Wellness Navigator, Substance Use, Northern Region

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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 : Wellness Navigator, Substance Use

Contract : Temporary (3 year contract)

Location : Lheidli T’enneh (Prince George, BC)

About the role

As a Wellness Navigator Substance use, you will play a key role in advancing our Vision of promoting the Healthy, Vibrant and Self-determining BC First Nations Children, Families, and Communities .

This role operates within a harm reduction approach in the context of drug decriminalization. Your mission is to guide individuals impacted by Substance Use (SU) toward solutions, services, and awareness, all while collaborating with lived experience voices, partners, and policing services.

Make a change, be the change!

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have :

• 3-5 year of recent and relevant experience and / or Certificate in Substance Use Prevention
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Naloxone training, First aid level 1 (with CPR), HEP B shot, and flue vaccine
• In depth knowledge of the BC health care system, and the current landscape of First Nations health in BC

You may have experience in the following roles : Recovery Coach, Wellness Advocate for Recovery, Wellness Engagement Liaison.

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 eligibility period
• 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
• Access to group health benefits, sick leave 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 (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our FNHA family members 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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