellness Team to better serve our 55 First Nations communities across the Northern Region. Our team is working to create a more holistic approach to wellness, that seeks to provide a two-eyed seeing approach to the mental health and toxic drug response in the North.
Title: Program Coordinator, Traditional Wellness
Salary: $57,888 - $72,360 - $79,596 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Northern Region, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation – Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy, or Remote - Frequent travel to the 55 Northern First Nations communities is required.
About The Role
As Program Coordinator, Traditional Wellness, you will play a key role in advancing traditional wellness initiatives in the Northern Region, working alongside our Traditional Wellness, Mental Health and Wellness, and Toxic Drug Response teams. You will help implement our regional traditional wellness strategy and work plan and maintain our Sacred Knowledge Keepers (SKK) Database. This includes respectful collaboration with SKKs, file management, and organizing their participation in events and healing sessions. Additionally, you will be assisting with our other wellness programs, such as our Land-Based Healing Program, Traditional Wellness Promotion, and the Traditional Wellness Integration Strategy.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
Education
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
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. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.
How To Apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: Open Until Filled
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at [email protected]
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
FNHA Overview
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.
This is a great opportunity to work with our expanding Mental Health and Wellness Team to better serve our 55 First Nations communities across the Northern Region. Our team is working to create a more holistic approach to wellness, that seeks to provide a two-eyed seeing approach to the mental health and toxic drug response in the North.
Title: Program Coordinator, Traditional Wellness
Salary: $57,888 - $72,360 - $79,596 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Northern Region, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation – Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy, or Remote - Frequent travel to the 55 Northern First Nations communities is required.
About The Role
As Program Coordinator, Traditional Wellness, you will play a key role in advancing traditional wellness initiatives in the Northern Region, working alongside our Traditional Wellness, Mental Health and Wellness, and Toxic Drug Response teams. You will help implement our regional traditional wellness strategy and work plan and maintain our Sacred Knowledge Keepers (SKK) Database. This includes respectful collaboration with SKKs, file management, and organizing their participation in events and healing sessions. Additionally, you will be assisting with our other wellness programs, such as our Land-Based Healing Program, Traditional Wellness Promotion, and the Traditional Wellness Integration Strategy.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
Education
- A diploma with demonstrated coursework in First Nations studies, plus 5 years of significant, recent, and relevant lived experience, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
- A Bachelor’s degree is an asset.
- Experience in the regional health authority systems and services, particularly on working with First Nations individuals, communities or organizations on health and wellness issues.
- Experience working in primary care settings, preferably in the Northern Health region.
- Experience coordinating and delivering traditional wellness/medicine within community.
- Experience in developing strategies.
- In-depth knowledge of Northern BC First Nations traditional health and wellness, cultural protocols, and practices, as well as the broader BC healthcare system and First Nations health landscape.
- Strong understanding of First Nations health and wellness system needs, and the importance of relationship-based care to deliver holistic, integrated, and culturally respectful services.
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, 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, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
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. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.
How To Apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: Open Until Filled
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at [email protected]
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
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