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
. d0 r# `3 Z4 yStart Date ASAP
/ f) ?* D2 t! ]. @' s/ P$ FSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
+ K# Q9 f' @$ V7 c! Y/ @4 wLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
. Y# U0 Z& Q7 n5 Q0 aReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
Supervises
6 y- S3 h5 y3 T! v- _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.

, P! E5 o7 ?% k5 DThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
. w+ V; l" {  }) X, C• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
6 R1 |1 j& B& h$ Q" ?/ e7 K• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• 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
* J* k, g# ~( G1 v) Q+ g. g7 yguidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
# L7 U! y" e3 u" N( a$ RWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
- j9 g3 v8 V: Esupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

. B0 ~) C) b4 ^7 {$ }8 gThe Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
% A$ ]1 J9 {9 }  H) G0 _9 Y- Horientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
Workshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
( ^; e: l; O4 p/ m& Scommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

This position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
, _( {- R. }% `3 |  O+ A/ Uunderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
( ]: l2 \& L6 N% wimplementing 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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Responsibilities
1 b$ T; F, A" A. W1 ]5 o• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
) H; I8 L6 ]7 ^• 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
- f, ]7 W& F2 r( \2 T0 L• Provide counselling to help temporary foreign workers adjust to Canadian life,make referrals when appropriate, develop needs assessment and action plans if required
& [2 i, }! @# S5 [3 E! ?  \! 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& r3 `/ L! ~• 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
0 B' }6 ^7 n. Q( K3 x8 k" f• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
/ t  ]  C: x7 H1 L8 q2 t. `8 s6 M• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
, Q! ^: N. o' y+ f! ]7 _5 r: {• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
/ f7 C! p7 k, K4 K) }5 v• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
) X' L- Z/ Q* `4 |- q; e" i/ ~! V• Excellent written and oral communication skills
0 _4 W/ h- r2 v4 Z2 @' M* Y6 |• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
+ ^! f, x7 j  G9 r. f• 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
* w  D, q& V" l1 H# g• Proficiency in English is essential, as is fluency in other languages
• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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$ Z+ I! Q6 g6 h4 t9 e+ _2 G5 v8 tApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
2 x5 }$ q" J/ v( g/ I; JApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
& N$ Z# V1 z5 k10010-107A Avenue
- x7 h, p! U( V7 s3 h6 @Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
- A8 U4 B( @9 I! R0 s/ ?! AFax: (780) 424-7736
+ h! p* m  ?% T4 }. b& m+ AE-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca