Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

1 s. ~. p0 V( p# f3 @0 hTitle Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
( v6 ]* H* h' V4 c, A4 kStart Date ASAP
8 ^$ d. k- O; b7 s& FSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
- C2 m0 H1 I/ X5 |: vReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
6 N# u- \& @+ j1 v  K) O6 Z8 I% qSupervises
7 y( t3 Y6 Z& O# {& zThe Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers requires a fulltime Settlement Practitioner to deliver settlement services for Temporary Foreign Workers in the Edmonton region. This is a term position to March 31, 2010.
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( s, ~/ s* K" _3 p) TThe project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
) |- f" X$ d# B5 ^• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
6 ~2 A2 l; D7 k/ t/ M  H6 h* u: F1 z• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
" l$ n' \2 k3 _+ x• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
7 n% a: [" D0 |. Q, u7 ~8 ]• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
, M7 R( i2 `7 C' Y, tThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
Workers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
. y3 _: G* m0 n, F' @supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

The Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
8 A/ L$ ^1 L# B& z& W; j8 E" Jorientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
$ g; f, G2 V8 P- S5 Q2 h6 s; |% [! b! LWorkshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
8 f. }% m7 c! E6 g% Fcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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9 i4 ?$ P' X3 r5 J, b! A# `" hThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
! h: Z# w' O5 Q. S4 junderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
- o5 j  J6 A0 E9 Uimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
! K3 y7 S2 H0 |6 [4 S* i6 P) A, Kmaintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
. t$ R* r+ V) R+ hRECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

; w1 c; O7 p6 wResponsibilities
• 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
9 m; l( P+ S' R+ ?& V4 r" P• 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
0 }* y$ @9 M; a5 U' ?' {+ a( w• 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
$ _9 l* V" {' ?5 t' G  T& P• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
" e! A8 C! \% H' Z• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
. \5 [" a. `# n• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
& V2 K' |" D* M+ k• 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
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
( e! o' X$ O3 {& A• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
5 o5 d5 M2 T8 k  k8 d' Z• 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
• Spanish language proficiency is an asset

# d! A& K3 L7 ]2 f2 HApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
7 g) w8 W2 r- m+ l* uApplicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
( Z. E, l1 ~/ P% t10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
5 H, I0 p# {$ ]7 f+ ]* HFax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca