Urban Traditional Practitioner I

White Earth; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EEO with Native Preference

Drug Free Workplace

Job summary

White Earth Behavioral Health Program in Minneapolis, MN is seeking an Urban Traditional Practitioner I to support the delivery of cultural education and traditional healing services for clients, families, and staff. The role emphasizes coordination of ceremonies and activities that promote traditional healing within a therapeutic setting.

You will assess community healing needs, maintain safety and rapport with partners, and ensure compliance with program policies while working across sites and

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering culturally appropriate services.
• Ability to facilitate traditional ceremonies and healing activities.
• Knowledge of Ojibwe culture and language preferred.
• Understanding of mental health and spirituality as treatment modalities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing cultural education and traditional healing services for clients, families, and staff.
• Plan and assist with cultural activities that promote traditional healing knowledge.
• Provide programmatic traditional healing services and ceremony support.
• Assess community healing needs and arrange needed services.
• Promote a safe, therapeutic environment for clients.
• Ensure compliance with program policies and procedures.
• Maintain good rapport with internal and external sources.

Skills

Traditional healing knowledge

Mentor identification

Limited healing skills

Ceremonies assistance

Mental health & spirituality knowledge

Traditional parenting knowledge

Time management

Problem-solving awareness

Education

Ojibwe culture & language eminence credentials

Five years’ experience in culturally appropriate service delivery

Job description

Position: Urban Traditional Practitioner I Open: 10/26/2026
Location: Minneapolis, MN Close: 11/06/2026
Pay: $28.90 hr./ DOQ Benefits: Full Status: Full time

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for assisting in the implementation of cultural education and traditional healing services to the clientele, families, and staff of the White Earth Behavioral Health Program.

Position’s outcomes:

• Responsible for assisting in the implementation and coordination of cultural, ceremonial, healing services and activities for clients, families, and program staff of the White Earth Behavioral Health Program.
• Plan and assist with cultural activities that encourage cultural knowledge of traditional healing.
• Responsible for Programmatic traditional healing services, activities, ceremony needs.
• Assess community needs for healing and arrange or provide that service.
• Promotes a safe and therapeutic environment for clients.
• Ensures compliance with White Earth Behavioral Health Program policy and procedures.
• Maintains good rapport with internal and external sources.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge in traditional healing.
• Ability to identify mentors and teachers in traditional healing learning.
• Ability to utilize some limited traditional healing skills in helping of people.
• Skilled in assisting with ceremonies.
• Knowledge of mental health, substance use disorders, and spirituality as treatment modality.
• Knowledge of traditional parenting and child rearing.
• Skilled in managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Skilled in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Qualifications:

• Eminence credentials in Ojibwe culture and language with demonstrated experience in the Ojibwe culture and languages or recognized by Tribal Council or its designee to have authority to perform culturally specific ceremonies with clients.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in culturally appropriate service delivery.
• Must be over the age of 18, responsible, mature, healthy.
• Experienced in some forms of traditional healing.
• CPR Certified or willing to obtain upon hire.
• Must be free of chemical use problems for at least two (2) years immediately preceding their hiring and must sign a statement attesting to that fact and freedom from chemical use problems must be maintained during employment.
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug screening,
• Valid driver’s license and insurance for travel between sites and other business-related destinations referred.

EEO with Native Preference

A Drug Free Workplace – Tests for alcohol and illegal drug use may be required prior to and during employment

Background Checks performed.