Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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( |( Y! E+ t4 j1 uTitle Settlement Practitioner
7 o& i7 j, ?( c* S5 N& R0 {Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
Start Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
: _3 x( s6 p* [. o, [' A% XStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
/ k' N- \  {% d! O/ @: c( t, m, ^Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
  d4 f. @; ^/ l+ ~1 c' l" q' lReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
; o6 a8 h# l  _0 |0 JProbation Period 180 days
# m0 T# W/ L# Z/ x/ ^9 \, w7 I% @Supervises
The Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers requires a fulltime Settlement Practitioner to deliver settlement services for Temporary Foreign Workers in the Edmonton region. This is a term position to March 31, 2010.
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: P, V7 J8 g8 Q$ l( iThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
" u) u$ [- o& s6 q0 A6 U2 d• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
6 m6 w6 I9 ^; Q: A$ D, M& b• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
* ~( |/ h  c! m9 J3 @• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
  F! N! W# Z) |3 N, z/ \/ ^1 Q5 q• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
3 Y, Z, w: S% {9 M' i, b0 jThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
& z4 V3 o: v: y- U* U5 L5 zWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.
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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
+ ?) V- L- p& D8 ncommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
- j! j8 E% I; k4 y; o; i. j2 Grequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

- c, B. M# T2 y2 \: a- T8 Q2 yThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
; X! n7 y/ S* O4 v- Jimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
" Q# _7 a9 F0 t+ l( {" ^* tRECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Responsibilities
• 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
# `0 A9 Q5 t( y. x7 C+ F• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
, m4 B, M7 G6 R  W7 A• 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
• Assess and refer individuals experiencing critical or complex immigration and employment difficulties to appropriate service provider or government agency
1 r4 |/ ^2 X4 b: y• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
; E" |7 f( o5 S9 O& u6 c' ?• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
. z- k" ^2 i+ \- a/ |: g• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
- V4 l! q3 D9 \$ D+ V• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• 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

9 |; t! @" e- PApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
" M! p; A/ m+ p* X3 V% J0 x9 p- XApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
- k4 H9 f7 ^, y' q" w  j& N. d' M10010-107A Avenue
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6 I$ R7 V* j! `Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca