Knowledge Facilitator, Indigenous Cultural Safety

Interior Health; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration package

Excellent career prospects

Employer paid training/education

Employer paid vacation

Employer paid insurance premiums

Extended Health & Dental coverage

Municipal Pension Plan

Work-life balance

Indigenous Employee Network

Job summary

Interior Health in Canada is seeking a Knowledge Facilitator, Indigenous Cultural Safety to lead development of knowledge resources, learning tools, and policies that strengthen culturally safe care for Indigenous Peoples. You will collaborate across boundaries with Indigenous communities and health leaders to translate research into practice, evaluate programs, and support organizational learning.

This dynamic role offers flexible work location within the IH region, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Lived and living experience as a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit person.
• Indigenous cultural competency training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and dissemination of knowledge resources, learning tools, and guidelines.
• Collaborate with Indigenous communities, healthcare leaders, and partners to translate research into practice.
• Support policy development, program evaluation, and organizational learning.

Skills

Indigenous identity

Cultural competency training

Education

Master's Degree in relevant field

Job description

Position Summary

Are you passionate about transforming knowledge into meaningful action that advances Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility across healthcare? Interior Health is seeking a Knowledge Facilitator, Indigenous Cultural Safety to lead the development, synthesis, and sharing of evidence-informed resources, learning tools, policies, and practice supports that strengthen culturally safe care for Indigenous Peoples. In this dynamic and collaborative role, you will work across organizational boundaries and alongside Indigenous communities, healthcare leaders, and external partners to translate research into practice, inform system-level improvements, and support organizational learning. From conducting literature reviews and policy analyses to developing resources such as guidelines, FAQs, educational materials, and knowledge-sharing initiatives, you will play an integral role in fostering continuous learning, relationship-building, and meaningful change throughout the health system.

The worksite location for this position is flexible and can be located anywhere within the Interior Health region.

Some of the Benefits of Joining Interior Health:

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance

Benefits for Indigenous Employees:

• Ceremonial, Cultural, Spiritual Leave
• Indigenous Employee Network
• Indigenous Employee Voices Committee

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,481 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact?

In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Knowledge Facilitator, Indigenous Cultural Safety will provide leadership in the implementation of IH's cultural safety framework and plan through development of knowledge and skills in the application of cultural competency, safety and humility. The Knowledge Facilitator assumes the role of consultant to ad hoc teams, with a primary focus on supporting in the application of cultural competency, safety and humility. The Knowledge Facilitator provides leadership in policy and guidelines, systems level collaboration, physician engagement and through knowledge of evidence-based practices, including curriculum development and program evaluation.

The Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility program is intent on shifting culture and structures, and the Knowledge Facilitator is responsible for leading continuous quality improvement and ongoing program development (For example, the Organizational Self-Assessment Tool for ICs: An Evaluation Rubric, developing and implementing policy and guidelines, facilitating systems level collaboration, curriculum development and program evaluation).

The Knowledge Facilitator collaborates with all members of the healthcare team and provides expert advice in the application of various legislations and policy.

What will you work on:

Transformation/Management

• Demonstrates leadership and promotes excellence in transformation and practice.
• Contributes to IH's understanding of the broader view of health in its application of cultural competency, safety and humility to Indigenous staff and patients.
• Establishes a climate of shared accountability associated with cultural safety.
• Works closely with internal and external partners, including Indigenous community partners, to maximize understanding and compliance in regard to culturally competent standards of practice.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs, guidelines, and services through knowledge transfer, Indigenous community engagement, and current evidence-based practice.

Practice

• Acts as a resource to IH staff, providing subject matter expertise and recommendations on specific questions or issues that arise relating to cultural safety.
• Works collaboratively with other experts in cultural competency, safety and humility to positively influence systems change in the provision of care for Indigenous peoples.
• Enhances culturally safe practice through collaboration with other agencies, regions, and the interdisciplinary team. Identifies and makes recommendations regarding continuous quality improvement initiatives in order to meet or exceed defined standards of culturally competent care.

Research

• Carries out and participates in research to improve the quality of client care, informed by Indigenous research protocols.
• Integrates research and best practice into service delivery and participates in the development of outcome measures that will improve cultural competency, safety and humility within the organization.

Knowledge Translation/Education

• Develops and maintains an environment that values and promotes continuous learning by planning, developing, and evaluating programs and coordinates delivery of programs in collaboration with relevant partners, including Indigenous communities.
• Articulates and disseminates knowledge through formal and informal methods.

In alignment with IH's Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces.

Honouring Interior Health's commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications

• Lived and living experience as a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit person.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, or commitment to learn, culture, protocols, traditions, and ideology of Indigenous Peoples and organizations in the B.C. Interior. Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous worldviews and perspectives of health and wellness.
• Master's Degree plus three to five years of recent, related experience in adult education, coaching, mentoring, training, conflict resolution, and provision of facilitation of Indigenous curriculum and training.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Indigenous cultural competency training.
• Experience in interacting and developing relationships with Indigenous communities, government agencies, and Ministries.