Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

Title Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
, _% ]' I# E/ n$ ]Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
0 q7 W. [+ o) Y" p# jStart Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
1 O9 _: s& a/ n$ g9 \% FLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Reports 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:
4 t/ F0 e0 |% w! z* O3 T• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
' A+ Q  L* {# _4 g% z2 u• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
, Z, N. L2 g: N) W• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
* c  g! R" J. K9 }• Interpretation and translation services
4 H) |4 P: G6 K2 u" @• Supportive counselling services
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3 W: B: {# A. m/ n7 ?Position Description:
The Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
2 D  f" K- v  O7 Y1 p9 @9 e6 ^6 fguidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
Workers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

4 O+ }5 k" Q! A! N/ S& x5 mThe Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
% i# y4 P1 c" m$ W# \3 u8 ]orientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
3 W, `3 ]5 L* @) a1 A& EWorkshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
community based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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This position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
0 R8 R. P4 o( o7 x5 Cunderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
3 [+ x# F3 P5 ?& d/ q9 d2 @implementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Responsibilities
• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
5 y( Q( _  D+ Z9 d• 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
' B" \9 C4 F8 D, r• Assist people to fill in application forms, prepare for meetings or appointments relating to settlement or employment
4 |3 d8 [# o) G4 a9 H• 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
  W1 I- a8 z  P• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
) ^. A5 m- p4 g* c! ]+ N; D1 \• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
' |+ L8 @7 H' A8 ?• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
3 W2 e& ^( M8 U: q% j• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
$ C" [3 z. R" b: @: f• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
* b2 J( f/ t5 c1 n' B# p% e0 ~( X• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
: r$ m: R0 O, F) i3 v. @4 G• 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
4 L; N; f6 t. i- ?- v  H' ]0 z$ V7 e• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
! U& L+ B6 G' x/ NApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
/ d9 e' i+ ]$ n3 b- c4 t2 j% S$ ~10010-107A Avenue
* A1 ^2 H1 S) jEdmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca