Social Worker,Dadzi Wellness Center

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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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The Dadzi Wellness Centre is a groundbreaking, standalone First Nations primary care facility located in Fort St. James, in north-central British Columbia. Serving the Dakelh members of the Nak'azdli Whut'en, Binche Whut'en, and Tl'azt'en Nations, our centre is ideally situated on Stuart Lake, close to the communities we support.

The Dadzi Wellness Centre is envisioned to work as part of a strategic integrated system within a culturally safe model that integrates family, and community supports consistent with a no barriers to care model. The Centre is enriched with the traditions and culture of the Dak'elh people in a warm and welcoming space, working in harmony with existing health services and with no barriers to care.

Under direction of the Clinical Manager, this role will work in alignment with the Centre's Governance model, which includes all Nations receiving services from the FNPCI, supporting each Primary Care Centre's priorities and service model goals.

Title: Social Worker

Salary: $70,933 - $85,350 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: This position is term position ending 3/31 2027, with a possibility of an extension. When the term position ends with the FNHA, it is intended that this position will be offered as a permanent role with the Dadzi Wellness Centre Primary Care Clinic.

Hours: Standard Hours hours per week

Location: Dadzi Wellness Centre, Fort St. James, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Dënéndeh, Dakel Keyoh, Takla, and the Yekooche Nations – Onsite.

Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)

About the role

The Social Worker works in a multi-disciplinary setting and is a valuable partner to the Dakelh members of the Nak'azdli Whut'en, Binche Whut'en, and Tl'azt'en Nations.

As a valued part of the Hub and Spoke based team, this position provides capacity building services for community while working effectively with other members of the team to provide support, guidance, and coordinative capacity all the while approaching the community work from an empowering and supportive practice perspective.

The Social Worker practices from an Indigenous worldview that recognizes and respects the values, beliefs and customs of individuals, families and communities as well as adhering to best practices current to the field. This position focuses on the development and coordination of community-based services as requested by the community and the partners engaged.

The position also provides consultation to Nation-based leadership, Health Leads, and partners regarding information and referral to external resources, navigation of relevant systems and partners as well as implementation of relevant internal resources (ie: IH/FNHA Joint Crisis Response Protocol).

About you

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, plus 5 to 7 years of recent, related experience in health care setting or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Advanced training in threat/risk assessment and/or trauma response
• Master's Degree in Social Work is an asset

Occupational Certification

• Current registration with BC College of Social Worker as a Registered Social Worker (RSW)
• Current valid B.C. driver's license and willing to submit a drivers abstract

Experience

• 5 to 7 years of recent, related experience in health care setting

Knowledge

• Knowledge of various meeting and coordination modalities
• Knowledge of assessment and screening tools and modalities in determining suicide and violence risk and threat
• Knowledge of relevant socio-historical events relevant to First Nations in Canada
• Knowledge of the importance of critical reflection in practice
• Familiarity with traditional healing practices, customs, values and traditions of local First Nations

Competencies

• Cultural safety and agility
• Actively uses critical self-reflection in practice
• An understanding of rural and remote communities and their inherent challenges and barriers
• Adheres to a Nation based, community driven philosophy
• Practices from an individual/family/community perspective
• Balances western and traditional Indigenous worldviews in practice
• Aware of and applies professional ethics and approaches to resolve ethical dilemmas
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of allied professionals, formal and informal community leaders, and knowledge keepers and/or Elders.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

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:

• Competitive salary
• Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
• Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment

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 FNHA family members to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.

Closing date: December 22, 2025 (at 23:59)

Interviews will be held in January

For more information about us, please visit:

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility ) and for information about Land Acknowledgements

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