Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Title Settlement Practitioner
9 r- ]- V! z, mProgram Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
0 Y+ e" c' z$ B, D+ ^; ^; e) @, eStart Date ASAP
4 U- G  H' i$ o7 bSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
2 _* E$ `8 }8 e4 w: x7 DStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
7 ?3 A- j8 c1 m. h) [" i- l+ fLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
* s4 f( [4 x9 F% LReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
Supervises
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.

The project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
9 |& H! K$ L0 d9 \# c% G  e• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
8 Y) R3 m8 a$ z5 V' a  `• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
2 E, x( q5 ]! `5 J• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
6 U& x+ r( u1 i• Supportive counselling services
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Position Description:
* m7 U, k- k/ ~8 O! c$ XThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
: h; W$ l3 Q& ~8 c9 Q& M5 }2 D4 Hguidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
Workers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
: A$ s7 c" V) `" ?' Y2 msupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.
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5 B# v) o( h# y6 \8 b) `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
community based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
! K, [0 z" {1 B7 F$ P' g' |' s+ brequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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; F" K% f4 X: u' e$ |( A8 yThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
  u7 M5 L+ j( Rimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

7 ?: W9 g/ i' e  A! iResponsibilities
. K" P  W3 A- q: ?7 B• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
/ |2 |$ U* `4 R6 b; }" I• 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 p$ Q6 R  p1 j  j& k0 M• 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
• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
" X/ d& j1 T, G; Y) z3 j7 v0 i• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
; r7 q6 `/ S  g, C- L- v• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
; A% O- r( E8 @• 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
: g; i8 ]$ r( o" N• Excellent written and oral communication skills
5 b1 k( H& x+ s( R8 ~7 e: c6 L/ |• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
* U$ K- ~4 q. W3 J: S; `• 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
9 x8 {# l9 r& d• Spanish language proficiency is an asset

Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
% X( S7 {; t7 t5 j6 _$ o" R+ J5 gApplicants must be available to work immediately.
  z: A3 A% c* b' L' n* d% dTerry Andriuk, Project Manager
9 {( N* O) A" o% H( t10010-107A Avenue
3 P6 K8 m! d. N# [+ {) OEdmonton AB T5H 4H8
' S3 b, P$ n1 d& L, G: A' N3 RFax: (780) 424-7736
$ u4 a: R& Q4 z7 Z) {) b3 bE-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca