Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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6 F5 ]4 C$ s% o# iTitle Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
' A5 C+ W& U$ l/ m: @4 S' zStart Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
/ L5 a- A. ?; c6 n+ P4 a4 K$ tStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
( a* F7 y4 `8 \Reports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
, e! r; u1 f; ~% D0 x: O; cProbation Period 180 days
Supervises
( Y; W: a; [2 aThe Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers requires a fulltime Settlement Practitioner to deliver settlement services for Temporary Foreign Workers in the Edmonton region. This is a term position to March 31, 2010.
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The project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
- h$ n# u8 ?2 x% [7 l- w; I• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
. ?6 V. t) f1 Z: g# }0 F• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
. @6 X7 n5 f6 n6 p) Y4 n  B• Interpretation and translation services
4 T- ?8 M& _- \! I• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
* _$ R* x9 D% z6 ^  e( bThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
6 v9 U9 d$ W: D. {2 y& y2 e# }Workers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

. T; F" C( }' m! _The Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
6 ~4 {0 v. z3 i! W+ s, s% K8 U' Jorientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
Workshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
% @5 D  z/ k. v3 ?% ]$ Hcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
/ k2 j. `4 B! drequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

This 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
% `7 e/ q, B# Q& hmaintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
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Responsibilities
" p" w( z; s, D( z• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
, C- H8 h1 a( `/ E! {7 Z• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
$ J5 V4 Q2 a* O( 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
• 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
• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
0 |3 G8 ~3 C' v1 E4 [8 H! [• 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
% I8 I4 Q9 N, ?0 L& J6 e7 k• 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
9 C6 k9 O2 Z/ d1 {! y1 i0 i5 x• Proficiency in English is essential, as is fluency in other languages
• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
# y# h# Y; b$ Y) x0 m: hApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
: `4 U" [% b- q! g) DEdmonton AB T5H 4H8
" T# V9 C; a" k/ O0 V' SFax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca