Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Title Settlement Practitioner
1 I/ x9 P7 d3 H9 s+ s  x1 YProgram Community and Employment Services
: s' L$ \/ m0 N/ bHours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
# e, h- x% F& [- r5 kStart Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
4 n1 D& A$ Z" H7 U5 b, SLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
: @, g3 m0 L: q( l) S* n, `Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
' ~0 `! \$ |4 F% C9 [Probation Period 180 days
$ i0 l/ |7 d9 g, s5 w4 I5 cSupervises
) \# Q$ ~/ U3 O, Q, ~) G0 X' v7 sThe 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.

1 b! D0 A  V( H* K- ^$ @$ jThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
* @+ V% |3 g) Z: ~* _% G* z• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
6 W8 e; q: z- ~• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
4 s8 {! G1 R7 z4 z) t• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
" F$ w6 B/ F# o% }5 Y8 I4 f" N• Interpretation and translation services
. G) Y+ x( p* D3 J1 q& f& R• Supportive counselling services
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Position Description:
The Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
) r4 P1 Q5 g5 Z) B3 Dguidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
+ s3 j2 L4 V6 R& \3 N3 _Workers, 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
' }" c( k* `6 x* w4 Tcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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0 O3 h$ N# _& _' W. }/ I  eThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
* g7 i4 M0 M& v" L1 `9 nimplementing 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
2 n( Y3 n, F0 n6 x. J; Y• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
& {' m3 q& s, D# ^$ |• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
• 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
5 t  S: P- u8 n• 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
% Y/ u0 X3 P& @6 `  e' e• 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
• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
5 I( L! z, w% A; A• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
! S8 o- |% h  E# u, B; c% K7 D• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
1 ?' k; V! k0 J. I" R5 ^! g. g• 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
7 E: B2 P( c$ U$ V( H0 |' |• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
0 {0 x+ H: B5 l• 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

Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
  g( c* l6 W0 S1 U( P9 V  TApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca