Employment Opportunity: Community Healing Coordinator
Location: Halifax, NS
Salary Range: $75,000/ per year
Employment Term: September 2026 to March 2027 options for annual renewal, Full time
hours (35 hours/ week),
Reports To: IMHW Program Manager
General Description:
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is centrally located in the urban Indigenous community of Halifax and
is looking for (1) Community Healing Coordinator.
The Community Healing Coordinator supports Mi’kmaw communities, specifically the urban Indigenous
community, in strengthening community-led approaches to crisis response, healing through loss, and
proactive planning for grief, loss, trauma, and wellness. Working collaboratively with the Indigenous
Mental Health & Wellness Team, the wider Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, Elders, Knowledge
Keepers, service partners, and the Tajikeimɨk Mental Wellness Team, the Coordinator contributes and
advances the Healing Through Loss Framework development work across the 13 Mi’kmaw communities.
This role fosters culturally safe, strengths-based initiatives that build community capacity, resilience,
workforce wellness, and crisis readiness. The Coordinator facilitates engagement, coordinates resources,
supports shared learning through a Community of Practice, and strengthens partnerships between
communities, regional service providers, and Tajikeimɨk Mi’kmaw Health and Wellness to advance
sustainable, community-driven healing.
Key Responsibilities:
Community Crisis Response and Coordination:
- Coordinate community capacity information, resources, and culturally safe supports that
will be accessible during crisis situations.
- Act as a primary point of contact for Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre front line workers
requesting support related to crisis, grief, loss, trauma, and wellness concerns.
- Support communities in identifying immediate needs and short-, medium-, and long-term
wellness and crisis response goals for healing.
Healing Through Loss Framework Implementation:
- Work with the Healing Through Loss Tajikeimik Lead to support community engagement,
implementation, and developmental evaluation through shared creation of the Healing
Through Loss Framework.
- Facilitate engagement sessions, plan meetings, follow-up activities, and local
implementation plans that reflect community priorities.
- Promote culturally grounded approaches to support front line teams in grief, loss,
traditional healing, resilience, and shared access to Mi’kmaw resources.
Partnerships and Community Engagement:
