Youth Opioid Forum Assistant

Position Summary

The Youth Opioid Forum Assistant is part of St’at’imc Outreach Health Services (SOHS) and supports community initiatives on opioid education, prevention, and harm reduction. Key duties include coordinating youth-focused meetings and events, creating educational and harm reduction materials, assisting with data collection and reporting, and building collaboration among youth, health providers, and community partners. The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, knowledge of harm reduction, confidentiality, and the ability to promote a culturally safe, stigma-free environment.

The successful candidate:

· Planning and Coordination: Help schedule and coordinate forum meetings, prepare agendas, taking meeting minutes, manage communications with participants, and ensure all logistics for events are handled smoothly.

· Community Peer Support: Support efforts to engage youth with, health providers, and community partners in forums and activities related to opioid education and prevention.

· Resource Development: Assist in creating and distributing educational materials, and harm reduction supplies such as Naloxone kits.

· Data and Reporting: Collect data from forums and outreach activities, assist with progress reports, and document impact metrics.

· Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with public health officials, community organizations, and peer groups to foster collaboration and maintain communication pathways, conduct an evaluation.

· Support Services: Provide direct support to youth opioid forum participants and help maintain confidentiality and a welcoming, stigma-free environment.

· develops event safety plans with the support of the LTC Emergency Management Coordinator

· has excellent organization and communication skills, both written and verbal

· must clear a Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check

· have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Salary: Will be worked out with a max of $3200 for this contract.

Start Date: February 2, 2026, end date March 13, 2026.

How to apply: Please submit, by January 29, a cover letter, resume and three references to:

Andrea Leech, Lillooet Tribal Council 650 Industrial Place, Lillooet BC or email to: [email protected]

Questions: Visit: https://lillooettribalcouncil.ca/employment-opportunities/ for more information or contact: Colleen Jacob at 250-256-7523 ext. 254 or [email protected] or Tracy Redan at 250-256-7523 ext. 215 [email protected]

Pursuant to section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of St’át’imc or Aboriginal ancestry.