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Kw’umut Lelum currently has a Child Safety position available and is looking for an individual who is a collaborative, strength-based social work practitioner that possesses knowledge of Nuu Chah Nulth cultural values and protocols to incorporate into the child safety environment.

Application deadline: October 20th

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Contact Maria Kerman to submit your resume and cover letter

The Guardianship Social Worker is responsible for recruiting, developing and maintaining a range of resources in which to place children in care, while promoting and ensuring their well-being throughout. This position will prioritize cultural and familial connections for permanency and prepare youth to transition to Post Majority.

Application deadline: October 20, 2026

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AIDP provides culturally relevant supports and services to families of children up to the age of school entry who have, or are at risk of developmental delays. The program offers a range of supports. Participation is voluntary, and family centered. The program is built on the teachings, principles, wisdom and protocols of Indigenous Cultures. The program works to empower parents and families in their health, wellness and healing journeys to make lifestyle choices that create a safe home environment for children to grow in.

Application deadline: Open Until Filled

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The Early Years Outreach Worker is responsible for supporting parents with individual outreach and facilitates pre- and post-natal groups. The Outreach Worker promotes and facilitates healthy pregnancies and enhance parenting capacity and early learning opportunities for supporting infants and toddlers, through an Indigenous lens.

Application deadline: Open Until Filled

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The Wellness Navigator supports children, youth, adults, and families by helping them navigate assessments, specialized services, and individualized wellness plans. This role works closely with families to identify needs, coordinate supports and reduce barriers to accessing care. The Wellness Navigator maintains an active caseload, provides ongoing case management, and collaborates with community partners to ensure coordinated, culturally safe, and client-centered services. This position requires strong knowledge of local health, social, and community-based services in the Nanaimo and Duncan areas and a commitment to respectful, inclusive, and strengths-based practice.

Application deadline: September 29th, 2026 at 4:00pm

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The Uy’ama Wellness Counsellor provides culturally safe, trauma-informed and strength-based counselling and holistic wellness support to Coast Salish and Nuu Chah Nulth women. This role centers Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and healing practices while supporting clients in areas such as mental health, emotional well-being, family relationships, and community connection.

Treatment approaches should be informed and shaped by a balance of combining Western psychology along with Indigenous cultural practices and ceremonies that promotes healing and connection with culture.

Application deadline: October 8th, 2026 at 4:00pm

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Seeking a contract worker for 2 to 5 days per week (up to 35 hours) to transport parents/children to/from supervised access visits and to supervise the visit.

The successful Applicant will:

• Apply with a completed Criminal Record Check.

• Have excellent interpersonal and self-management skills.

• Possess knowledge of and are willing to work and learn about Coast Salish and Nuu-chah-Nulth cultural values, teachings and protocols.

• Have previous experience providing services to children and families.

• Must have and maintain a valid BC Class 5 driver’s license with no restrictions.

• Availability for some evening and weekend work.

Application deadline: Open until Closed

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Contact Maria Kerman to submit your resume and cover letter

Reporting to the Program Director, the Cultural Support Worker supports the delivery of culturally grounded care, programming and experiences for young spirits participating in Orca Lelum’s 10-Week Wellness Program.

The Cultural Support Worker provides direct cultural support, mentorship, teachings and activities and brings their own cultural knowledge, skills and gifts to their work with young spirits. These gifts may include drumming, singing, storytelling, traditional arts, language, food preparation, land-based practices, ceremony or other culturally grounded teachings and activities appropriate to the employee’s knowledge, experience and cultural protocols.

Application deadline: Open until filled

Job posting available here

Contact Nikita D’Souza to submit your resume and cover letter

The Youth Support Worker is a frontline member of Orca Lelum’s Wellness Program and plays an essential role in providing safe, consistent, relational and culturally grounded support to young spirits ages 12–18.

Youth Support Workers provide 24/7 direct support and supervision and help young spirits engage in their individualized Wellness Plans through daily routines, relationships, activities, life-skills development, cultural connection and wellness-focused programming.

Working under the direction of the Youth Support Supervisor, Youth Support Workers work collaboratively with the Wellness Team, Cultural Team, Occupational Therapists, clinical supports, Holistic Trauma-Informed Advisor and other internal and external professionals involved in supporting young spirits.

Application deadline: Open until filled

Job posting available here

Contact Nikita D’Souza to submit your resume and cover letter

Youth Support Workers are expected to observe, document and communicate young spirit progress, strengths, challenges and emerging needs; maintain appropriate professional boundaries; respond effectively to crisis and safety concerns; and contribute to a respectful, reliable and collaborative team environment.

Orca Lelum is seeking expressions of interest from a qualified Medical Doctor (MD) specializing in Addiction Medicine to serve as the Medical Director and provide medical oversight, prescribing authority, and clinical leadership for BC’s first Indigenous youth withdrawal management and wellness centre.

Application deadline: Open until filled

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Contact Nikita D’Souza to submit your resume and cover letter

Orca Lelum Wellness Society is inviting Expressions of Interest from qualified and compassionate Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) who are committed to supporting Indigenous youth through culturally grounded healing and trauma-informed care.

This opportunity is open to clinicians who are currently registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and in good standing as an RCC.

Application deadline: Open until filled

Job posting available here

Contact Nikita D’Souza to submit your resume and cover letter

The Medical Doctor will report to the Wellness Program Director and serves as the primary medical authority for Orca Lelum, ensuring safe, effective, and culturally responsive medical care for youth.

Application deadline: Open until filled

Job posting available here

Contact Nikita D’Souza to submit your resume and cover letter