Regional Addictions Specialist

**FNHA Overview**:
About us
The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
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Title: Regional Addictions Specialist

**Salary**: $86,778 - $96,987 - $102,091 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Full-time / Permanent
Hours: Standard
Location: Surrey / Chilliwack / Matsqui

About the role
As Regional Addictions Specialist,to be successful in this role you will;
- Provide advanced level of specialized expertise in the area of addictions, and substance use to support First Nation community development and planning and FNHA program delivery. Develops and supports the implementation of addictions action plans in partnership with communities and Nations.
- Provides specialized expertise to the regional team in the development of strategic and operational plans to implement new program initiatives and projects, and support implementation within the FNHA planning framework by gathering relevant and timely information, analyzing and identifying service requirements
- Under the overall FNHA approach to mental health and wellness, provides regional addictions services and specialized expertise to the development of a region specific, integrated holistic mental wellness strategic plan that incorporates harm reduction and addiction treatment approaches within a larger healing framework that has capacity to address root causes of addictions behavior.
- Provides regional level of addictions services and regional context to the development of strategies and policies at FNHA, in community, and at both government and non-government health agencies.
- Provides guidance and works collaboratively with treatment center directors and community leaders to support the identification of training requirements, accreditation processes and certification of community workers.
- Provides regional context and guidance to the implementation of addiction prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for First Nations in British Columbia, including overall mental health and wellness programs and services.
- Develops and supports the implementation of response plans including triages and services to be deployed in times of crisis by gathering relevant and timely information and working collaboratively with Communities, Nations, and other stakeholders.
- Maintains records and evaluates response process to improve services and inform prevention or follow up efforts. Works closely with the Mental Wellness Team.

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

You may have education or experience in;
- University degree in public health, or related field of studies, such as Allied Health, Behavioral/Social Sciences, Clinical Psychology.
- Up-to-date registration and demonstrates good standing with a professional regulatory body in the health field.
- Recent, relevant, and significant experience in a mental health and substance use environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, usually acquired over a period of Five (5) to seven (7) years
- Experience in the regional health authority systems/services, and working with First Nations individuals, communities or organizations on issues related to health and wellness
- Knowledge of best practices in addictions prevention, intervention and postvention
- Knowledge of community engagement and development processes
- Knowledge of assessment and screening techniques in determining addiction and other risk factors Knowledge of the First Nations communities within British Columbia

Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, including:

- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry who chose to identify (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours