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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Family Peer Support Position Integrated Child &amp; Youth Team - Nicola Similkameen</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">17.5 Hours Per Week</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">$28.32/Hour</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Work from home position and in the communities and surrounding areas within the traditional territories of the </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Nlaka’pamux </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Nation and Syilx Nation and the Nicola Similkameen School District, including Princeton and Merritt</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">For more than 25 years, </span><a href=\"http://familysmart.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">FamilySmart</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> has been working in B.C. to help </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">children and young people by helping their family and other caring adults. We know children and young people do better when the adults who care about them are supported.  </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Position Summary</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Family Peer Support Workers are parents and caregivers of children or youth with mental health and/or substance use challenges. Your personal parenting experience is the primary requirement for this role. Your experiences will help other families find help, comfort, hope,  and feel less alone.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">As a Family Peer Support Worker, you are a member of the Integrated Child &amp; Youth Team (ICY) in Nicola Similkameen. </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">In this role, you will provide peer support  to families and caregivers whose children and youth are experiencing difficulty with their mental health and/or with substance use who are receiving ser</span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">vices from the ICY team.  The ICY teams are part of  </span><a href=\"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/initiatives-plans-strategies/mental-health-and-addictions-strategy/bcmentalhealthroadmap_2019web-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">A Pathway to Hope</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> – the provincial strategy for improved mental health and substance use care in B.C.  </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The ICY teams bring services together in a multidisciplinary team setting.  The teams make it easier for children, youth and their families to connect to the care they need, where and when they need it – at school and in the community.  </span><a href=\"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/about-the-bc-government/mental-health-and-addictions-strategy/integrated-child-youth-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">To learn more about these positions visit B.C.'s Integrated Child &amp; Youth Teams</span></a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The Family Peer Support Worker provides peer support to families and caregivers by:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Working as part of the ICY team in Nicola Similkameen</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Providing emotional support to families and caregivers</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Sharing information and resources with families and caregivers</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Offering knowledge/education to families and caregivers</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Helping families and caregivers navigate (find their way to) services</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Building on parents and caregivers strengths and offering hope</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Meeting with families and caregivers  in-person, by video chat, phone and email</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">You do not need to be an expert in mental health and/or substance use, your family's experience is enough.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">You</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Are good at building relationships</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Make connections easily</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Demonstrate compassion and care to others</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Are able to work well with Service Providers and Educators  and as part of a multidisciplinary team</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Have strong verbal and written skills.  </span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Have a valid BC Driver's License, insurance and access to a vehicle, as travel to meet with families in various communities is required</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Good working knowledge of Google Workspace, including gmail, calendar and docs</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Can pass a criminal records check</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Have the ability to work from a home office and in the</span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> community</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Preference will be given to individuals who:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Demonstrates understanding and in-depth knowledge of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples and history, cultural practices and traditions of </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">the </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Nlaka’pamux</span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Nation and Syilx Nation</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Have roots in the local community</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">FamilySmart provides excellent support, supervision and training and will help you learn and develop the skills that we have discovered to help families and service providers work well together. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">To Apply</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">We invite you to apply online by submitting your r</span><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); 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FamilySmart is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to age, ancestry, colour, family status, marital status, physical or mental disability, place of origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and criminal conviction unrelated to employment.</span></p>",
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