We are seeking individuals who are passionate about promoting health and wellness equity in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) to assist the work of Kilala Lelum Health and Wellness Cooperative in the roles of Peer Wellness Ambassadors. Peer Wellness Ambassadors support members across the organization and intersect all programming offered at Kilala Lelum. We aim to provide access to decolonized primary care, Allied Health services, and Elder-led cultural care to new and existing members through culturally-safe, strengths-based, trauma-informed, member-centered, and harm reduction based approaches. Doris Fox Lelum is a new program that provides health promotion services and substance use care for Indigenous people who have experienced systemic barriers to accessing resources and healthcare in the DTES. Doris Fox Lelum is a member-centred program supported by an interdisciplinary team that includes Social Navigators, a Housing Worker, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Nurses, Outreach Workers, and peers in the Supportive Employment Program. These positions…

The Opportunity The Medical Office Assistant (0.8 FTE) Temporary is an integral part of Kilala Lelum’s interdisciplinary healthcare team, working in conjunction with primary care providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners), Allied Health professionals (Counsellors, Social Workers, Dieticians), and the Cultural Wellness team (Elders and Knowledge Keepers), to support members’ access to and experience of holistic, wrap-around care within the DTES community. The Medical Office Assistant’s role is to establish and maintain positive and engaging relationships with people living in the DTES, perform medical office duties (including referrals, maintaining clinical and non-clinical supplies, and updating Electronic Medical Records), work collaboratively with Kilala Lelum’s members and partners related to work duties, and perform other logistical and support duties as necessary at the Kilala Lelum Primary Care Clinic. Compensation $29.29 per hour at 32 hours per week Extended Health Benefits and Dental available after successful completion of 3 month probationary period RRSP matching…

The Opportunity The Medical Office Assistant (0.6 FTE) Permanent is an integral part of Kilala Lelum’s interdisciplinary healthcare team, working in conjunction with primary care providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners), Allied Health professionals (Counsellors, Social Workers, Dieticians), and the Cultural Wellness team (Elders and Knowledge Keepers), to support members’ access to and experience of holistic, wrap-around care within the DTES community. The Medical Office Assistant’s role is to establish and maintain positive and engaging relationships with people living in the DTES, perform medical office duties (including referrals, maintaining clinical and non-clinical supplies, and updating Electronic Medical Records), work collaboratively with Kilala Lelum’s members and partners related to work duties, and perform other logistical and support duties as necessary at the Kilala Lelum Primary Care Clinic. Compensation $29.29 per hour at 24 hours per week Extended Health Benefits and Dental available after successful completion of 3 month probationary period RRSP matching…

We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) who is passionate about harm reduction and promoting health and wellness equity in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) to join our newest program and site, Doris Fox Lelum, at Kilala Lelum Health and Wellness Cooperative. Doris Fox Lelum is a new initiative to provide low-barrier access to cultural, medical, and harm reduction services for Indigenous people who use drugs (IPWUD) and Kilala Lelum members living with opioid use disorder. The purpose of Doris Fox Lelum is to reduce the harms experienced by Indigenous people who use drugs in the DTES by providing low barrier, drop-in programming and services in a less medicalized setting. The Doris Fox Lelum aims to integrate Indigenous culture, harm reduction services, drop-in programs, and prescription alternatives to the toxic drug supply. Doris Fox Lelum will provide clinical services (primarily nursing), peer support and systems…