Regional Mental Wellness Coordinator

Five (5) Permanent Full time

Salary Range: $ 70,252 – $ 83,957

If you are a Regional Mental Wellness Coordinator looking to build on your strong track record of assessing and supporting regional mental wellness needs, let’s talk!

Thunderbird invites you to come make a real difference in the lives of Indigenous people!

Organization Description

Thunderbird Partnership Foundation is a national non-profit organization serving First Nations in mental wellness. Our mandate is set by three frameworks:

Honouring Our Strengths: A Renewed Framework to Address Substance Use Issues Among First Nations People in Canada

Indigenous Wellness Framework

First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum (FNMWC)

Our core stakeholders are First Nations communities and the network of First Nations adult and youth treatment centres. To support the mandate, Thunderbird has two office locations, one based in a First Nations community in southwestern Ontario, and the other in the city of London, Ontario. This position is a remote position.

Your opportunity

The Regional Mental Wellness Coordinator will establish regional representation to strengthen mental wellness capacity of First Nations across Canada guided by the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum, Indigenous Wellness Framework and Honouring Our Strengths frameworks.

You will assess regional needs and evaluate and provide ongoing support.

You will develop and maintain strong professional relationships with the stakeholders of the region as well as with Thunderbird Partnership Foundation staff and First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC) staff.

You will work on a team with others like yourself who are dedicated to work which has real value and meaning in the lives of others.

You will apply all your experience, skills, talents, and passion for the benefit of others while learning from the expertise of your wellness focused team.

You will enjoy the satisfaction that comes from knowing that your work is much more than just a job.

As the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation Regional Mental Wellness Coordinator, you will

continuously build understanding of the FNMWC implementation efforts nationally and regionally.

work to enhance your understanding of the differing and shared objectives and priorities of Thunderbird Partnership Foundation and First Peoples Wellness Circle and apply this knowledge where relevant in regional coordination activities.

provide overall support in increasing capacity in mental wellness to the regional stakeholders through establishing Thunderbird Partnership Foundation and maintaining ongoing work.

fulfill Thunderbird and FPWC objectives and participate in established regional committees on mental wellness when relevant.

coordinate a regional mental wellness committee and working groups to assist in the work of enhancing regional mental wellness.

map regional networks and resources supporting First Nations mental wellness services including provincial and territorial services.

engage relevant regional First Nations entities, networks, and non-profit organizations in creating and maintaining
standardized curriculum for Addictions Services,

FNMWC core competencies and evaluation,

regional strategies for opioids and methamphetamines, and

crisis response planning and intervention.

support development, implementation and sustainability of research coordination and mental wellness data governance to include substance use health, treatment, harm reduction, trauma, crisis, culture based programming and regional and national training.

evaluate the needs of the region in consultation with stakeholders and make recommendations.

maintain systems maps to communicate treatment pathways and manage a regional database of stakeholders and partners.

build and maintain strong working…