Indigenous Cultural Safety Educator - Surrey, Canada - Fraser Health

Fraser Health

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Surrey, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Why Fraser Health?:

Indigenous Cultural Safety Educator. This

Full Time role will join our Indigenous Mental Health and Substance Use team to guide discussions in support of the organization. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

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.

The Fraser Salish region is home to 32 First Nations Communities and 6 Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 43,000 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.

At Fraser Health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek 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._
For this position, we also want to highlight that individuals with First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit 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 Indigenous ancestry._

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization "WHO" approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines).

Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

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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:

The Indigenous Cultural Safety Educator participates in the development of a Fraser Health (FH) wide education plan, and leads the facilitation of cultural safety education and training.

As a resource to FH staff, the Educator provides consultation and direction to address specific cultural safety issues; participates in the development of guidelines, systems, and instruments to support the achievement and maintenance of cultural safety throughout the continuum of health services; and collaborates with colleagues in other disciplines to ensure appropriate staff development and participation in education and cultural safety initiatives.

The Educator will work collaboratively with the Aboriginal Health Program, the Aboriginal community partners, and other internal/external stakeholders, to lead the organization in meeting its goal of enhancing Aboriginal people's access to FH services.

Patient and staff safety is a priority and responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Responsibilities:

Participates in the education planning and reporting, the development of systems, curriculum, educational tools, instruments, and guidelines for achieving and maintaining cultural safety throughout the continuum of health services.
Provides organizationwide education planning and programspecific training that supports FH's commitment to deliver services in a manner that is perceived by recipients as being culturally safe.
Organizes and facilitates cultural safety education events in collaboration with local, internal and external partners. Effectively facilitates dialogue, identifies potential crisis responses, assesses situations and manages conflict within an emotionallycharged and crossracial dynamic utilizing specialized skills and knowledge.
Leads the identification of needs and development of resource materials to ensure appropriate staff development and participation in the education and cultural safety initiatives within FH portfolios.
Collaborates with FH colleagues in other programs, provincial Health Authorities, government partners, and Aboriginal community partners.
Develops, implements, and supports strategies to address FH's strategic direction and priorities of the Aboriginal Health program's strategic plan.
Collaborates with FH programs and Aboriginal community partners/organizations to support the development of Aboriginal/FH relationships at the community level.
Provides progress updates related to organizational targets for staff training and education.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelors Degree in Adult