Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Title Settlement Practitioner
9 O. ?+ p; S$ J9 E8 [( }- `' i) QProgram Community and Employment Services
! |. d! |4 \( z4 C  ?/ q; n% _Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
# L7 |2 o  B: h6 [8 V' KStart Date ASAP
0 r/ k9 f% f! n- `0 V: g2 jSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
. q! ?( q  i" F# @8 BStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
: _2 f- n; E, {( R4 d* ?' A0 C8 }Supervises
2 t2 _. R' h& v' h8 n0 {The Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers requires a fulltime Settlement Practitioner to deliver settlement services for Temporary Foreign Workers in the Edmonton region. This is a term position to March 31, 2010.

# F$ u" g+ X. ?8 ~6 UThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
. i. F& q. h7 a) \4 \. ~6 H% O• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services
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% n5 Q* j  g0 Y" e8 |' B5 S; oPosition Description:
; T( Q& z6 Y% L* v) i& OThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
2 U6 c9 @! Y) wguidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
8 |( S  y2 y! k  j2 H: @. tWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

The Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
orientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
Workshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
community based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
% E) R; _3 A, Krequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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This position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
8 h+ M& n7 n0 \% }$ Aunderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
implementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
& H9 F! i( M/ T/ H$ v) @7 ZRECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities
$ B6 C2 ?! G' j% o* K# R• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
1 ]' F; S" B4 g- ]0 k& T• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
• Provide counselling to help temporary foreign workers adjust to Canadian life,make referrals when appropriate, develop needs assessment and action plans if required
/ X7 o! T6 B- J  F: t• Assist people to fill in application forms, prepare for meetings or appointments relating to settlement or employment
• Take clients to view apartments, open bank accounts, register for healthcare and become familiar with community services
• Assess and refer individuals experiencing critical or complex immigration and employment difficulties to appropriate service provider or government agency
• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
: H) `9 M  A! t# r( H4 H: Z# I4 U• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
3 d0 T+ j  E0 H• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
' g7 o) ?! G7 v  z; w• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
5 D) s$ X$ l6 a; B• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
! K6 A$ J3 K4 g& S6 Z2 h/ O• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team-based workplace, demonstrating flexibility in organizing work, showing initiative,judgment, resourcefulness, good decision-making
; e* c5 N7 C7 ]- D$ l- a8 c  I• Proficiency in English is essential, as is fluency in other languages
• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
9 {2 R- S4 }, O: [; KEdmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
1 j& I; ~2 z5 w' _E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca