Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Title Settlement Practitioner
; D. p# b3 j# q( D5 p  M( |Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
$ O  K% S5 ~; z3 v" EStart 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
Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
1 N1 W+ B! W8 ]* sProbation Period 180 days
Supervises
. ~% W0 k/ K1 U( w6 a! RThe 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:
% |3 ]$ T3 K' O• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
$ h6 r: x+ u; j% S* p• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
% p. t! @+ _( d0 A2 s• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
' y* W& F) |1 [• Supportive counselling services

2 F. u: R9 R4 J1 ]  rPosition Description:
& H; m8 R. B. b& {% _6 a7 ^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
% W. I7 K: j. T8 e6 x" ^5 c! [6 lsupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.
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: T" `8 ?7 Y" ]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
; m; ?- A- I8 m) p! I/ T6 G* Vcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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; G4 G; M# N) O. e( UThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
implementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
8 k8 v3 V7 g7 e0 p$ E, Tmaintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities
• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
( x; r: k' q* |• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
/ F8 Q0 V2 L. l. K" q, \• 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
9 s, ~! ?- y8 |9 C, G1 v• Take clients to view apartments, open bank accounts, register for healthcare and become familiar with community services
0 n1 r. |, P+ r; W+ Q  d7 a+ V2 c' \. j• 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
7 C1 w* Z- K* B  {* Y% y! s! j• 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:
5 e% x0 a* q1 b  l) n% t• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
* Y  V5 y+ K; t0 L, D1 N/ q• 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
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Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
5 Y0 n+ p9 ]7 F& M; LTerry Andriuk, Project Manager
8 I: b9 `( t: o# J4 S  y10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
' b$ M$ N- c+ E, [Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca