Senior Indigenous Cultural Advisor (Port Moody)

Salary: CAD $35.36 – $50.83 per hour Job Summary Fraser Health Authority values diversity within the workplace. For this position, we also want to highlight that First Nations, Inuit, Metis or Aboriginal ancestry is regarded as directly relevant to the skills and knowledge for excellence in the position. Pursuant to Section 41 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry. Are you a knowledge keeper, healer, or cultural leader with a deep commitment to Indigenous wellness? Do you believe in the power of ceremony, tradition, and community to transform health care? Fraser Health invites you to step into a leadership role that honours your wisdom and amplifies your impact. The Senior Indigenous Cultural Advisor provides leadership, facilitation, planning and support for Enhanced Care housing initiatives in the Fraser Salish region. Passionate advocates for culturally protected, trauma-informed, and person-centred care will find fulfillment in supporting program development as well as supporting program participants' mental, emotional, spiritual and physical wellness. What You Bring - Lived experience and cultural knowledge recognized by your nation, community and or family. - Deep understanding of Indigenous health, history, and healing; especially within the Fraser Salish region. - A courageous, caring, and explicit leadership style aligned with Fraser Health’s values. - A heart for mentorship, a voice for advocacy, and a spirit rooted in tradition. Responsibilities - Collaborates with program/service leadership, Indigenous communities and agencies to support defining Nation-based or Indigenous approaches to care and to coordinate capacity building as requested to support improved access to care. - Works with and mentors various members of the health care team to increase cultural awareness and to provide traditional wellness support and care for clients and their families. - Assists Site Leadership in selecting, developing, evaluating and terminating Indigenous Cultural Advisors. Develops and implements performance and knowledge standards specific to Nation-based or Indigenous approaches to care. Provides training and orientation to Indigenous Cultural Advisors to build their knowledge in protocol around ceremony and traditional wellness care practices. - Provides leadership and guidance to team members within designated program/service to ensure Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and approaches to wellness are honoured within acute and community settings across FH. - Leads and/or facilitates ceremony and traditional wellness practices. - Attends a variety of meetings within designated program/service to enhance the experience of the attendees by sharing cultural awareness, experiences and wisdom of their past. - In collaboration with designated program/service team and Aboriginal Health Manager, informs and influences policy development efforts to embed cultural safety within existing practice, processes and policies within designated site(s) and across FH. - Provides guidance, consultation, and information to clients and their families as they work with their health care team regarding decisions about their health and wellness care plan. - Provides support for clients and/or families during their stay at facilities across FH. - Shares teachings to clients and their families about traditional knowledge in relation to health and wellness. - Supports the rights of clients and their families to receive services that honour the customs and traditions of First Nations, Métis and other Aboriginal peoples that they have consented to receive. - Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications A level of lived experience and knowledge, education and/or training equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in a related discipline. Three (3) years' recent related experience working for Indigenous organizations/programs including interacting with and developing relationships with Indigenous people and Indigenous communities. Valid BC Driver's licence and possession of a personal vehicle for business related purposes. Competencies Demonstrates the leadership Practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed. Professional & Technical Capabilities - Demonstrated significant wisdom in areas of traditional health and wellness as recognized by their National and/or Aboriginal Family inclusive of demonstrated knowledge and ability to promote Indigenous protocols and ceremonies. - In depth understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal culture, specifically the diverse Aboriginal cultures within the Fraser Salish area. - Demonstrated capacity to share wisdom and knowledge with clients, families and employees of Fraser Health. - Demonstrated positive working relationships with community partners. - Demonstrated in-depth understanding of Canadian and Indigenous history, an understanding of the roots of harm (colonization and racism) and the ongoing harm related to historic and current colonial policies. Understanding of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action related to health and the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). - Demonstrated lived and work experience with understanding and knowledge of Indigenous health and wellness, including but not limited to: knowledge of local Indigenous peoples, including differences in respect to access to health services, health benefits and advocacy. - Ability to promote, educate and learn with others. - Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. - Ability to listen and the desire to foster the well-being of others. - Physical ability to perform the duties of the position. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2pjvk3