Indigenous Cultural Practitioner

Support traditional wellness in Vancouver as an Indigenous Cultural Practitioner with VCH, applying culturally safe and trauma-informed care.

Working on the Vancouver Detox team, you will support an integrated traditional wellness program in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. You will connect with clinicians across Mental Health, Substance Use, and Primary Care services. The work includes outreach and direct care for Indigenous clients facing complex substance use, mental wellness, housing instability, and other psychosocial challenges.

• Provide culturally safe interventions within established care plans
• Coordinate traditional wellness and medicine in community settings
• Build therapeutic relationships with Indigenous clients and families
• Consult on complex discharge planning and client responses
• Develop community relationships and support quality improvement

• Bachelor’s degree or related education and experience
• Minimum two years offering cultural supports
• Experience working with Indigenous communities on health and wellness
• Completed Indigenous Cultural Safety and trauma-informed training
• Knowledge of harm reduction, recovery, and substance use care

Bring Indigenous cultural knowledge, traditional wellness experience, and trauma-informed practice to VCH client care in Vancouver.