British Columbia Social justice Jobs – 1294 Openings This Week

Child & Family Prevention Worker
?Esdilagh First Nation —Quesnel, BC
- $40–$45 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Working with children
- Bachelor's
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Associate Lawyer
Preszler Law Firm LLP —Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Associate Lawyer
Preszler Law Firm LLP —Vancouver, BC
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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First Nation Criminal Justice Worker
Tl'azt'en nation —Fort St James, BC
- $50,000–$60,000 a year
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- Microsoft Office
- Presentation skills
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Social Worker
Kwadacha Nation —Prince George, BC
- $60,000–$75,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Bachelor's
- Travel
- Social Work
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Executive Director
Fireweed Collective Society —Fort St James, BC
- $80,000–$100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Supervising experience
- Travel
- Mileage reimbursement
- Relocation assistance
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Director, Community Real Estate Development (Full-time)
Hogan's Alley Society —Vancouver, BC
- $106,000–$130,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Finance
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Multiple Complex Needs (MCN) Community Outreach Worker
BeConnected Support Services Ltd —Victoria, BC
- From $28 an hour
- Part-time
- Project management
- First Aid Certification
- Leadership
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Advocate/Paralegal
Legal Aid BC —Prince George, BC
- $67,053–$76,597 a year
- Full-time
- Writing skills
- English
- High school diploma or GED
- Wellness program
- Designated paid holidays
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Registered Nurse
REACH Community Health Centre —Vancouver, BC
- $40.40–$51.51 an hour
- Part-time
- CPR Certification
- Bachelor's
- In-person
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Child and Youth Victim Service Advocate
Archway Society for Domestic Peace —Vernon, BC
- $30.95–$33.75 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Working with children
- Wellness program
- Dental care
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Intake Coordinator
Peak House —Vancouver, BC
- From $30 an hour
- Full-time
- Databases
- Working with children
- First Aid Certification
- Wellness program
- Dental care
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Clinical Child/Play Therapist
the co-lab company —British Columbia
- $99–$149 an hour
- Part-time
- Remote
- Working with children
- Patient care
- In-person
- Wellness program
- Work from home
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Full-time Recreation Manager (PV3447)
ProVita Care Management —Nanaimo, BC
- $77,800 a year
- Immediate opening
- CPR Certification
- English
- First Aid Certification
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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Casual Specialized Child/Youth Support Worker - Lower Mainland
Strive Living Society —Richmond, BC
- $27.54 an hour
- Part-time
- CPR Certification
- English
- First Aid Certification
- Wellness program
- Designated paid holidays
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Integrated Substance Management Youth Worker
BGC South Vancouver Island —Victoria, BC
- $27.54 an hour
- Full-time
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Social Work
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Recreation / Activity Aide (PV3440)
ProVita Care Management —Nanaimo, BC
- $30.72 an hour
- Call to connect
- CPR Certification
- English
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Recreation Therapist - Day Health Program (Casual)
Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation —Vancouver, BC
- $37.89–$47.31 an hour
- CPR Certification
- Bachelor's
- In-person
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Project Manager
Legal Aid BC —Vancouver, BC
- $85,830–$114,938 a year
- Full-time
- PMP
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- Wellness program
- Designated paid holidays
Fundraiser – Street & Door Teams
Public Outreach Consultancy Inc —Vancouver, BC
- $20 an hour
- Part-time
- English
- In-person
- Leadership
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Child & Family Prevention Worker

?Esdilagh First Nation
Quesnel, BC

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Job details

Full-time
$40–$45 an hour
16 hours ago

Qualifications

Class 5 Licence
Social Worker Licence
Microsoft Office
ASIST
Working with children
Bachelor's
First Aid Certification
Psychology
Social Work

Full job description

Child & Family Prevention Worker

Department: Child & Family Services
Reports To: Director of Child & Family Services
Employment Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Location: ?Esdilagh First Nation Band Office, with travel throughout the community and surrounding service areas as required.

About Us

?Esdilagh First Nation is committed to protecting, supporting, and strengthening our children, youth, and families through culturally grounded, community-driven services. We recognize the importance of keeping families together, promoting healing, and ensuring our members have access to quality supports that reflect our values, traditions, and inherent rights.

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced, and dedicated Child & Family Prevention Worker to support children, youth, adults, and families through prevention-focused services with a strong emphasis on mental health, addictions, family wellness, advocacy, and early intervention.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Child & Family Services, the Child & Family Prevention Worker provides direct support and advocacy to children, youth, adults, and families while promoting family wellness, preventing family breakdown, and strengthening protective factors within the community.

This position works closely with families experiencing complex social, emotional, mental health, addictions, and parenting challenges. The Prevention Worker collaborates with internal departments, provincial and federal agencies, healthcare providers, schools, and Indigenous organizations to ensure community members receive coordinated, culturally safe, trauma-informed, and strengths-based services.

Key Responsibilities :

Family Prevention & Support

Provide prevention-focused services that strengthen families and promote child safety and well-being.
Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify family strengths, needs, and risk factors.
Develop individualized family wellness and prevention plans in collaboration with clients.
Support families experiencing parenting challenges, family conflict, housing instability, or other barriers impacting family wellness.
Promote family preservation and early intervention strategies that help keep children safely connected to their families whenever possible.
Advocate for children, youth, and families to ensure equitable access to services and supports.

Mental Health & Addictions

Provide supportive counselling, advocacy, crisis intervention, and case management.
Support individuals experiencing mental health concerns, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, substance use, and other wellness challenges.
Coordinate referrals to treatment centres, mental health professionals, counsellors, detox services, and specialized community resources.
Support clients before, during, and following treatment.
Promote trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and harm reduction approaches.

Community Wellness

Develop and facilitate workshops and educational programming related to parenting, healthy relationships, child development, mental wellness, addictions awareness, suicide prevention, grief, resilience, and life skills.
Promote culturally grounded healing by working alongside Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and traditional healing practitioners.
Assist with community events, outreach initiatives, and family wellness activities.
Build trusting relationships with children, youth, parents, caregivers, and community members.

Collaboration & Advocacy

Work collaboratively with the Director of Child & Family Services, Health Centre staff, schools, RCMP, healthcare providers, and external agencies.
Participate in multidisciplinary case planning meetings.
Advocate for community members navigating child welfare, healthcare, education, justice, and other service systems.
Develop positive partnerships that improve supports available to ?Esdilagh families.

Administration

Maintain accurate, confidential client records, assessments, and case notes.
Prepare reports required by funding agreements and organizational policies.
Assist with program planning, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, privacy requirements, and organizational policies.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Human Services, Child & Youth Care, or a related field.
Registration with the applicable professional regulatory body is considered an asset.
Minimum three (3) years of experience working in child and family services, family support, mental health, addictions, or community wellness.
Demonstrated experience supporting individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, crisis intervention, family-centered care, and Indigenous approaches to healing.
Knowledge of Indigenous child and family services legislation and prevention-focused service delivery is considered a strong asset.
Experience working with First Nations communities is highly preferred.
Excellent communication, conflict resolution, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment.
Valid Class 5 Driver's Licence.
Satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to candidates with training or certification in one or more of the following:

Mental Health First Aid
ASIST or SafeTALK
Trauma-Informed Practice
Indigenous Cultural Safety
Motivational Interviewing
Crisis Intervention
Substance Use and Addictions Counselling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Why Join Us

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, youth, and families.
Help strengthen families through prevention, healing, and early intervention.
Work within a collaborative and supportive Child & Family Services team.
Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Other Duties

Perform other duties as assigned that are consistent with the responsibilities and scope of the position.

Application Information

Please submit your resume, cover letter indicating the position you are applying for, and three professional references to:

?Esdilagh First Nation
Email: [email protected]

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants of Indigenous ancestry in accordance with Section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40.00-$45.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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