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Indigenous Youth Wellness Worker - Full-time - Jobs in Kelowna, BC

Job LocationKelowna, BC
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Job TypeFull Time

Job Description

It is acknowledged that Central Okanagan Public Schools operates within the unceded, Traditional Territory of the Okanagan syilx peoples. The School District enrolls approximately 24,000 students (including over 3,000 students who self-identify as having Indigenous ancestry). Central Okanagan Public Schools is located in the Central Okanagan encompassing the communities of Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna, and Lake Country. There are a total of 51 school sites with 33 Elementary Schools, 8 Middle schools, 5 Secondary Schools, 3 Learning Centres, an Alternate Education School, and an Online Learning School (K-12). Central Okanagan Public Schools has an excellent reputation of providing outstanding, student-centered programs in a diverse and inclusive environment as well as offering a wide range of educational opportunities for its students and staff.Full-Time Indigenous Youth Wellness Worker - Various SchoolsPay Grade 14 - Job#1485 - $32.38/HourThe workload for this position is thirty-five (35) hours per week, twelve (12) months of the year.The Indigenous Youth Wellness Program is designed to provide services and cultural support to Indigenous students (while providing support and referrals for families), focusing on the K-12 Indigenous student population. The overall goal is to provide counselling services through Indigenous Wellness perspectives and practices, for Indigenous students to garner a deeper sense of balanced wellness, providing greater connectedness to their learning, overall happiness, self-esteem, and confidence, and success while attending school.Applicants must have:- Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Social Work or Counselling - Masters Degree preferred;

  • Minimum three (3) years experience working in a clinical setting or through holistic, Indigenous Traditional approaches and practises, with youth on health and
wellness;
  • a solid understanding of the Indigenous Culture;
  • demonstrated experience working with Indigenous students and their parents/caregivers;
  • ability to model cultural teachings incorporating personal traditional, practises for wellness;
  • demonstrated ability to work as a team member;
  • an interest in and desire to work with Indigenous youth with social and emotional needs and an ability to relate to students and families in an culturally responsive, empathetic, respectful, and consistent manner;
  • completion of the required Health & Safety training.
Preference may be given to Indigenous applicants of Metis, First Nations and Inuit ancestral descent who can demonstrate knowledge of, and commitment to, Indigenous ways of knowing and being.Qualified candidates are invited to apply online complete with cover letter and resume outlining relevant background and work experience and 3 references. This will be posted until filled.We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.Quick Apply
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