Youth Wellness Liaison
Top Benefits
About the role
About Us Position Summary 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.
FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here
Title: Youth Wellness Liaison
Salary: $ $74,663 - $88,662 - $102,660 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Term - 2 years
Hours: Core hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Location: Park Royal Office, West Vancouver located on the ancestral Coast Salish Territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil-Waututh Nations
About The Role As Youth Wellness Liaison, you will provide subject matter expertise and guidance related to health and wellness programs, initiatives, and services which support youth in the FNHA Vancouver Coastal Region and its communities. This includes working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to provide advice and guidance in development and implementation of programming and policies to address youth needs, as well as increase education and prevention awareness. In this role, you will promote youth and LGB2QIA2S+wellness throughout the Region and through initiatives such as life preservation, public health literacy and public health promotion.
About You To be successful in this role you will have/be:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Social Services, Education, Child and Youth Care, Indigenous Studies or Psychology, plus recent and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience (usually acquired over a period of 1-2 years)
- Experience working with First Nations
- Experience working and/or interacting with youth, families and LGBTQIA2s+
Knowledge
- Knowledge of, and ability to apply, an understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols in work situations
- Knowledge of BC health systems and service.
- Knowledge of the concepts related community planning and systems-based child and youth care
- Knowledge of program planning, implementation, management and evaluation
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 If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: November 4, 2025 (at 23:59)
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues, please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
About First Nations Health Authority
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is the first and only provincial First Nations Health Authority in Canada. Dedicated to transforming health services for First Nations and Aboriginal people in BC, the FNHA is improving the health of communities by advancing the quality of health care delivered to BC First Nations and Aboriginal people.
Youth Wellness Liaison
Top Benefits
About the role
About Us Position Summary 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.
FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here
Title: Youth Wellness Liaison
Salary: $ $74,663 - $88,662 - $102,660 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Term - 2 years
Hours: Core hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
Location: Park Royal Office, West Vancouver located on the ancestral Coast Salish Territories of the Squamish, Musqueam & Tsleil-Waututh Nations
About The Role As Youth Wellness Liaison, you will provide subject matter expertise and guidance related to health and wellness programs, initiatives, and services which support youth in the FNHA Vancouver Coastal Region and its communities. This includes working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to provide advice and guidance in development and implementation of programming and policies to address youth needs, as well as increase education and prevention awareness. In this role, you will promote youth and LGB2QIA2S+wellness throughout the Region and through initiatives such as life preservation, public health literacy and public health promotion.
About You To be successful in this role you will have/be:
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Social Services, Education, Child and Youth Care, Indigenous Studies or Psychology, plus recent and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience (usually acquired over a period of 1-2 years)
- Experience working with First Nations
- Experience working and/or interacting with youth, families and LGBTQIA2s+
Knowledge
- Knowledge of, and ability to apply, an understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols in work situations
- Knowledge of BC health systems and service.
- Knowledge of the concepts related community planning and systems-based child and youth care
- Knowledge of program planning, implementation, management and evaluation
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 If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: November 4, 2025 (at 23:59)
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues, please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
Follow us at: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram
About First Nations Health Authority
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is the first and only provincial First Nations Health Authority in Canada. Dedicated to transforming health services for First Nations and Aboriginal people in BC, the FNHA is improving the health of communities by advancing the quality of health care delivered to BC First Nations and Aboriginal people.