Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Title Settlement Practitioner
& Y' d$ V! l9 w3 ]3 o0 JProgram Community and Employment Services
Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
Start Date ASAP
) o& G3 m; B4 CSalary Range $38,977 - $45,668
Starting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
% t) g9 [" @$ G: b6 _Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
! j; j! T! C* J2 HReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
" d* s2 \5 k1 |, [' oProbation Period 180 days
9 w+ i! u: _" B& X) S$ d! Q' kSupervises
" ~6 `7 R9 x) B$ d1 N9 fThe 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:
( i% }' n. g3 ~- W• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
4 L3 |1 _/ h; X% N+ c" u! |• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
$ A' h' E) |2 I; z" v. f* y• Supportive counselling services
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! ~2 B5 Y' p; q- Z# k/ d) K2 u; GPosition Description:
0 f  Q4 c: n7 U4 y- s% TThe Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
8 B# F* M+ |* i8 }( bWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
supportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

; z$ ^' a  a9 Z4 k  f) WThe Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
/ p2 Z% j: p- q% Sorientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
5 V+ u7 ^# U( e/ R# d$ v" |6 i4 YWorkshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
& W/ u  H( `: [, f; c3 m5 S4 }" V' Fcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
% \0 R% b3 e2 I/ j/ @9 B6 M) H( arequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

4 C1 B* P6 v+ q4 `1 j3 \4 w$ `( FThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
0 a/ ~" d- l# i# l. tunderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
9 p" R- G5 v# W4 @, @0 k7 Rimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
! P- k2 N. k8 {maintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

; V$ G9 r- r) n. R* W. 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
' z# Q! s& ^/ n4 X• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
9 |: ?; S4 k- Y) L) G4 u• Provide counselling to help temporary foreign workers adjust to Canadian life,make referrals when appropriate, develop needs assessment and action plans if required
  N" k! \5 i- R  P• 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
9 M9 y+ @. u% c• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
2 E5 [3 ?2 A' k( p) K0 ?# p9 G' c' g• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
' C8 s+ v, N+ Z' `+ G• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
5 d1 C7 U: R# u- ]• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
5 |; ~4 q1 V3 v• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a Settlement Practitioner in an intercultural/multicultural/cross-cultural context
! f9 f2 b9 R% h% b8 G6 E• Relevant post-secondary education in social science or human service area
, r# k5 b% ~/ S) o• 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
• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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/ j' V/ p" M/ H$ b( _8 _  D5 _Application letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
5 t3 B  g$ j* I+ dEdmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
3 E+ p" n- }0 _E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca