Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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$ \8 ?" ?# w1 KTitle Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
1 q$ H. Z: c0 i# }4 f% a) LHours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
Start Date ASAP
& {& ~2 ?/ W; C6 d  ~Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
. j% Q" M8 |* A# Z5 M$ tLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
& o  c6 s. D9 y7 |Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
" A, p9 ]" n* l/ X0 JProbation Period 180 days
Supervises
+ X% H" [$ E  r+ @. o! `2 i1 bThe 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.

The project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
7 M8 F* Q# n$ |; U$ d. a# L• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
, ~  [, I) L' X' t- c( @7 o% z• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
) p, f6 i' Z: {& i• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services

; P- I/ ?4 t0 |+ R3 N! n/ @Position Description:
! ]: ?% j4 p  WThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
Workers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

% E' y: r) T! s; t1 r5 a9 H6 ~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
9 l8 `: k7 R% a+ J  kcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

This position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
" \$ d% d: T3 t* {; t. N; b( ~implementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Responsibilities
9 e) b. h8 h/ T! j( B• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
: y) B/ o+ e' _* k- e, O• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
• 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
• 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
8 |" i: H1 A2 ]  H" x4 K• 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
. M. P* V$ p# H+ t# R% ~1 Q4 }• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
1 d& x% Z; w3 J0 P* n$ Y% ]7 {* Y7 L, {• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
• 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
4 e: b9 L5 O$ z2 k  \% Z, h/ a• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
( W# g( W  t) ]) m$ g  t4 n• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
/ {$ w0 x' w, c  V4 r• 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
• 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.
7 Z2 v, _3 H( X( U4 a* o8 aApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
6 `2 M4 U$ o, f) ~, G% R7 x4 n( e10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca