Mental Wellness Clinician

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Job Summary

Bring your passion of supporting and working in a community outreach setting where you can become a valuable partner with the Northern Secwepemc communities. Working within dynamic health teams that include access to a Nurse Practitioner, Dietician, Physiotherapist, Registered Nurses and various other health professionals, enjoy affordable living in the Secwepemc territory with a comprehensive benefit plan and 35 hour work week. If you are a highly skilled and experienced clinician with group facilitation skills, then we would like to hear from you.

Three Corners Health Services Society, in partnership with Canim Lake, Canoe Creek, Dog Creek, Soda Creek, Williams Lake, and Alkali Lake is looking for a Mental Wellness Clinician who understands holistic health including all aspects of the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual quadrants. This holistic approach applies to individuals, families and the community as a whole. As part of the wellness team and allied professionals within the Nation, the Mental Wellness Clinician will work collaboratively with community, staff and membership.

The Mental Wellness Clinician, in partnership with each community’s health and wellness team, will provide holistic support through the context of Nation cultural values and beliefs for health, intellectual, emotional, physical, traditional, and spiritual well-being for clients and/or their families.

Overall, the Mental Wellness Clinician will serve clients/families in need of support with serious and persistent mental wellness concerns such as PTSD, complex trauma, depression, anxiety, and/or others. You will be required to work as part of a holistic inter-disciplinary team utilizing both western and traditional healing approaches and medicines.

Qualifications
The successful applicant must have knowledge of First Nations peoples, as well as, a good understanding of colonization and the unique history of Indigenous peoples in Canada. This understanding includes the impacts of colonization both past and present. The individual will practice from a trauma-informed and culturally safe paradigm. Flexibility in working hours and regular travel is a requirement of the position.

We are seeking a candidate with:

-Counselling experience working within a First Nations context;
-Masters’ degree from an accredited university in an Allied Health, Behavioural, or Social Science field relevant to the position;
-Current membership in a recognized professional association is preferred;
-Five years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
-Group facilitation experience in both traditional First Nations approaches and mainstream approaches;
-General competency in concurrent disorders;
-Excellent communication skills and cross cultural communication experience;
-Current valid B.C. driver’s license and reliable vehicle;
-Ability to complete successful advanced criminal record check.

Please submit resume with cover letter and names of previous supervisors for reference to:

Lori Sellars, Executive Director

Three Corners Health Services Society

150 North 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC  V2G 1Y8

Email: tcunningham@threecornershealth.org

Posting Date:    April 19, 2018

Closing Date:    May 10, 2018

Fax:                  (250) 398-9824

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants of Aboriginal ancestry per Canada’s Human Rights Act and Legislation surrounding employment equity.

Natural Resources Referrals Assistant

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Job Summary:

The Natural Resources Referrals Assistant will contribute to the overall success of the Xatśūll/Soda Creek Natural Resources department by assisting the Referrals Coordinator in responding to referrals and by going on site visits.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Address referrals in conjunction with the Referrals Coordinator
  2. Liaise with government/third party interest groups regarding resource development and extraction
  3. Field visits to concerning referrals sites
  4. Handwritten reports on field visits and photographs presented to Referrals Coordinator
  5. Assisting in mapping, research, and documentation of Traditional Knowledge & Use studies

Qualifications:

  • Education/experience in the natural resource related sector is an asset
  • Knowledge of Traditional Uses and familiarity with Traditional Territory
  • Intermediate experience using computer programs, email, internet and digital mapping an asset
  • Strong interpersonal skills to build professional and cooperative relationships
  • Accountable; able to meet deadlines, uphold attention to detail and maintain confidentiality

Conditions of Employment:

  • Must have a valid Class 5 BC Drivers Licence
  • Must be physically able to meet fieldwork requirements (moderate hiking in remote site locations)
  • Hours will vary, minimum 14 hours a week

This will be a temporary, casual position from mid-May to the end of August. This position is pending on budget review.

 

Please submit an application (found on Xatsull website), cover letter and current resume with three references by:
4:00 pm, May 4, 2018 to:

3419 Mountain House Road, Williams Lake, BC V2G 5L4

 Danielle Taylor, Executive Assistant execasst@xatsull.com

 

Program Services Leader

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JOB POSTING Program Services Leader 35 hours/week $22.00/hour

The Youth Services Leader key responsibilities are:

1) Design, deliver and evaluate programs for youth ages 7-18

2) Provide services to youth in care referred by MCFD to the “Transitions to Independence” Program

3) Provide leadership and mentorship to staff and volunteers

4) Represent the organization and advocate for its services and program participants throughout the community

5) Lead and participate in workshops and recreational activities

6) Assist the Executive Director and Operations Coordinator in developing and implementing strategies to achieve the outcomes of the organization’s strategic plan

7) Provide leadership, mentoring, and supervision to staff and volunteers in each program to ensure quality service delivery in accordance with program, funder, and the organization’s objectives and policies and procedures

8) Supervise program delivery

9) Manage referrals to Club programs and for the Integrated Youth Committee (IYT)

10) Ensure that safety and risk management standards and regulatory requirements are met in all program areas and implement correction measures where necessary

11) Provide leadership in the design and delivery of youth programs and services both within the organization, and to other community agencies providing services to children, youth and families

12) Represent the organization at community initiatives, committees and events that provide opportunities to advocate on behalf of youth in our community and in particular, for the needs of Boys and Girls Club participants

13) Lead and participate in social and recreational activities

14) Develop and communicate monthly activity schedule to community partners for the drop-in centre

15) Work collaboratively with the Executive Director and the Operations Coordinator on issues of the overall management (human resources, program delivery and operational functions)

16) Provide support as needed to other Boys and Girls Club programs

17) Perform all duties in congruence with the values and principles of the Boys and Girls Club, Policy and Procedures of the organization, and in accordance with professional ethics and standards

Key Job Qualifications:

  1. A bachelor’s degree in a field related to working with youth (ie. Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Education.)
  2. Three to five years experience in direct service delivery to youth
  3. Three years experience supervisory experience
  4. Ability and willingness to lead and participate in recreational activities requiring a good level of physical fitness
  5. Ability to obtain Class 4 driver’s license and clear Criminal Record Check
  6. Flexible to work outside of normal business hours on occasion

How To Apply:

Candidates submit a cover letter, resume, and three references by 5pm, April 26, 2018 to:

Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake & District

51A South 4th Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 3W2

Fax 250-392-5743:

By email: execdir@bgcwilliamslake.com

With thanks, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Independent Living Worker & Skills For Success Employment Coordinator

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Job Posting

  • Independent Living Worker & Skills for success employment coordinator
  • Wage: $17.50 per hour Independent Living 20 Hours per Week, year round.
  • Skills for success employment program 10 hours per week, April 2018 to March 31,2019.

Description:

  • The Independent Living Worker will provide crisis intervention, support, mentoring and advocacy services to youth in care referred by the Ministry for Children and Family Development to the ‘Transitions to Independence’ Program.  The goal is to assist Youth in Care to:
    1. effectively live on their own
    2. manage their own accommodations, nutrition and health needs
    3. access necessary community resources and
    4. exit from care in a planned and supported way

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assist youth to identify, access, procure and maintain their own accommodation
  • Stabilize youth in crisis
  • Train and mentor youth
  • Connect youth to education, employment family and community resources
  • Facilitate cultural connectedness for youth
  • Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients as per the Boys and Girls Club policies
  • Provide life skills training – priority setting, budgeting, time management, cooking and nutrition, health and hygiene
  • Liaise and collaborate with other youth services and professionals in order to provide effective, coordinated integrated services   and supports, attend Integrated Youth Team meeting at least once/month, or when advantageous to coordinating an integrated service approach for a youth
  • Facilitate youth involvement in pro-social recreational and social activities
  • Provide advice on the responsiveness of the community to the needs of youth
  • Maintain records of interventions and activities with youth and to provide monthly written reports to the Executive Director through  Sharevision
  • Provide support as needed in other Boys and Girls Club Programs

 

Qualifications:

