Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Title Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
( i) I/ r; r+ F! K8 \Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
Start Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
! R0 T( @% c( f$ X9 @" JLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
+ {& z% S6 u4 h8 g- ]Probation Period 180 days
2 }+ F5 g7 t' B) O; t# f) RSupervises
. K2 ?- o- e! u+ T# A+ nThe 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.

, U$ x4 e3 H" z; ]2 z& UThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
- r! ]. V1 a( w5 R+ A: s, ]' i4 T; C  Q• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
( d  A* t9 v; D  M( r# P( l• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services
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Position Description:
The Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
, L+ g3 W' k3 ^: j0 W, d: RWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
$ ]$ [4 c) `& z# d, z! T2 E# Osupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

5 G6 l4 V( `$ WThe 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
! t- b: [( K6 O  ]% ~2 S9 Gcommunity 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
* Z4 y/ g& E9 x. D& ]; P" rimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
( N2 z+ W; {2 G2 M7 L. [7 Cmaintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities
5 @& ~4 A( _4 s7 i: {• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
& Y  @0 k! D) x( @3 C# ^9 D* H' e1 [• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
9 x+ y/ e6 h( c' n• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
2 \  w! u2 d- a/ D" H" I( b• 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
; y5 ^  O! R5 h  e# P' c, ?• 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
3 {8 o# i# y2 n7 ]' Q$ t• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
0 R$ m+ N: a; Q7 s. u; Z• 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
7 W% D; p9 ?2 H& y- e• 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
5 f1 Y' P/ |) L6 }• Spanish language proficiency is an asset

Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
' z7 z0 s2 F8 ^3 K" w- |Applicants must be available to work immediately.
/ P8 f. @1 h' v! `1 d2 {& Q) nTerry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
# l- v+ M& \4 \! I- I' D: |: DFax: (780) 424-7736
% f; F7 s* x. f5 gE-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca