Career Opportunities

Events Coordinator
(posted until Jan. 30)

The Events Coordinator will oversee all aspects of event planning and management; including booking the venue, planning food service, entertainment, decorations, transportation, staffing for preparation and for the day of the event, and keeping everything within the allocated budget and ensure that the event itself is carried out smoothly. The coordinator will also support other team/agency specific events as needed. The Events Coordinator must be well-organized, detail-oriented, and have exceptional communication skills.

Indigenous Youth Wellness Worker

(Posted until filled)

The Indigenous Youth Wellness Worker participates with the Mental Health Team to support children and youth with mental health diagnosis and their families in multiple environments. The Indigenous Youth Wellness Worker will implement direct support to children and youth and further develop strategies and activities to meet the unique needs of the child or youth in consultation Clinical Counsellors. This position requires very strong relationship building and the ability to connect with children, youth and families in a trusting way. A strong cultural component is essential for this position.

Family Preservation Caseworker
(posted until filled)

Successful applicants will be responsible for, but not limited to, providing services in the following functional areas:
• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children while helping to preserve the family unit, providing preventative support, and maintenance programs to preserve families where possible
• Being responsible for the care, safety, and wellbeing of children in continuing care from age 0 to 18 while  developing and supervising care plans that ensure these goals are met
• Delivering quality support services that are focused on the best interests and needs of Aboriginal youth in the Secwépemc Territory while safeguarding youth’s well-being, developing safe environments for their growth and development, providing opportunities for youth to reach their full potential, and assisting youth in securing the supports they need to facilitate a healthy, successful transition into young adulthood
• Assessing, recruiting, and assisting foster parents to promote and maintain quality care in family settings while assessing potential foster homes, and providing support and resources to foster families
• Serving communities with an inclusive and respectful practice

Casework Assistant
(posted until filled)

Under general supervision, the Casework Assistant provides case management assistance to the team of Resource workers for a variety of day-to-day administrative procedures. Working closely with Resource Team Leader, Program Manager, and Finance to maintain accurate resource tracking and statistics. The Casework Assistant can work independently and as a team member in a multi-disciplinary environment to develop positive working relationships. This role supports the organization’s mandate to provide innovative and culturally appropriate services while working collaboratively with Secwépemc communities to uphold Secwépemc Laws and vision.

Kinship Worker (12 months)
(posted until filled)

The Kinship Worker identifies family and community connections for our children and youth in either continuing or temporary care to return them safely to their community. Individuals are recruited with those who have a family connection (such as a grandparent) or significant relationship (such as a teacher) and whose parents cannot care for them. The Kinship Worker facilitates culturally appropriate and timely permanency planning for Indigenous children in care, and using collaborative practice, ensures that safe, permanent homes are found in a timely and effective manner. Kinship care is a possible alternative to placing a child in a care home. The Kinship Worker supports the organization’s mandate to provide innovative and culturally appropriate child and family services to Indigenous families. The role works collaboratively with Secwépemc communities to strengthen family units by identifying, supporting, and nurturing kinship placements. The Kinship worker ensures children, and their caregivers are supported, remain connected to their culture, and extended family networks.

Cultural Worker
(posted until filled)

The Cultural Worker reports to the Cultural Integration Team Leader (CITL). The Cultural Worker is a cultural support position and acts as a primary resource and serves to support and to share Secwépemc cultural protocols, traditional practices, and language to the children, youth and families that the Agency serves and to employees, volunteers and Board of Directors of the Agency. The Cultural Worker builds collaborative relationships with Elders, knowledge keepers, community members, and community service providers in order to connect children and youth with opportunities to learn their respective cultural practices and to be engaged in cultural activities. The goal of this position is to enhance the traditional and cultural aspects of the Agency and the children, families, and communities it serves, as well as providing leadership in enhancing and preserving the cultural competence of the Agency.