Youth Wellness Navigator, Substance Use

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The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

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.

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. All interested First Nations, Inuit or Métis individuals are encouraged to apply. The First Nations Health Authority has a mandate to increase First Nations representation in the workforce. Applicant skills, perspectives and lived experience may be matched for this role, or other opportunities within the FNHA.

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Youth Wellness Navigator – Substance Use

$76,530 - $95,662- $105,229 per year (pay range explained below)

Term – March 2027

37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)

Kamloops, and Kelowna, BC, located on the unceded ancestral territories of the Secwépemc and Syilx Nations.

This role is responsible for supporting the implementation of the regional toxic drug response workplan, delivering harm reduction education and training within First Nations communities and responding to the unique needs of First Nations Communities in relation to youth and substance use. The Youth Wellness Navigator works closely with the Regional Toxic Drug Specialist and Mental Health and Wellness teams to create and deliver youth-focused curriculum, including understanding substances, naloxone training, Indigenous harm reduction, decolonizing addiction and substance use, stigma and language.

To be successful in this role, you must have a bachelor’s degree or combination of education and relevant, recent experience relating to youth wellness and substance abuse. Passionate about youth-focused substance abuse support, understanding substances, naloxone training, Indigenous harm reduction, decolonizing addiction and substance use, stigma and language.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Child Youth Care, Social Work, Clinical Psychology or

an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

• Recent, relevant and significant experience in Indigenous harm reduction (usually acquired over a period of 3-5 years)
• Experience with program development and workshop delivery
• Experience working with Indigenous leadership, health professionals and communities
• Experience working and/or interacting with youth, families and LGBTQIA2s+ individual
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

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 6 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.

Closing date:
Open until filled

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For information about Cultural Safety and Humility () and for information about Land Acknowledgements

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