  • Diploma in Human Service or equivalent related education
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience working with at-risk youth
  • Knowledge of issues such as substance abuse, physical and emotional abuse, abandonment and homelessness that contribute to self-destructive and anti-social criminal behaviours as youth
  • Skilled at responding to crisis situations to secure personal and client safety
  • Ability to provide solution-focused advice and counsel based on client’s need
  • Adept at developing strong, cooperative relationships with both youth and community professionals
  • Ability to articulate critical information pertaining to youth and their issues and to community professionals
  • Criminal Record Check clearance
  • Level One First Aid
  • Class 5 drivers licence and use of personal vehicle (compensated)

How to Apply:

 

 

Candidates please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references by 5pm, April 26, 2018 to:

Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake & District

By mail: 51A South 4th Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 3W2

Fax: 250-392-5743

By email: exedir@bgcwilliamslake.com

Reconnect/Outreach Worker

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Job Posting

Reconnect/Outreach Worker

17.505 Hours Per Week/Wage: $17.84

Job Purpose

The Reconnect Youth Outreach Worker will provide crisis intervention, support, referral and advocacy services to youth ages 11-18 who are otherwise without positive adult relationships, in unstable living environments, and/or are participating in anti-social health compromising and self-destructive activities.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Pro-actively seek at risk-youth, primarily in non-agency settings in the community, in order to develop a relationship of trust and begin to address issues of mental and physical health, family relationships, personal choices, abuse and wellness
  • Assessing the needs of young people, and referring them to programs related to, eg health, fitness, smoking, drugs, personal relationships and bullying

Mentoring and counselling individuals to encourage social inclusion

  • Liaising and collaborating with other youth services and professionals in order to provide effective, coordinated integrated services and supports; attend Integrated Youth Team meetings at least once/month, or when advantageous to coordinating an integrated service approach for a youth
  • Facilitating youth involvement in pro-social recreational and social activities
  • Maintain records of interventions and activities with youth
  • Provide monthly written reports to the Executive Director
  • Providing advice on the responsiveness of the community to the needs of youth
  • Maintaining records of interventions and activities with youth

Qualifications

  • Diploma in Human Service or equivalent related education
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience working with at-risk youth
  • Knowledge of issues such as substance abuse, physical and emotional abuse, abandonment and homelessness that contribute to self-destructive and anti-social/criminal behaviours in youth
  • Skilled at responding to crises to secure personal and client safety
  • Ability to provide solution-focused advice and counsel based on client’s need
  • Adept at developing strong, cooperative relationships with both youth and community professionals
  • Ability to articulate critical information pertaining to youth and their issues and to community professionals

Conditions of Employment

  • Criminal Record Check clearance
  • First Aid Certificate (Level One)
  • Class 4 Driver’s Licence or willing to obtain after 30 days of employment
  • Use of personal vehicle (compensated)

Working Conditions

  • Working with challenging and potentially violent youth
  • Work is largely conducted outside of the agency facility
  • Working hours fluctuate when crisis situations emerge
  • Benefits available after three month probation period

How to Apply:

Please submit a cover letter and résumé and 3 work references by 5pm, April 26, 2018

applications to: execdir@bgcwilliamslake.com

By fax: (250) 392-5743

By mail: 51A South Fourth Ave, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1J6

Invasive Species Supervisor

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INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL OF BC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Invasive Species Supervisor (2 positions)

TERM:  Full Time, April, 2018 to December 21th, 2018

LOCATIONS:  100 Mile House & Williams Lake

WAGE:  $24-$27 per hour, based on experience and qualifications

If you are interested in making a difference in your community, have field experience and are good working with people, then this is the job for you!

The Invasive Species Council of BC (ISCBC) is a registered charity whose members are involved in all aspects of invasive species management across BC.

The ISCBC is working in partnership with provincial government and local community partners in Williams Lake and 100 Mile House to provide practical skills development and field experience in inventory, treatment and monitoring of invasive species, with a special focus on invasive plants. A special key component in the project will be working with provincial agencies carrying out survey, restoration and reclamation in wildfire areas. Also included in this program is assisting teams in gaining outreach and public presentation skills by developing invasive species presentations, displays and booths for presenting at a wide variety of community events and settings.

What does a Supervisor do?

