Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Title Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
6 L6 q. |7 U7 E4 J0 CStart 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
Probation Period 180 days
+ T0 J1 `% ?  j5 x0 i* [Supervises
$ w2 c# T" Z# {- [The 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.

! E  z6 R: L) \The project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
9 J5 K, W" \2 U1 s0 E• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
/ x7 `2 a! |5 l- N! ~• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
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
, [  T: V3 N9 f3 Y0 @) U+ _: B8 Lsupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

The Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
6 w* ^* _! o  h' b5 }7 e' Zorientation 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
: j0 h0 j: B9 c. a1 Lrequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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. ^/ j7 q8 k" R6 ^+ SThis 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
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
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- T$ A& b# }/ S/ J5 bResponsibilities
7 I/ b$ ]4 `: R9 O& ]' G. R, d9 t• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
! b& Q( d1 y, }8 k  X; H: J• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
( c: @5 }8 M) B3 j• 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
6 f) b. w* g+ ]4 {• 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
• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
  B* P+ h$ H" Y4 P, m* Q& W• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
* K7 {! N* z* W& V; C4 F3 b• 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
3 l8 d9 f3 o8 n/ X: ^: S• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
0 D2 d8 B- K- C# J, M• Excellent written and oral communication skills
7 }5 h; |  w$ t8 C2 c; G! T/ b3 e• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
# o, e3 W3 K/ b1 Y  H( y$ V• 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
/ _# c: L* {7 s6 Q2 T! B9 V• Proficiency in English is essential, as is fluency in other languages
" d; e6 l. ~- `/ @7 O' }2 o, P• Spanish language proficiency is an asset

' [; c$ p  ^! xApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
6 l" S$ L. `! Q9 o5 GTerry Andriuk, Project Manager
, F0 I4 o* d) }6 W% [; g10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca