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.

Title : Traditional Wellness Specialist

Contract : Permanent

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

About the role

As a Traditional Wellness Specialist, you will be responsible for planning, delivery and coordination of the development and implementation of an integrated traditional wellness program.

The role ensures services and investments are in alignment with the overarching, holistic Northern First Nations Wellness Plan and Northern Communities as determined by the Regional Director.

This role also assists the Senior Regional Team in developing a Traditional Healing strategy and funding framework for investment in traditional wellness, health and healing methods in the North.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have :

• Bachelor’s degree with a demonstrated coursework in First Nations studies
• 4-6 years of significant, recent, and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of both
• Experience in regional health authority systems / services
• Experience coordinating and delivering traditional wellness / medicine within community

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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