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
: l+ @6 l2 _' lStart Date ASAP
- ^/ u9 U  S9 v" ?( cSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
8 t) J- z" Y# c0 `9 f0 w# WStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
4 }7 ]) I. r& g0 L" o4 `2 ^Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
  \  g" m( V/ d- F- rSupervises
( Q) u$ M+ b& `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.
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* ^3 h. \* j' O' E: j( `The project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
+ X% x$ V" w0 S- T$ }• 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
• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
' n6 L! p5 c/ \1 ^The Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
0 K+ t2 z/ ?/ _, _2 J: Jguidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
Workers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
! B0 `7 r2 V5 g5 n# |/ qsupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.
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, H% g9 n3 b: N% M. S$ F4 RThe 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
4 Z6 j$ o. k) j% e$ w4 `community based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

, U* G" V2 ~4 x' e6 ]' v1 wThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
3 g, u" g- q0 a2 w, T: _+ Uimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
$ ]# g# v5 `( d: M7 _! ^RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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  y, V9 ~; B3 @4 zResponsibilities
" ]$ O# r7 h9 [0 |) c4 B. o: ^• 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
• 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
• 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
( L0 V8 e, L/ Q8 S• Assess and refer individuals experiencing critical or complex immigration and employment difficulties to appropriate service provider or government agency
$ A) u9 @5 |( J6 y+ N• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
  w4 e  \: }! D5 A. G• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
& g" L2 H! H, k& P$ H, \1 F• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
8 |9 T$ R& T  {* H9 z( }  p• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
2 Z0 I  [; U- Y9 X" f" `/ w/ ^• 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
- z  l$ D' t8 G; l: m$ _• 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
# s+ q; w0 J, _6 E8 b• Spanish language proficiency is an asset

; x" b7 L+ p7 X7 f- BApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
- T' z. S# w) h) h( h1 l) cApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
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E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca