Interested in becoming a community caregiver? Click here to learn more...

teams

meet our teams

Click any team below to find out who they are – and how they're making a difference in our communities!

community services team

The Community Team provides support through building relationships with each of the band representatives and key contacts within each of the five communities as well as agencies located within the Nicola Valley.

Through community planning we build capacity and community readiness through work planning, training, skills development, collective education and ongoing evaluation and feedback. 

culture & language team

Our Culture and Language Team works to fulfill our strategic commitment by aligning the programs, events and services with the Culture of Caring and Growing Our People strategic directions.

Over the last fiscal year, this team has focused on growing our people by supporting staff and relations, integrating culture and language into the programs and services, and ensuring we uphold those committed to our vision. To achieve this, the team worked with the Resident Elders to proactively anticipate and address the needs of each team, ensuring teams were supported while eliminating the need to specifically request support. We are working collectively to promote respect, empathy and support where individuals feel valued and heard.

knowledge keepers team

Under the guidance of the Knowledge Keepers, SCFSS is moving away from the Ministry-mandated "Care Plans" to the development and implementation of holistic "Cultural Plans" for each Relation. This shift in practice embraces a community-guided approach to care that aligns with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing while honouring culture and traditional knowledge.

The focus on "Growing Our People" emphasizes the importance of nurturing individuals within the community by fostering cultural identity, connection to Elders, and traditional teachings. Further, by moving toward community-guided frameworks, SCFSS aims to transition from the provincial care model (focused primarily on protection) to a proactive one that emphasizes traditional values embedded throughout our work of prevention.

community caregiver team

Our Community Caregivers Team is dedicated to keeping children with their families and communities when parents or caregivers need time to focus on their own healing.

This team actively works to move away from the western foster care model, instead supporting extended family members and the broader community in caring for young people, ensuring that community and cultural connections are preserved. 

protection team

The Protection Team supports children and young people who are not able to be with their families. The Team works with family and community to ensure they remain within family, and community and connected to their culture.
 
The Team supports a holistic approach for children, young people and their families, connected to the community, aiming for long-term stability and safety. By working with families to strengthen skills and address safety concerns, the Team focuses on the well-being of the child or young person and empowering the family unit as a whole.

child wellness team

Our Child Wellness Team is dedicated to supporting children from prenatal through 12 years of age, promoting healthy development at every stage.
 
We empower parents by helping them develop, enhance, and strengthen traditional parenting skills, ensuring the overall wellness of the entire family.

youth wellness team

This team supports young people 13 to 27 years. The Team provides prevention support, including working on addiction recovery, building life skills, and strengthening mental health/wellness.
 
The team provides individual support to young people using culturally safe and strengths-based strategies. They plan individual and group activities to promote connection, support our youth by meeting them where they're at, and offer regular check-ins. Programs include Youth Outreach, Youth Transition, Youth Wellness, and the Nicola Canoe Pull. 

family wellness team

The Family Wellness Team supports community and self-referrals that seek to build strong, healthy families working 1-1 with Family Navigators and parents or caregivers in what is referred to as  secondary prevention.
 
This team continues to build upon the Family Circle program, which supports children and families in a way that centres on family and community-led decisions.

community navigation team

Our Community Navigation Team serves as the first point of contact for individuals seeking support or inquiring about a child’s or family’s wellness, as well as our programs and services. 
 

human resources team

The team builds professional capacity at SCFSS by ensuring culture and language are integrated into training and professional development, as well as strengthening policies and practices. The work also involves shifting our practice models, programs, services, and work culture to ensure that our people possess the tools and skills to embrace change. 
 
As part of our commitment to the strategic objective of "Growing Our People," the Human Resources Team has made significant strides over the past year to enhance our internal capacity, support long-term growth and more effectively retain employees.

operations team

As SCFSS seeks to establish roots and infrastructure stability, the Operations Team's work prioritizes building capacity that supports culturally meaningful service provision for children, youth, and families in the Nicola Valley.
 
This team expands facility and vehicle management, strengthens quality assurance within  administrative support and optimizes technology and asset management. They also work to enhance security measures to mitigate external risks, and reduce reliance on external contracts by transitioning IT support, security, and occupational health and safety to SCFSS employment.

admin team

Members of our Admin Team may be the welcoming voice on the phone or the friendly face that
greets you at our doors, but the core of their work revolves around recording and maintaining the stories behind each open file. 
 
As a result of SCFSS’s growth and evolving needs, the work of the Admin Team continues to adapt. With three fully staffed offices and the organization's significant growth over the past year, the Admin Team has refined its processes and systems to better reflect the quality of work we do.

finance team

The Finance Team works to improve the SCFSS’s overall fiscal health, direct funds into critical programming as per the approved annual budgets, and ensure compliance with reporting standards. The efforts by the Finance Team are furthering multiple strategic objectives.

executive team

The Executive Team is comprised of our senior leaders and executive administrative assistant. We are responsible for the proactive leadership and management of Scw’exmx Child and Family Services Society according to the vision, objectives and strategic direction set out by the board of directors in collaboration with the five (5) Chiefs of the Nicola Valley.

stay connected

don't miss a thing

join our newsletter & enter to win

sign up for our newsletter

follow us on social media

our latest video