Indigenous Recruitment

Every career journey is unique—and you don’t have to walk it alone

The Indigenous Recruitment team is here to support Indigenous job seekers with compassion and care, offering one-on-one guidance every step of the way.

We provide:

• Support with resumes and cover letters
• Personalized job coaching
• Career exploration and planning
• Interview preparation and tips
• Guidance through the application and hiring process

Together, we’re working toward a future where Indigenous voices, strengths and leadership are reflected and valued across all areas of health care.

Contact the Indigenous Recruitment Team at IndigenousEmployment@interiorhealth.ca.

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Our work is about more than recruitment — it’s about building relationships, creating space, and supporting Indigenous job seekers at every stage of their journey. 

Here’s how we engage with community: 

• Connecting in community spaces
  We attend Indigenous-led job fairs, career events, and workshops to meet people where they are and share opportunities face-to-face. 
• Inspiring the next generation
  We engage youth in conversations about health care careers, helping them imagine their futures and take their first steps toward them. 
• Supporting career exploration at any stage
  Many community members are looking to make a career change, and we’re here to help them explore how their skills, experiences, and passions can translate into meaningful roles in health care. 
• Building lasting relationships
  We work to foster relationships with Indigenous communities through ongoing connection — whether that’s attending events, sharing opportunities, or staying in touch through email and phone. While we may not always meet in person, we are committed to being present, responsive, and respectful in how we engage. 
• Sharing support and resources
  We offer tools, guidance, and one-on-one conversations in culturally safe spaces — whether someone is applying for their first job or returning to the workforce. 

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Interior Health is committed to increasing its Indigenous workforce representation and ensuring that we have Indigenous Peoples at all levels of the organization.

We understand the value of building an Indigenous representative workforce as an important step in meeting the health-care needs of Indigenous Peoples. We invite all applicants who identify as having Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) to include the information in resumes and cover letters. You increase your chances for job opportunities at Interior Health by submitting separate applications to each posting you are interested in and qualified for.

This includes those who have submitted an application to our Indigenous-specific casual postings – please continue watching our website for postings or set yourself up with a job alert (bottom of this page) so you can apply to additional postings that match your qualifications (even if they are not posted as Indigenous-specific).

Interior Health (IH) is dedicated to working with Indigenous populations (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) within its boundaries and is focused on improving the health of Indigenous people we care for.

As we look to the future, IH is shifting toward a more culturally-competent focus both in our hospitals and out in the community, to better serve Indigenous Peoples within the Southern Interior region. Interior Health remains committed to the work of increasing our Indigenous workforce, and ensuring that we hire and retain Indigenous people at all levels of the organization – from front line to leadership.

Grounded in voice and experience, the Indigenous Employee Experience Strategy was developed to enhance the overall employment experience for Indigenous Peoples within IH, and addresses the recommendations in foundational documents such as the In Plain Sight Report, weaving external calls for change with internal strategies to build organizational capacity and create a positive employment experience for Indigenous job seekers, candidates, and employees.

Read Indigenous Employee Experience Strategy

There are 54 First Nations Communities within seven unceded territories in the Interior Health Region. The seven traditional, ancestral, and unceded First Nations Territories are the Dãkelh Dene, Tsilhoqot’in, Stl’atl’imc, Nlaka’pamux, syilx Okanagan, Secwepemc and Ktunaxa.

First Nations & Métis Chartered Communities map

Click here for Interior First Nations Pronunciations

There are 14 Métis Chartered Communities in the Interior Health region. Find out more on Métis Nation BC.

Interior Voices is our Indigenous health and wellness podcast series that explores the intersection of health and culture in the workplace, our everyday lives and patient care.

Learn more about the podcast and listen to episodes

Volunteers are welcomed, respected and valued members of the Interior Health care team!

Share your life experiences to help others, gain a personal satisfaction that comes for helping others, or explore career and education options.

Youth who volunteer may possibly earn credits towards their High School Graduation Diploma.

Learn more about volunteer opportunities