[Hiring] Senior Specialist Wellness @ChangeMakers

Role Description

As a Senior Specialist, Wellness you will report to the Director, Wellness and lead the integration of culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices into organizational wellness strategies. This role co-develops and evaluates wellness programs, mentors wellness staff, and ensures alignment with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing.

• Lead the development and evaluation of wellness strategies and programs that integrate Indigenous teachings, trauma-informed practices, and evidence-based approaches.
• Mentor wellness staff and advise organizational leadership on culturally responsive wellness policies.
• Design, facilitate, and continuously improve wellness, creative, and peer-connection activities rooted in Indigenous cultural practices.
• Provide one-on-one support and regular check-ins to Claims Helpers and team members.
• Support Elders in Sharing Circles and promote emotional, cultural, and mental wellness across project teams.
• Lead or contribute to wellness program development, review, and planning sessions.
• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
• Ensure all programs uphold confidentiality, ethical standards, and culturally safe practices.
• Oversee wellness resources, documentation, and outcome reporting.

Qualifications

• 7 plus years of experience in helping or human services roles, ideally within an Indigenous community or organization.
• Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field (social work, counselling, Indigenous studies, health promotion, organizational psychology, etc.).
• Deep personal connection to and understanding of Indigenous cultures, traditions, and ways of knowing, being, and doing, gained through lived experience.
• Expertise in Indigenous-based mental health, trauma-informed care, and culturally safe wellness practices.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in mentoring, coaching, or overseeing wellness programs.
• Ability to advise organizational leadership on culturally responsive wellness practices.
• Experience facilitating workshops, circles, group sessions, or cultural wellness events.
• Commitment to cultural humility, reconciliation, and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Successful candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check as a condition of employment.

Benefits

• Starting annual compensation of $70,000 - $80,000 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 a cover letter to 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.