INDIGENOUS WELLNESS LIAISON

Northern Health - BC; Terrace; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Health in Canada is seeking an Indigenous Wellness Liaison to support Indigenous individuals requiring substance use stabilization services. The role emphasizes trauma-informed, culturally safe care and works with physicians, nurses, outreach teams, and NFNA/FNHA partners to provide coordinated support.

Responsibilities include assessment, crisis intervention, follow-up, and ensuring services are delivered in a respectful, client-centered manner, with potential home visits and

Qualifications

• Experience in trauma-informed and culturally safe care.
• Coordinate assessment, crisis intervention and follow-up.
• Knowledge of Indigenous wellness and harm reduction concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed, culturally safe substance use stabilization services.
• Coordinate assessments and crises interventions with a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver services in client homes, community, facilities and via tele-health.
• Lead integration of concurrent treatment with other team members.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Cultural safety

Motivational interviewing

CBT

Tools

Telehealth platforms

Job description

Northern Health values diversity within the workplace and our commitment of reaching a representative workforce. For this position, we also want to highlight First Nation, Inuit, Métis or Indigenous Ancestry is regarded as directly relevant to the skills and knowledge for this position. All candidates will be considered; however, preference will be given to Indigenous applicants.

Are you interested in an opportunity to grow professionally within a positive and progressive culture? We currently have an opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to Northern Health.

The Indigenous Wellness Liaison positions were created in partnership with Northern Health, Northern First Nations Alliance (NFNA) and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) as part of the Northwest Specialized Substance Use Stabilization Services. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, the Indigenous Wellness Liaison works in collaboration with the Interprofessional teams including Physicians, Nurses, Mobile Support/Outreach/NFNA teams, other indigenous partners, and health care providers to provide trauma informed, culturally safe, substance use stabilization services that are flexible and person-centered. This role is designed to promote stability, recovery, wellness alongside Indigenous individuals who require substance use supports. The Indigenous Wellness Liaison may maintain a caseload and, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, coordinates and provides, in a compassionate and responsible manner, assessment, crises intervention and follow-up services to Indigenous persons and identified supports as required. The Indigenous Wellness Liaison performs all routine team responsibilities including lead responsibility for integrating concurrent treatment with the tasks of other team members. The Indigenous Wellness Liaison will have knowledge of and ability to apply the principals of Indigenous Wellness, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and solutions focused therapy when working with individuals. They work to ensure services are lead with culture in a safe and effective way for Indigenous people. Components of the role may include face to face services in client’s homes, community, in facilities and through virtual, tele-health formats.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Days, Evenings - 08:30 to 20:30, Rotating