Operations Specialist, Health Emergency Management

**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.

**Title**: Operations Specialist, Health Emergency Management
**Salary**: $72,841 - $91,051 - $100,156 per year (pay range explained below)
**Contract**: Permanent
**Hours**: 37.5 hours (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
**Location**: Park Royal, West Vancouver, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

**About the role**
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in First Nations communities? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and excel at providing expert support during challenging times? If so, this opportunity is for you.

As an Operations Specialist, Health Emergency Management, you will play a pivotal role in supporting First Nations communities by providing expertise in mental wellness and cultural and traditional support during health emergencies. These emergencies may include environmental and natural disasters, public health crises such as communicable disease outbreaks, and the toxic drug crisis.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you must have/be
- **Education**
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Completion of formal training or qualifications in health emergency management or emergency management is preferred

**Experience**
- 5 years of significant, recent, relevant experience working in a regional mental health and/or substance use setting, including planning and working with First Nations communities or organizations on issues related to mental wellness and/or health emergency management
- Experience with the approach and theory of mental health needs during and/or after an emergency response
- Experience in the development of mental wellness strategies at a community and regional level
- Experience working with First Nations communities and/or organizations

**Knowledge**
- In-depth knowledge of the BC mental health and substance use system and the current landscape of First Nations health in BC
- Solid understanding of the First Nations Perspective on Health and Wellness
- Wide, regional knowledge base of existing mental health and substance use services and supports
- Thorough understanding of person centered principles to provides culturally safe, holistic, integrated, coordinated and high-quality care that respects diversity and culture
- Excellent knowledge of a continuum of health and wellness approaches, particularly related to Indigenous health and wellness
- Solid understanding of BC’s health emergency management system, partners and the need to support a holistic response.

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

**Working at FNHA**
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, 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, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
- 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 who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or 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.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

**How to apply**

Closing date: Open Until Filled

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