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.
Key Responsibilities: Provide culturally secure 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
Requirements: 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.

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📌 Indigenous Cultural Practitioner Vancouver (British Columbia)
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
📍 British Columbia