HEALTH DIRECTOR

at  Tlaoquiaht First Nations

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, Health Sciences, or a related field
• Minimum five (5) years of recent and relevant leadership experience working in a First
  Nations health setting, including developing, implementing, delivering, monitoring, and
  evaluating health and wellness programs and services OR an acceptable combination of

education, training, and experience.

• Minimum five (5) years managing employees.
• Willingness to complete the First Nations Health Directors Association Certification

Program.

• Demonstrate a true understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and being, the political,

cultural, and spiritual protocols of the First Nations communities served.

• Possessing the ability to work respectfully and effectively within a First Nations service

organization.

• In-depth knowledge of health/wellness challenges, relevant historical factors, and

trauma, e.g., residential schools, intergenerational trauma, colonization, etc., and

opportunities specific to the communities served.

• Demonstrate fluency, or willingness to learn, local Indigenous languages.
• Eagerness to develop solid and cooperative relationships with internal and external

partners, customers, clients, and colleagues to foster understanding, collaboration and

partnership.

• Current knowledge of the First Nations health system in BC and the tripartite relationships

between Canada, BC and the FNHA.

• Demonstrated understanding of the Privacy Act and legislation applicable to the First

Nations Health Departments, British Columbia’s Employment Standards Act, and other

legislation.

• Robust experience developing and maintaining departmental budgets by analyzing data,

recognizing trends and patterns, and synthesizing financial data into meaningful terms.

• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to contribute to the organization’s strategic

performance, linking long-range vision and mission to daily work.

• A solid leader interested in developing individual and group goals, aligning goals with

organizational objectives and building commitment from staff to this direction.

• 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.

The duties listed are provided in the areas of responsibility and are not intended to create
responsibility limits but to help understand the scope of the position.