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Aboriginal Health Coordinator
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week (Flexible schedule required for ceremonies and community events)
$34.77 / Hour
About the Role
The Aboriginal Health Coordinator acts as a vital bridge and advocate for Aboriginal patients, families, and caregivers within the local health care system. Working directly with the Primary Care Network (PCN), Circle of Indigenous Nations (COINS), Indigenous Friendship Society of Revelstoke (IFSR), this position ensures that local health services are culturally safe, coordinated, and grounded in holistic mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical Aboriginal teachings.
Key Responsibilities
- Patient Advocacy & Navigation: Help patients attach to and access primary care, conduct outreach to vulnerable and marginalized individuals, and navigate health services across transitions of care.
- Team-Based Collaboration: Partner with family physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and health authorities to provide collaborative, client-centered care.
- Cultural Safety & Education: Consult on culturally sensitive care, support traditional ceremony within health settings, and deliver educational workshops/in-services on traditional health practices to medical providers.
- Community Engagement & Planning: Participate in cultural and wellness gatherings, support Primary Care Network initiatives, and maintain local community health resource networks.
Key Qualifications
- Education & Experience: Degree in health care or social work, or a 2-year related diploma with demonstrated experience working in an Aboriginal context.
- Cultural Competence: Deep understanding of Indigenous Cultural Safety, trauma-informed and harm-reduction practices, and traditional frameworks (such as Two-Eyed Seeing, the Medicine Wheel, and the Seven Grandfather Teachings).
- System Knowledge: Familiarity with Indigenous health resources (FNHA, Métis Nation BC, Jordan’s Principle) and key directives (TRC Calls to Action, UNDRIP, MMIWG Calls to Justice). Knowledge of the BC health care system and medical terminology is an asset.
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to communicate across multidisciplinary health teams.
- Requirements: Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, business liability insurance, clear Criminal Record Check, and basic computer proficiency.
*Preference will be given to candidates of Aboriginal ancestry.*