Maple Ridge ICM - Indigenous Cultural Liaison Support Worker; Mon-Sat

The Indigenous Cultural Liaison Support Worker (ICL) provides the Indigenous lens and consults with Indigenous clients to provide/connect them with a range of Indigenous specific supports in the community, while advocating for access and rights as needed. These can include but are not limited to liaising with and/or supporting cultural activities/programming;
Indigenous-led and informed case planning for Indigenous clients; connecting clients with outside organizational supports/connecting to agencies that assist; and accompanying clients in navigating the health and/or court systems. In addition to these Indigenous specific supports, the ICL provides daily supports to all program participants, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, including medication administration, building security, crisis intervention, building maintenance, and front‑line overdose response.

Using a culturally informed model that is rooted in harm reduction, the ICL walks alongside clients in their self‑identified and self‑determined goals for culture, connection/reconnection, and community integration; while advocating for access, rights, and Cultural Safety as needed.

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Closing Date
:
Midnight October 30, 2026

Job
:
Indigenous Cultural Liaison Support Worker, Maple Ridge ICM, Permanent, Part-Time, 0.9 FTE

Salary Range
: $33.49 - $35.31 (BCGEU, Grid 34)

Hours
: 67.5 bi weekly

Schedule
:

• Week 1:
  Monday-Thursday 12:30pm - 8:30pm, Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm;
• Week 2:
  Tuesday-Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm, Friday 12:30pm - 8:30pm;
• Week 3:
  Saturday-Sunday 8:30am - 4:30pm, Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm, Friday 12:30pm - 8:30pm;
• Week 4:
  Saturday-Sunday 8:30am - 4:30pm, Wednesday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm;
  At present, includes 30-minute unpaid meal break

Work Site
:
Maple Ridge, BC

Start Date
:
As soon as possible

Indigenous ancestry/identity is a bona fide occupational requirement for this position:
Indigenous (First Nations, Native American, Metis, Inuit) staff only please.

A clear British Columbia Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check for working with vulnerable adults and/or children is a condition of employment with Rain City Housing. Applicants must be willing and able to receive a clearance under the Criminal Record Review Act.

A valid B.C. Driver's License, an acceptable drivers abstract, and use of a reliable personal vehicle is required. (N Driver Licence might be acceptable.)

Maple Ridge ICM - Intensive case management plays a vital role in the continuum of services and supports for people with serious mental illness and substance use issues in BC. The ICM Team assists clients by helping them to identify and achieve personalized recovery goals and by assisting in the coordination of support services (e.g. mental health, criminal justice, family, and addictions services).

The ICM team also provides housing opportunities for clients using a ‘housing first’ scattered site approach. Clients are offered immediate access to rent supplements so they have the opportunity to live in the same kinds of permanent independent apartments that are typically available to people without mental illness, and the rent supplements are provided without requiring participation in psychiatric or substance use treatment.

Self-determination and choice are at the centre of all considerations with respect to the provision of housing and support services.

• A Diploma in community social services
• Two years of recent, related work experience with an emphasis on mental health, addictions, homelessness and/or social services
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current First Aid and CPR certification;
  Naloxone Certification
• Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence with an acceptable driver’s…