Title: Director, Family Based Programs and Services, Kwakwaka'wakw Cultural Family
Salary: $128,851 - $151,589 - $174,328 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Vancouver Island, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw - Onsite - Travel within the Vancouver Island Region, and occasionally outside of the region, is required.
About the roleAs Director, Family Based Programs and Services, Kwakwaka'wakw Cultural Family, you will provide senior leadership and strategic oversight for Kwakwaka'wakw Family community-based programs and services. This includes Community Engagement and Planning, Nursing, Primary Care, Mental Health & Substance Use, Traditional Wellness, Maternal and Child Health, Environmental Public Health, Health Emergency Management, and Public Health Response. You will be overseeing a diverse portfolio focused on supporting holistic, community-driven health and wellness across the region.
About youTo be successful in this role you will have/be -
Education- A degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Social Work, or an equivalent and acceptable combination of education, training and experience.
- A Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion, Social work is a requirement.
Experience- 7-10 years of recent and relevant experience in First Nations health and wellness programming and service delivery.
- 7-10 years of recent and relevant experience in crisis response, emergency management, and responding to health-related emergencies.
- Experience working directly with First Nations communities, including health professionals and paraprofessionals.
- Experience engaging with First Nations people at community and/or political levels, particularly in community engagement and development.
- Experience working within complex intergovernmental relationships and leading diverse teams in fast-paced environments.
Knowledge- Knowledge of the BC First Nations health landscape, including governance structures and current priorities.
- Familiarity with health and wellness priorities and challenges of Kwakwaka'wakw Family communities on Vancouver Island, including their governance model.
- Understanding of the Vancouver Island Health Emergency Management landscape, key partners, and their roles in relation to First Nations communities.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.Working at FNHAAs a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 4 weeks' vacation, which increases with service to 5 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People's Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- 5 cultural days per year for non-union First Nations, Inuit, or Métis employees
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.
How to applyIf this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: Open until filled.
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
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