Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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/ L6 W, Y3 A+ mTitle Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
: Y$ w. J8 j: e* n% ~' fStart Date ASAP
( q: L3 |! |# k8 X- ~( n4 wSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
' G' i( q9 P% o& J. fLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
* ?& H7 _/ B# P/ A& `1 b# X. YReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
1 [: s$ ^! Y7 ^2 yProbation Period 180 days
/ O, Q8 Y9 {8 ?3 ASupervises
  c4 P- {' `# M" n+ V* C5 kThe 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.

3 v& }5 Y7 D, z" |5 G+ w$ B: LThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
! z# j" S! w' l+ H• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• 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
0 X; I4 b5 A! Q6 FWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

The Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
' s5 ?5 V1 I. ?! sorientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
Workshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
community based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
+ Y6 z5 H- r% M: \required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

) o- M' T0 _# E" Q8 ^! K$ ^% T4 OThis 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
+ l( m* F3 i& U* p* amaintaining 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
1 j, C9 h4 H, ^6 F. @' p* j+ U• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
" p2 U. G" s! `' n; S: G' {• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
7 v1 H0 S3 X6 |/ V2 n5 f• 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
3 j. ]! Y; d7 I• 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
( t. _* j' g2 ?  p3 i) m( l• 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:
• 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
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
/ W3 ^6 r/ e5 `' x+ E• 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
3 }4 Y: ~- \2 c" N• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
# J6 h7 Q, v( ~8 r5 LApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
2 y) I! m1 }4 I( L0 E- B4 a# z10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
5 J- p1 H3 {+ v- |) q) v, r! OFax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca