Indigenous Community Wellness & Outreach Coordinator

FT Indigenous Community Wellness & Outreach Coordinator

Status:                      Full-time, permanent      

Location:                 Cambridge, ON

Hours:                      35 hours/week (Monday to Friday)

Salary:                      $56,699 to $70,874 per year

Paid Time Off:       3 weeks’ vacation, 12 health & 3 personal days, 5 spiritual/cultural days, professional development and your birthday off

Benefits:                 Comprehensive health, dental, life insurance and more

Pension:                  HOOPP (defined benefit plan)

Posting Date:         September 16, 2026

Deadline:                September 30, 2026

Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) is a diverse, dynamic, multiservice Indigenous health and wellness agency.  We strive to provide quality, wholistic health services by sharing and promoting traditional and western health practices to enable people to live in a more balanced state of well-being. SOAHAC provides services to Indigenous people including those who live on and off reserve, status, non-status, Inuit, and Metis within the Southwest, Waterloo-Wellington and Erie St Clair regions.  SOAHAC has a mandate of ensuring that health services are accessible, of high quality, and are culturally appropriate. It is SOAHAC’s objective to build health care capacity within Indigenous communities. 

We are currently seeking an Indigenous Community Wellness & Outreach Coordinator to join our interdisciplinary team and support SOAHAC’s Indigenous Mobile Health Clinic at our Cambridge site.

Reporting to the Integrated Care Manager, the Coordinator works alongside Nurse Practitioners, Physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to bring accessible, culturally safe and wholistic health and wellness services directly into communities.

As the consistent point of coordination for the Mobile Health Clinic, this role combines community outreach and client navigation with the coordination required to keep mobile clinic services organized and connected as clinical team members rotate through service delivery. The Coordinator builds community relationships, supports clients in navigating health and social services, coordinates follow-up and helps ensure continuity across clinics, providers and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Mobile Health Clinic activities, including schedules, community locations, outreach, logistics and follow-up.
• Build and maintain respectful relationships with Indigenous individuals, families, communities and service partners.
• Support clients in navigating health, wellness, cultural, social and community services and facilitate appropriate referrals and connections.
• Coordinate non-clinical follow-up and help address barriers to accessing care and supports.
• Work collaboratively with Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and other SOAHAC programs to support coordinated and wholistic service delivery.
• Identify service gaps, emerging community needs and operational challenges and work collaboratively to support appropriate solutions.
• Maintain accurate and confidential documentation and contribute to program monitoring and service planning.
• Operate SOAHAC’s Mobile Health Clinic vehicle and support the safe transportation and setup of clinic supplies and equipment.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in social services, health, Indigenous studies, community development, human services or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
• Experience in community outreach, client navigation, health or social services, Indigenous community services, service coordination or a related environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous health and wellness, social determinants of health and barriers experienced by Indigenous individuals and communities in accessing services.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary and community-based environment.
• Experience working with Indigenous individuals, families and/or communities is strongly preferred.
• A regulated health or social work designation is not required but considered an asset.
• Valid Ontario Driver’s “G” licence; clean driver’s abstract, as well as proof of personal auto insurance (must be insured for a minimum of three years and in good standing). Travel is a requirement of the position.
• Must meet SOAHAC’s requirements to operate organizational fleet vehicles and be able and willing to regularly operate the Mobile Health Clinic vehicle.
• First Aid/CPR certification required or willingness to obtain.
• Clean and current Vulnerable Sector Police Check as a condition of employment.
• Willingness to participate in Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, teachings and ceremonies.

This job may require additional responsibilities and duties as assigned by Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre.

SOAHAC values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer; however, hiring preference will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants. SOAHAC is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, please advise Human Resources.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your cover letter and resume through the career portal. <LINK>

If unable to submit through the careers portal you may submit to careers@soahac.on.ca.

Please visit Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre online at:  www.soahac.on.ca or like us on www.facebook.com/soahac to learn more about us!

We thank all those for applying but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.