Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Title Settlement Practitioner
1 F1 d( n6 b. y+ w0 f6 J; {: O" nProgram Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
* i, K& ]8 v- N6 jStart Date ASAP
( V+ t% q5 [, k+ o) ?: {5 MSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
8 j% y$ O% E0 T& ^' q' v# F9 d& hStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
$ |- j4 O" Q) h2 g+ W! xLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
# u% G* @0 Q5 L2 DProbation Period 180 days
Supervises
* ?! u  X4 ?! |& ]" 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.
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" S' i( s0 V6 V, S# XThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
. a9 G3 t/ K8 R" A• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
. d) t: ]" h) x+ ?0 z! C- {3 ?7 |• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
& @6 b( J9 F9 D* \  ~$ H• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services
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Position Description:
8 h" ]7 e3 z3 P5 A% k: N' _The Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
8 ]1 j$ r2 Q7 ?; u1 H; V# jguidance, 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.
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  P! r8 t" a, p" }# |' sThe 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
' ^  S- q0 p. G/ }) \community based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
, z- k5 n* h& G. C: t/ V' Rrequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

2 @2 ^: j+ C7 ]  V# UThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
3 y! f6 r% E9 A* z; @$ Gunderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
2 O. A5 O( o5 i# ?/ i  k. u2 dimplementing 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
• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
2 z7 w3 z& X9 ~; a/ _1 b• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
- V' L3 c: {% n  e$ m+ a3 ^• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
7 t/ L8 ?1 z* i• 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
2 B( Y6 x" x$ f1 t, w• 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
7 `7 _! V# P; w" z% _! W• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
, r0 j" y8 e, @5 c7 D+ j• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
2 [" Z9 p1 z$ _9 g8 s0 ^7 W• 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
8 N) x* e& t1 ^• 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
$ L; \# r$ G+ M2 X1 c' y• Proficiency in English is essential, as is fluency in other languages
# P; g+ P5 f. ]9 U( _• 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
7 t7 B2 h- H4 `1 L8 x" I# S: k! K10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca