Prince George Native Friendship Centre Looking for Front-line Support Wokrer(s) – Supportive Houisng at Prince George, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC) delivers programs and services through a lens of reconciliation, as we have been doing since the inception of the PGNFC for the past 50+ years. A key component of this journey is ensuring the voices of each person is heard and included in our trauma informed and culturally dynamic approach; this perspective is critical to reconciliation. We respect and honour people’s stories as they share their experiences, perspectives, and beliefs in the direction we are taking as an organization; we view this as a strengths-based process, where we build upon the multitude and diversity of existing strengths.

Prince George Native Friendship Centre

“We are a dynamic and compassionate team facilitating individual, family, and community growth, well-being and mutual understanding through the “power of friendship”.

Join Our Team As a

Front-line Support Worker(s)

Afternoon, Evening Shifts (Full-Time / Part-Time)

Supportive Housing – All Programs

Are you a kind, caring, compassionate, and nurturing, with an inclusive non-judgemental helpful approach?

Are you a problem solver with knowledge of the community resources?

Do you have an appreciation, awareness, working experience and sensitivity of Indigenous history and culture, as well as a thorough understanding of the complexities of working with diverse populations?

Do you want to gain experience in Health and Social Services sector, while in completing your education, with a flexible schedule?

Our Programs

• Tse-Koo Huba Yoh is a 17 unit supported housing for adult women.
• Ketso Yoh provides supports as well as temporary living facilities for men in need.
• Friendship Lodge has 30 units of co-ed supported housing, which addresses the needs of adults who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
• House of Friendship provides drop-in support, laundry, food, computer access and showers.
• The Innis 47 bed facility that will work with people experiencing homelessness or are close to homeless.

Ideally You Have

• Grade 12
• First Aid, Food Safe, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Suicide Intervention
• Valid BC Driver’s License – Class 4 required, or willing to attain prior to expiration of probationary period.
• Ability to undergo successful criminal record search.
• Basic computer skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with high-risk clientele.
• Knowledge of the Indigenous culture.
• Ability to undergo and maintain successful criminal record search.
• Must have experience of various community resources, services and systems or have awareness of how various community resources, services and systems can assist adults in need. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to use initiative and function independently. Candidates must be able to work well as a member of a professional team and to identify with policies and procedures of the agency.
• May encounter verbally abusive, aggressive and/or agitated individuals, and the ability to deal courteously, firmly, tactfully and diplomatically.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with professionalism and ethics with community members that face multiple barriers.
• A thorough appreciation, awareness, working experience and sensitivity of Indigenous history and culture, as well as a thorough understanding of the complexities of working with diverse populations.
• Ability to work flexible hours providing service including evenings and weekends.

Our starting wage is $20.00 – $22.09/hour based on qualifications and experience with a full benefit plan and RRSP contributions.

To apply for this position please visit our website at to submit a resume and cover letter before December 14, 2023.

Prince George Native Friendship Center

Prince George, BC