Senior Indigenous Cultural Advisor

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $34.67 - $49.83 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.
The Senior Indigenous Cultural Advisor provides leadership and guidance to the Indigenous Cultural Advisor team by ensuring Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and approaches to wellness are honoured within acute and community settings across Fraser Health (FH). Provides leadership, direction, guidance and mentorship to FH interdisciplinary staff within designated program/service by sharing of knowledge and protocol around ceremony and culture to build stronger client interactions and to ensure clients receive traditional wellness care and treatment.
This position is based in Fraser Canyon Hospital and Chilliwack General Hospital. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. The Fraser Salish region is home to 32 First Nations Communities and 6 Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

“FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY VALUES DIVERSITY WITHIN THE WORKPLACE. FOR THIS POSITION, WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, METIS OR INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY IS REGARDED AS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE POSITION.”

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.
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Detailed Overview:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

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.

The Senior Indigenous Cultural Advisor provides leadership and guidance to the Indigenous Cultural Advisor team by ensuring Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and approaches to wellness are honoured within acute and community settings across Fraser Health (FH). Provides leadership, direction, guidance and mentorship to FH interdisciplinary staff within designated program/service by sharing of knowledge and protocol around ceremony and culture to build stronger client interactions and to ensure clients receive traditional wellness care and treatment.

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.

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