The salary range for this position is CAD $54.16 - $77.86 / hour
Job Summary
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. Our team of nearly 40,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.
Bring your change and cultural safety knowledge, and ability to influence others to this key role, leading, directing and coordinating the development and implementation of cultural safety initiatives arising out of the operational needs of the Aboriginal Health program.
An equivalent combination of education, training and experience is acceptable.
Fraser Health Authority values diversity within the workplace. For this position, we also want to highlight that First Nations, Inuit, Metis or Aboriginal ancestry is regarded as directly relevant to the skills and knowledge for excellence in the position. Pursuant to Section 41 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry.
Here are more reasons for you to apply:
- A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with health care providers who are excellent in their respective fields.
- Phenomenal opportunities for support and management roles are available as you advance within the organization.
- Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.
A chance to create a difference every day in the world of health care.We value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.
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Detailed Overview
Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:
Reporting to the Director, Strategic Initiatives - Indigenous Health, the Leader is responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of cultural safety and anti-racism change initiatives and programs ensuring alignment with the strategic direction of Fraser Health (FH) and with the goal of enhancing FH's capacity to deliver culturally safe and anti-racist health services. The Leader is responsible for leading FH in embedding cultural safety and humility, as well as anti-racism, across the organization.
Provides leadership to the program by cultivating and maintaining strong relationships and partnerships with Indigenous communities and organization within the Fraser Region. Leads and supervises assigned staff within the team and manages associated budget.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of cultural safety and anti-racism change initiatives and programs ensuring alignment with the strategic direction of FH and with the goal of enhancing FH's capacity to deliver culturally safe and anti-racist health services.
- Works in collaboration with the Director, in the operationalization of FH's Anti-Racism Strategy and Action Plan.
- Leads the embedding of cultural safety as a strategic goal and operational priority in the development of proposals, budgets, and work plans for proposed programs and related projects.
- Leads and guides FH leaders on effectively embedding cultural safety and humility, as well as anti-racism, into program planning and service delivery.
- Recruits, selects, manages and evaluates staff. Provides coaching, leadership and mentorship in their professional development. Provides regular, ongoing, clear and meaningful feedback to provide recognition and support performance enhancement.
- Plans and manages operating budget. Completes variance analyses and reports any discrepancies. Recommends budgetary adjustments if necessary.
- Ensures team deliverables meet established timelines and are in alignment with program values.
- Cultivates and maintains strong relationships and partnerships with Indigenous communities, organizations, various levels of government, educational institutions, other Health Authorities to promote information and knowledge exchange in relation to Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism trends and developments.
- Leads Indigenous health and cultural safety curriculum development, training and knowledge translation activities across FH.
- Identifies critical barriers and/or issues impacting FH's commitment to cultural safety and humility, as well as anti-racism, and provides recommendations for addressing and resolving those barriers.
- Represents FH on cultural safety and humility, as well as anti-racism, initiatives at national, provincial, and regional meetings, committees and conferences, providing a FH perspective on emerging issues and opportunities.
- Manages the identification, collection and analysis of relevant information and best practices relating to cultural safety and humility, as well as anti-racism, initiatives and related projects, and synthesizes findings for Fraser Health leadership.
- Provides progress updates and presentations on assigned initiatives relating to cultural safety, anti-racism and Indigenous health.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Indigenous Studies, Health Care Administration or a related discipline plus a minimum seven (7) years' recent, related experience in a large organization; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Competencies
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.
Professional/Technical Capabilities
- Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures and histories in BC and Canada.
- Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultural safety and its application in health care settings.
- Demonstrated specialized skills in assessing and managing conflict in cross cultural, emotionally charged, and complex learning environments.
- Demonstrated ability to work in Aboriginal communities and build positive and mutually beneficial relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to deal with cultural concerns sensitively.
- Demonstrated ability to design education material and lesson plans.
- Demonstrated ability to teach, coach and mentor all levels of care providers.
- Ability to operate related equipment, including computer hardware and software.
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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