With the support of ISCBC, the Invasive Species Supervisor is responsible for program delivery in one of three locations, including, but not limited to:

  • Develop, coordinate, manage and report on the local work plan
  • Supervise and support a team of three program participants
  • Maintain daily/weekly contact with Program Manager
  • Perform invasive species activities, including invasive plant, survey, inventory, control and reporting
  • Ensure correct safety and treatment procedures are used at all times
  • Ensure correct and safe use of all control equipment
    Ensure all equipment is maintained and stored appropriately at all times
  • Ensure professional team approach during all field and office operations and at all public outreach events and presentations
  • Participate in orientation session, weekly planning sessions and joint review
  • Hold weekly safety sessions to ensure all relevant practices are followed
  • Input and ensure accurate entry of treatment data into Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) database.
  • Ensure regular and complete project reporting

Who are we hiring?

Invasive Species Supervisor will have proven field experience including, but not limited to:

  • Technical field records and data management
  • Strong commitment and knowledge to safety standards
  • Knowledge of local region and navigation and mapping skills
  • Invasive and native plant identification
  • Best Management Practices for invasives, including invasive terrestrial plants
  • Invasive plant management techniques, including use of herbicides
  • Experience in public education/awareness/outreach

What skills do you need?

As an Invasive Species Supervisor you will lead a team of three people in field activities and in community outreach and extension on a daily basis. You need to be knowledgeable, outgoing, and confident. Successful candidates must be self-motivated, highly organized, responsible, work well in a team and be responsive to direction from the Program Manager.

Ideally, you will have a strong combination of the following skills:

  • Past field experience in field survey, inventory and/or layout
  • Past experience/knowledge on invasive plant identification and treatment
  • Past supervision and work planning experience
  • Valid Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weed Pesticide Applicators Certificate or past experience
  • Valid Class 5 (or 4 ) BC Driver’s License
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Experience conducting field research or field operations and managing data
  • Ability to travel and work in variable environmental conditions
  • Strong and effective communications skills

Other skills that will help you with this position:

  • Ability to read maps and operate IPad with various GPS mapping programs
  • Experience working with online databases and/or IAPP
  • Practical field experience or certification, or working towards a technical certificate or degree in natural resource science or have graduated
  • Current WCB Level 1 First Aid certification preferred
  • Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite- Word, Excel or Powerpoint

APPLICATION PACKAGE – MANDATORY ITEMS:

Please include the following items in your application package:

  • The location(s) you would like to be considered for,
  • How you meet the hiring criteria,
  • Your relevant skills and experience

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE ASAP TO:

Invasive Species Council of BC

Email to: admin@bcinvasives.ca with subject line: Attn: Supervisor Position

Mail to: ISCBC #100 – 197 North Second Avenue, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1Z5

IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE:

  • Only candidates being considered for positions will be contacted
  • Successful candidates must be available to start in April 2018
  • Successful candidates must be available for out of town travel April / May 2018

Housekeeping-Spruce Hill Resort and Spa

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We are looking for you to join our team of housekeepers

Housekeeper responsibilities include: Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms and chalets are cared for and inspected according to standards.

Protecting equipment and making sure there are no inadequacies.

Please drop off your resume at the front desk.

Renovator

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Renovating a double wide trailer. Open to live in, free of rent for long term or by contract.

Qualifications:

  • Carpentry skills
  • Drywall experience
  • Renovating

Please call Ross at 250-395-9426 to apply or for more information.

Carpenter / Capenters Helper

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  • seeking 3 positions of min 5 yrs experience carpentry skills
  • safety oriented
  • able to travel — valid Driver’s license and transportation a bonus
  • own basic hand tools ( pouch with hammer, square etc

Wage subject to experience and skill level

Apply by email: dwf@fleinco.com                                 Attention: Dirk

Lawn maintaince and

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Looking for Immediatly

Fulltime Yard maintenece person must have valid drivers license and someone with great detail and a self manager.

Must be able to performs and operate all types of machinery Lawnmowers,blowers weedwacker

This is NOT a seasonal position It is fulltime, but require a very dedicated hard working individual

Bonus are given at the end of the season