Community Dietitian
Top Benefits
About the role
About Us FNHA Overview 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: Community Dietitian
Salary: $88,948 - $104,644 - $120,341 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: This position is a 2-year term with the FNHA. When the term position ends with the FNHA, it is intended that this position will be offered as a permanent role with the Fraser South First Nations Primary Care Clinic Office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Agassiz, BC
About The Role As Community Dietitian, you will work in close partnership with the Coordinator, Community Food Security to provide a wide variety of community-based dietitian services aimed at promoting optimal nutritional health of First Nations individuals, groups and communities in the northern region. Through the engagement of health and other partners in First Nations communities, agencies, Frazer Health Authority and other relevant partners in the Fraser Region, the position facilitates and coordinates direct service to individuals and their families through nutritional assessment, care, support and education; and provides a broad spectrum of services ranging from health promotion, risk identification, risk reduction, disease management and prevention of complications.
About You To be successful in this role you will have/be:
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Foods and Nutrition (or equivalent) and a Dietetic Internship, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Occupational Certification
- Current registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.
- A valid BC driver’s license
Experience & Knowledge
- 3-5 years recent related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Understanding of First Nations culture and tradition and importance of this to FN identity and individual and community health and wellbeing.
- Knowledge of theories, principles, concepts and practices in the fields of nutrition, pre- and postnatal health; health promotion and community development.
- Knowledge of the dietary needs of First Nations children, youth, adults and elders; and the impact of social determinants, socio-economic conditions and other health issues such as mental health on nutritional status.
- Knowledge and skill in the following areas: trauma informed practice, decolonizing approach to nutrition and dietetic care, behavior change, counselling, nutritional therapy for chronic conditions and current recommendations to promote well-being along the lifecycle.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details. You may have experience in; Nutritionist, Nutritional Therapist, Clinical Dietetic
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 if full time perm/6 if full time term 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:Open Until Filled For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about C ultural 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.
Community Dietitian
Top Benefits
About the role
About Us FNHA Overview 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: Community Dietitian
Salary: $88,948 - $104,644 - $120,341 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: This position is a 2-year term with the FNHA. When the term position ends with the FNHA, it is intended that this position will be offered as a permanent role with the Fraser South First Nations Primary Care Clinic Office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (core hours 9am-3pm Mon-Fri)
Location: Agassiz, BC
About The Role As Community Dietitian, you will work in close partnership with the Coordinator, Community Food Security to provide a wide variety of community-based dietitian services aimed at promoting optimal nutritional health of First Nations individuals, groups and communities in the northern region. Through the engagement of health and other partners in First Nations communities, agencies, Frazer Health Authority and other relevant partners in the Fraser Region, the position facilitates and coordinates direct service to individuals and their families through nutritional assessment, care, support and education; and provides a broad spectrum of services ranging from health promotion, risk identification, risk reduction, disease management and prevention of complications.
About You To be successful in this role you will have/be:
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Foods and Nutrition (or equivalent) and a Dietetic Internship, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Occupational Certification
- Current registration with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.
- A valid BC driver’s license
Experience & Knowledge
- 3-5 years recent related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Understanding of First Nations culture and tradition and importance of this to FN identity and individual and community health and wellbeing.
- Knowledge of theories, principles, concepts and practices in the fields of nutrition, pre- and postnatal health; health promotion and community development.
- Knowledge of the dietary needs of First Nations children, youth, adults and elders; and the impact of social determinants, socio-economic conditions and other health issues such as mental health on nutritional status.
- Knowledge and skill in the following areas: trauma informed practice, decolonizing approach to nutrition and dietetic care, behavior change, counselling, nutritional therapy for chronic conditions and current recommendations to promote well-being along the lifecycle.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details. You may have experience in; Nutritionist, Nutritional Therapist, Clinical Dietetic
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 if full time perm/6 if full time term 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:Open Until Filled For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about C ultural 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.