07 Nov
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Musqueam
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Vancouver
07 Nov
Musqueam
Vancouver
Coordinate Musqueam traditional health practices as a Land-Based Healer supporting culturally safe care and community wellness. Work occurs in offices and across the community.
Reporting to the Mental Wellness Team Lead, this full-time, one-year term position delivers and promotes healing grounded in Musqueam language, culture, land, and traditional territories. The Land-Based Healer helps community members facing wellness challenges reconnect with cultural practices and social supports. The position also fosters collaboration with healthcare programs across Musqueam and Greater Vancouver, while connecting people with knowledgeable traditional healers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Foster culturally secure, person-centered land-based models of care
- Support connections to Musqueam territories, values, and cultural practices
- Coordinate Elder and youth traditional knowledge transfer programs
- Support traditional medicine gathering, ceremonies, and celebrations
- Coordinate hunting and fishing projects supporting food security
Requirements:
- Relevant education in nutrition, counselling, drug and alcohol, or public health
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered
- Strong written, spoken, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to maintain confidential medical information and records
- Ability to prioritize, problem-solve, and meet deadlines calmly
Apply traditional knowledge, collaboration, and respectful communication to coordinate culturally safe Musqueam wellness programming.
📌 Traditional Healing Program Coordinator (Vancouver)
🏢 Musqueam
📍 Vancouver