Indigenous Homelessness Outreach Worker

Support Indigenous clients facing homelessness in Powell River with culturally safe outreach, housing coordination, and trauma-informed care at qathet General Hospital.

Vancouver Coastal Health seeks an Indigenous Homelessness Outreach Worker for its interdisciplinary team. You will support Indigenous people experiencing homelessness, precarious housing, or housing loss risk. The work includes community outreach, resource linkages, brief planning, harm reduction, and recovery-oriented care.

• Provide outreach in shelters, supported housing, and community settings
• Create linkages to community resources, programs, and healthcare providers
• Coordinate support for benefits, assistance, housing, and homelessness concerns
• Collaborate with Elders, traditional teachers, and Knowledge Keepers
• Apply Indigenous traditions, trauma-informed practice, and harm reduction

• Diploma in Community Social Service or related discipline
• One year of recent related experience with Indigenous clients
• Knowledge of local First Nations communities and Indigenous organizations
• Indigenous Cultural Safety training and culturally safe care knowledge
• Valid British Columbia driver’s license for required travel

Bring Indigenous cultural knowledge, outreach experience, and housing-focused care to Vancouver Coastal Health’s Powell River team.