Early Intervention Support Worker - Health

Prince George Native Friendship Center; Prince George; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join the Prince George Native Friendship Centre as an Early Intervention Support Worker. This full-time role involves delivering prevention, wellness, and risk reduction activities within the Indigenous Child & Youth Wellness Program. You'll provide holistic support through counselling, workshops, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team focused on diverse community needs.

Qualifications

• Experience with Behavioural Interventions preferred.
• Knowledge of restorative justice and healing.
• Depression/suicide/mental health assessment training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver counselling activities culturally relevant to the community.
• Provide crisis intervention and emotional support.
• Facilitate group workshops and camps.

Skills

Workshop facilitation

Communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Degree in Social Work or relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office Applications

Job description

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC) delivers programs and services through a lens of reconciliation, as we have been doing since the inception of the PGNFC for the past 50+ years. A key component of this journey is ensuring the voices of each person is heard and included in our trauma informed and culturally dynamic approach; this perspective is critical to reconciliation. We respect and honour people's stories as they share their experiences, perspectives, and beliefs in the direction we are taking as an organization; we view this as a strengths-based process, where we build upon the multitude and diversity of existing strengths.

Prince George Native Friendship Centre

Are you skilled at developing and delivering prevention, wellness and risk reduction activities that are culturally relevant to the community?

Come join our team as an:

Early Intervention Support Worker (Full Time)

The Support Worker with the Indigenous Child & Youth Wellness Program will develop and deliver prevention, wellness and risk reduction activities that are culturally relevant to the community; in the format of individual counselling (in person and virtually); groups, camps and workshops.

The team provides holistic services to primarily Indigenous people. The position includes working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, offering support for emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health. The role includes crisis intervention, referral and advocacy, individual outreach counselling, facilitating cultural connections, group facilitation, case management and other supportive services.

The successful candidate will have:

• A Degree in Social Work or any relevant field; experience will be considered an asset.
• Experience with Behavioural Interventions
• Certification in or willing to obtain: First Aid, Food Safe, Suicide Intervention, and Conflict Resolution.
• Ability to undergo a successful criminal record search and MCFD pre-screening requirements.
• Workshop facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of restorative justice and healing.
• Depression/suicide/mental health assessment training.
• Trauma-informed practice.
• Ability to work independently with a strong sense of focus, task-oriented, nonjudgmental, open-minded qualities, and a clear sense of professional boundaries.
• Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally diverse families and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Wage: $32/hr. - $34/hr. based on qualifications and experience.

Preference will be given to applicants of Canadian Indigenous ancestry. We encourage all candidates to self-identify. Our process is protected by the BC Human Rights Tribunal under Non-Profit Exemption.

To apply for this position please visit our website https://pgnfc.prevueaps.com to submit a resume and cover letter by August 8, 2025

Prince George Native Friendship Center

Prince George, BC