Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Title Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
Start Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
4 r6 {% s! C" aLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
% J3 Y  Y5 D- K$ m/ D; OProbation Period 180 days
Supervises
" _9 u5 R/ f2 h- W, IThe 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.
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5 ]6 `- k2 n  q7 qThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
$ h6 C$ z3 v! S( }; b• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
& R6 o6 v4 u9 S3 c/ l• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
The 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.

" U& ?& w4 y3 LThe Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
" X& o* z: b1 t$ T, Torientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
/ Q3 u+ T6 `8 }" Q$ eWorkshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
) s0 F( ?; |1 v8 V2 ncommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

8 z- ~" O( ~' G  m+ b4 o4 hThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
0 t  l& }: x: M4 Limplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
4 Q0 f6 X4 B$ s8 p9 hmaintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
$ ]. t; N, r& k  o3 SRECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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7 N1 ~5 S( t$ Y( B: [5 ^4 N3 ]! [Responsibilities
• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
) Y! v! b4 b' X0 ~• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
+ Y# o' j/ A# Q  `9 o, ^• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
3 y7 X. d) A1 t. e, Y/ }• Provide counselling to help temporary foreign workers adjust to Canadian life,make referrals when appropriate, develop needs assessment and action plans if required
* N9 x. ]" u/ f3 `- [: q' }• 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
& e* u: a2 W+ h" w8 w2 D- D- l• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
• 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
• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
: ~# S- l  [; a: [/ I• Excellent written and oral communication skills
/ l$ c  x9 i% P7 e  o• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
• 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

  ^* y5 s/ ?2 d% Q: t9 S' oApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
3 d5 S2 e. I9 I) Y0 S) g( p& bTerry Andriuk, Project Manager
  P7 b9 [; V2 i& R8 L' t10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
# S/ R% h* z7 t4 [9 w! N6 BE-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca