[Hiring] Senior Manager, Wellness @Castlemain

Role Description

Castlemain is seeking a Senior Manager, Wellness to lead the implementation and ongoing evolution of wellness initiatives supporting the Federal Indian Hospital Settlement. This role is grounded in Indigenous worldviews, cultural safety, and trauma-informed practices, ensuring wellness supports are meaningful, relational, and responsive to the needs of employees and communities.

The Senior Manager, Wellness will oversee the development and delivery of holistic wellness strategies that integrate Indigenous perspectives, healing-centered approaches, and culturally grounded practices into organizational culture and program delivery.

This role requires a strategic and compassionate leader who can balance operational leadership with direct wellness support while fostering culturally safe environments across a remote, cross-country team.

As a Senior Manager, Wellness you will:

• Lead the implementation and oversight of wellness strategies rooted in Indigenous worldviews and practices.
• Design and facilitate culturally grounded wellness initiatives, including workshops, sharing circles, and healing-centered supports.
• Provide guidance and support on complex wellness situations using trauma-informed and culturally safe approaches.
• Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to integrate wellness practices across programs and organizational operations.
• Build and maintain culturally safe environments that support employee wellbeing and address systemic barriers.
• Engage with employees to identify wellness needs and translate feedback into actionable supports and programming.
• Monitor and evaluate wellness initiatives using culturally appropriate and community-informed approaches.
• Work collaboratively with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and internal stakeholders to strengthen wellness programming.
• Support organizational learning through training, coaching, and wellness-focused leadership guidance.
• Manage multiple priorities and initiatives across varying timelines and geographic regions.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories, and the impacts of intergenerational trauma.
• Experience developing and implementing wellness programs grounded in holistic and Indigenous approaches.
• Demonstrated experience working within trauma-informed and healing-centered environments.
• The ability to create culturally safe and inclusive spaces that foster trust, respect, and relationship-building.
• Experience collaborating with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous communities in a professional setting.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a remote team environment.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, projects, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong critical thinking, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• A thoughtful, relational, and empathetic approach to leadership and employee support.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Indigenous Studies, Social Work, Psychology, Health Promotion, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of lived and community experience.
• Training in trauma-informed practice, mental wellness, or vicarious trauma is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework and other Indigenous wellness models is considered an asset.
• Successful candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check as a condition of employment.

Benefits

• Starting annual compensation of $76,500 – $105,000 plus a rewarding benefits package.
• The offered compensation will take into account the candidate’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity.

How to Apply

We invite you to submit your resume and cover letter through our Careers Page: https://www.castlemain.com/about/careers/

At Castlemain, we know not everyone’s experience fits a checklist. If this role interests you and you feel you can contribute, we encourage you to apply. We value curiosity and the unique perspectives people bring.

Castlemain is committed to making our hiring process accessible and supportive. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are happy to work with you to ensure your needs are met.