INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OPPORTUNITY
Services: Practice Supervision – Indigenous Child Development Programs
Program Area: Family & Community Services
Engagement: Independent contractor under a written professional services agreement
Anticipated Service Volume: Approximately 3 hours per week, subject to program needs and the contractor’s availability.
Professional Fee: $55.00 per hour, plus applicable GST. Payment will be made against itemized invoices in accordance with the services agreement.
Society Contact: Executive Director
Primary Service Location: Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society Family Den, downtown Kelowna, with remote delivery where mutually appropriate
NATURE OF THE SERVICES
The independent contractor will provide specialized practice supervision, coaching, and consultation to practitioners delivering Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society Indigenous Child Development Programs, including the Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDP) and Aboriginal Supportive Child Development Program (ASCD). The contractor will use their own professional judgment, methods, and expertise to support high-quality, trauma-informed, culturally safe, relationship-based, and developmentally appropriate services to children with support needs and their families.
The contractor will coordinate with the Family Team Lead and the Executive Director regarding desired outcomes, participant availability, significant practice risks, and agreed deliverables. Within those parameters, the contractor will independently plan and deliver individual or group consultation sessions. Services are expected to be primarily in person, with virtual delivery where mutually appropriate.
SCOPE OF SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES
Practice Consultation and Support
- Facilitate reflective practice consultations that help participating staff identify strengths and address practice challenges.
- Provide independent professional guidance on complex child and family situations, developmental and support planning, and relevant community resources.
- Promote ethical practice, healthy professional boundaries, and practitioner wellness.
- Offer guidance on recognizing and responding to stress, burnout, and trauma impacts within professional practice.
- Create a culturally safe, confidential, and reflective consultation environment that supports learning and continuous improvement.
Practice Development
- Provide coaching and mentoring services designed to strengthen service quality and consistency across AIDP and ASCD.
- Recommend trauma-informed, culturally safe, strengths-based, family-centred, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive approaches.
- Support the appropriate incorporation of Indigenous values, teachings, and perspectives into practice.
- Identify common learning needs and propose suitable training or professional development resources.
Coordination and Consultation
- Coordinate with the Family Team Lead on participant needs, service outcomes, and scheduling, while retaining control over the manner and methods used to provide the services.
- Advise the Executive Director and Family Team Lead of material practice issues, risks, and training needs, subject to confidentiality and professional obligations.
- Attend mutually agreed meetings or case consultations where reasonably required to deliver the contracted services.
Deliverables, Records, and Reporting
- Maintain records reasonably necessary to substantiate services and invoices, while protecting confidential and personal information.
- Provide periodic, outcome-focused summaries and recommendations at intervals agreed in the services agreement.
- Comply with applicable privacy law, confidentiality obligations, professional standards, and the Society’s lawful site-safety and information-security requirements.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
- Operate an independent business and retain control over how the agreed services are delivered, subject to legal requirements, agreed outcomes, participant availability, and reasonable site-safety, privacy, and information-security rules.
- Be responsible for applicable business expenses, taxes, CPP obligations, GST registration and collection, and invoicing.
- Maintain appropriate professional liability insurance and any required WorkSafeBC registration or personal coverage, and provide evidence or clearance documentation on request.
- Protect confidential and personal information, comply with applicable professional and legal duties, and enter into a written professional services agreement before services begin.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
- Post-secondary degree in supported child development or a closely related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum five years of professional experience providing support to children with support needs and their families.
- Minimum three years of professional experience providing practice consultation, coaching, mentoring, or supervision.
- Demonstrated experience working with Indigenous-serving organizations and communities.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed, culturally safe, family-centred, strengths-based, and inclusive practice.
- Strong understanding of child development, developmental support needs, early intervention, and supported child development practice.
- Understanding of the impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma, and systemic barriers affecting Indigenous children and families.
- Excellent communication, coaching, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to foster trust, reflection, accountability, and professional growth.
IMPORTANT CLASSIFICATION NOTICE
The parties intend a contract-for-services relationship. The description and any agreement do not by themselves determine legal status; status depends on the complete facts and how the relationship operates in practice. The Society will periodically review the arrangement and may revise the engagement or treat the individual as an employee if required by applicable law or an authority’s determination. Applicants may wish to obtain independent legal and tax advice.
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society is committed to increasing Indigenous representation and creating meaningful economic opportunities for Indigenous peoples. In accordance with section 42 of the B.C. Human Rights Code, preference may be given to qualified Indigenous applicants. Applicants wishing to be considered under this preference are encouraged to self-identify in their submission.
How to Apply:
Please submit your cover letter and resume through our website: Practice Supervisor – Indigenous Child Development Programs – Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
