Indigenous Wellness Specialist

7 days ago

Edmonton, Canada CASA Mental Health Full time

Join CASA Mental Health in shaping a brighter future for children, youth and families by providing them with timely mental health care and empowering them to thrive.

**Job Details**
**Wage range**: $33.92 - $41.70
**Shift structure**:Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day
**Primary location**: CASA West
**Union**: In-Scope
**Classification**: Therapy Support Navigator
**FTE**: 1.0
**Status**:Permanent

**About the Role**:
The Indigenous Wellness Support Services (IWSS) team supports CASA Mental Health’s organizational commitment to truth and reconciliation. IWSS provides consultation, education and training to ensure Indigenous patients and their families have access to Indigenous-informed, culturally-safe mental health care. IWSS works closely with mental health teams to provide cultural and spiritual care as an integrated part of treatment. IWSS supports the continuum of child and adolescent mental health care in First Nation and Métis communities by offering service providers professional development and consultation services.

The Indigenous Wellness Specialist will:

- Build relationships with children, adolescents, families and communities.
- Support the integration of culturally-informed practices into service delivery, including Indigenous Ways of Knowing, healing, ceremony, culture and spirituality.
- Work closely with the Indigenous Services team to build capacity across the organization on culturally-integrated practices.
- Develop and facilitate universal, targeted and indicated mental health programming in schools and communities.
- Assist in the development of Indigenous Wellness Support Plans with families and care teams.
- Provide direct and indirect cultural and therapeutic support to children, adolescents and their families.
- Support Mental Health Therapists with assessments and case management as needed.
- Participate in case management and clinical care meetings, and the Indigenous Services Advisory Council.
- Develop collaborative relationships with community service providers to support a continuum of care.
- Provide professional development training to partner First Nation and Métis school staff and community service providers.
- Complete relevant electronic medical record documentation.

**Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in social work, child and youth care, education, psychology or related field.
- Minimum of two years of practical experience in children’s mental health care.
- Experience working with Indigenous communities and being guided by Elders through teachings.
- Lived experience with Indigenous ceremony, practice, healing, cultures and spirituality.
- Proficient knowledge of Indigenous historical accounts, systemic barriers, intergenerational trauma and the impacts of colonization.
- Knowledge and proficiency in an Indigenous language is an asset.
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

**Conditions of Employment**

- Ability to pass and maintain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification (training provided by CASA), as well as physical ability to perform all interventions.

**Closing Date**: November 12, 2025

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