FNHA Overview
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.
Primary Care is in a period of innovation and change and FNHA is leading integration into First Nations communities all over the Island.
Nations are positioning themselves to establish what team-based care looks like for their communities and how they want to see Primary Care show up in their Health Centers.
This role is a new and exciting addition to the Primary Care Team, and we'll be thrilled to have you aboard!
Title : Wellness Initiative, Senior Coordinator 2 positions open
Contract : 2 Year Term
Hours : 37.5 hours, Monday Friday (core hours 9am 3pm)
Location : Vancouver Island, areas include Victoria Nanaimo & Nanaimo Port Hardy
About the role
As a Wellness Initiative Senior Coordinator, you will provide senior coordination support to the development and implementation of a variety of Primary Care and Health and Wellness events, engagements, and workshops for the FNHA in collaboration with First Nations, key departments of FNHA, and FNHA health system partners.
You will coordinate initiatives, resources and tools aligned with the BC First Nations Perspective on Primary Care and Health and Wellness, including leadership challenges, days of wellness events across the region, and sharing health and wellness stories and innovations region wide.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have / be
- Diploma with demonstrated coursework in First Nations studies, plus 1 to 2 years of significant, recent, and relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience in the regional health authority systems / services / services, and in particular working with First Nations individuals, communities or organizations on issues related to health and wellness
- Recent, relevant experience, at a coordinator level, in coordination, work planning, budgeting and implementation of activities.
- Proficient in Microsoft systems including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; SharePoint and OneNote proficiency are assets
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in; Wellness Program Coordinator.
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 with Indigenous ancestry who chose to identify (First Nations, Inuit, 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.
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
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Closing date : January 2, 2024 (at 23 : 59)
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