Cheam First Nation is seeking a dynamic and experienced Health & Wellness Director to lead our dynamic Health & Wellness department by contributing to and overseeing the efficient and effective initiatives, programs and services set out by Indigenous Services Canada and Health Canada. In this role, the ideal candidate will continue to foster success between CFN’s culture, values, and its community and its partners. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a proven delivery record of delivering overall improved Health & Wellness to the CFN community. The Health & Wellness Director will be adept at fostering a positive workplace culture that will continue to deliver cohesive teams.

What Cheam First Nation will offer you: We believe in fostering a comfortable and collaborative work environment, which includes casual office attire while maintaining professionalism. We also provide a total reward benefit package to employees beginning their first day with extended health and dental benefits that include prescription medicine coverage, eyeglass coverage, along with disability and life insurance, in addition to somatic traumatic informed therapy. You are also eligible for employer RPP (Registered Pension Plan) match along with paid vacation days in your first year of employment. Cheam determines an individual’s pay based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team. The compensation range for this role is $81,000CAD – 95,000CAD.

We are eager to connect with you, if:

• Ability to access, apply research, and draft government and other funding proposals and reports

• Ability to understand and interpret funding agreements and financial statements, including meeting required funding deadline submissions. Ability to draft reports under tight deadlines

• Experience with financial monitoring, reporting, tracking and documentation. Knowledge of basic financial and budgeting processes and protocols

• Ability to lead consultative processes regarding community health needs and opportunities

• Ability to identify relevant community health priorities through involvement and consultation with community members

• Ability to promote public health, First Nations concepts of health and wellness, and healthy ways of being

• Ability to coordinate interventions, directly or indirectly, in trauma and crises

• Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the Health Director role, including the setting of professional and personal boundaries

• Ability to foster significant internal and external relationships. This includes establishing and maintaining collaborative partnerships and sustainable relationships between BC First Nations, health and wellness organizations, and government agencies

• Ability to negotiate with and influence health system partners

• Ability to organize and host community health events and engagements

• Excellent customer service, time management, organizational, planning, analytical, administrative, and presentation skills

• Strong conflict-resolution and problem-solving skills

• Possesses strong ethical standards, work ethic, and is highly motivated. Resourceful and strong research capabilities.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Health Sciences or a related field (i.e. nursing, health care management, etc.) A solid understanding of healthcare procedures and regulations is required

• 5-8 years of significant, recent, relevant and senior experience working in a health setting, including the development, implementation, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of health and/or social service programs and services

• Experience in the development of culturally relevant and safe programs and services, including monitoring and evaluation, with a health and/or social services focus

• Experience in collaborative planning at a community level, ideally with a health and/or social services focus

• Demonstrated experience in leadership, staff management, and conflict resolution

• Current knowledge of the First Nations health systems in BC, as well as the tripartite relationships between Canada, BC and the FNHA, including knowledge of the key governing documents in the BC First Nation health care landscape (i.e. Tripartite First Nations Health Plan; Resolution 2011-01 and the Consensus Paper 2011, BC First Nations Perspective on New Health Governance; Resolution 2012-01 and the Consensus Paper 2012, Navigating the Currents of Change – Transitioning to a New First Nations Health Governance Structure, and the Tripartite Framework Agreement on First Nations Health)

• Knowledge of the services, structures, legislation, regulations and processes regarding First Nations health and wellness in BC, including on-and off-reserve jurisdiction issues and decisions. This includes knowledge of the structure of health and wellness services in BC and how the health systems interact

• Knowledge of the Privacy Act and legislation that applies to the First Nations Health departments, BC’s Employment Standards Act and the federal Canadian Employment Standards Act, and any other legislation that applies to the role

• Knowledge of the health and wellness programs, services and related resources offered by First Nations organizations, as well as by the federal and provincial governments

• Knowledge of the historical factors of trauma that are relevant to the aspects of colonization, etc. This role is a permanent, full-time position that includes a competitive salary and benefits program.

Interested applicants should email their resume (CV) attention: Human Resources Department at HRapplications@cheamband.com.

We want to thank all applicants who express an interest in working with Cheam First Nation, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We are excited to hear from all interested candidates, with a preference to First Nation applications of interest.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person