Program Director

**About Slaxin Lelum** Slaxin Lelum “Medicine House” (Metro Vancouver Indigenous Services Society “MVISS”) We honour each person's story, respect human dignity, and recognize that every experience is unique. We strive to meet people where they are, support one another, and build authentic relationships that strengthen community and collective wellness. Through Indigenous teachings, harm reduction practices, education, ceremony, and community partnerships, we create opportunities for healing that honour culture, identity, and belonging. **Position Summary** Reporting to the CEO, the Program Director provides executive leadership in developing, implementing, and sustaining culturally grounded programs. The incumbent develops strategic initiatives that reflect the aspirations and self-determination of Urban Indigenous peoples in Metro Vancouver. This role is focused on creating opportunities that support holistic Indigenous wellness, advance community priorities, and strengthen pathways to long-term social, cultural, and economic wellbeing. The Program Director also supports a diverse team of counsellors and front-line staff who deliver Indigenous-centered wellness services. Building trust and strong working relationships with these professionals is essential to ensuring that services are trauma-informed, culturally safe, and rooted in holistic Indigenous approaches to healing. Unlike solely clinical leadership positions, this role emphasizes advocacy, strategic planning, organizational development, and community engagement, while ensuring that counselling services are integrated into a broader vision of community wellbeing and Indigenous self-sufficiency serving as a role model to clients and personnel. **Key Responsibilities** Are but not limited to: **Program & Service Development** * Guide the detailed design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally relevant programs that respond to the needs and aspirations of Urban Indigenous peoples. * Ensure services reflect Indigenous knowledge systems (on-reserve and off-reserve), traditional teachings, and prioritizes community and wellness team input. * Build client centred programs for the organization to deliver impactful, culturally safe, and accessible services. **Counselling & Wellness** * Collaborate with the Cultural Programs Lead to co-administer Indigenous traditional values into organized client programs. * Foster trust, inclusiveness, and professional development among staff delivering trauma-informed and culturally safe supports alongside the Clinical Supervisor. · Maintain oversight of the client database, program evaluation, and reporting requirements related to wellness services. **Community Engagement & Advocacy** * Strengthen relationships with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Host Nations and community members to reform program and service design. * Build and maintain relationships with other organizations and stakeholders to identify additional resources for clients and o