Indigenous Child and Youth Counsellor

POSITION: Full-Time Indigenous Child and Youth Counsellor

LOCATION: K’ómoks Health Centre

DEPARTMENT: Community Services

REPORTS TO: Director of Community Services

SALARY RANGE: $42 to $49 hourly rate (based on 35 hours a week)

K’ómoks First Nation’s vision: We, the K’ómoks people, envision a prosperous and healthy Nation, in which we exercise our rights and title throughout our territory, honouring our people, lands, waters, cultures and languages.

K’ómoks First Nation’s mission: K’ómoks First Nation ensures the well-being and self-sufficiency in all aspects of our Nation by asserting our rights and title while upholding our members.

About the Role

K’ómoks First Nation is seeking a compassionate and skilled Indigenous Child & Youth Counsellor to join the Comox Valley Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) Team. This role is about walking alongside children, youth, and families—supporting emotional wellness, building resilience, and strengthening meaningful connections.

You will provide culturally safe, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate mental health and wellness supports to Indigenous children and youth, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit young people across the Comox Valley.

What You’ll Do

• Build trusting, strengths-based relationships with children, youth, and families
• Provide individual and group counselling, crisis support, and skill-building interventions
• Support children and youth experiencing mental health concerns, substance use, or emerging problematic dependencies
• Collaborate with families, schools, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community partners to co-create care plans
• Advocate for continuity of care and support transitions between services and systems
• Contribute actively to integrated, team-based service delivery

What You Bring

• Degree in Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field
• Registration or eligibility for registration with a relevant professional body
• Experience working with children, youth, and families in clinical or community settings
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed, culturally safe, and inclusive practices
• Knowledge of the impacts of colonization and social determinants of health
• Strong communication, relational, and organizational skills

Why Join K’ómoks First Nation?

We envision a prosperous and healthy Nation, exercising our rights and title while honouring our people, lands, waters, cultures, and languages.

This opportunity will make a meaningful difference in the lives of Indigenous children, youth, and families.

Application Information:

If this opportunity to work as a team member in a growing Indigenous organization appeals to you, please apply with your resume and cover letter to careers@komoks.ca.

We value employment equity and prioritize applications from Indigenous applicants and especially encourage those living within the K’ómoks First Nation to apply.