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
& Q* {" ~! i/ A  }$ s7 J. PStart Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
) D3 G  W: L! T5 \. f3 n: M" ^3 dStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
  V$ n- Y% \. |' JLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
' x6 h  a2 U* u; B  q9 f( \/ U6 uReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
2 r  E$ q( z. \, W' B8 _: SSupervises
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:
0 X6 W; o9 I( l4 J4 d• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
/ N: H6 I* ~% l% _5 w1 p• Supportive counselling services
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Position Description:
The Settlement Practitioner will be a front line practitioner, providing settlement
guidance, information, orientation and referral services for Temporary Foreign
8 A5 X7 {( c1 V& n; JWorkers, including matters of employment, housing, language, immigration and
# s4 c7 a1 e! `2 [5 N  P5 p' \- N9 M7 Tsupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.

The Settlement Practitioner will also be required to deliver information and
orientation workshops related to settlement needs of Temporary Foreign workers.
Workshops and group sessions will be centre-based, employer/industry based and
' S) U" C8 O1 e; e# a7 M7 Ucommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
required. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.

% F$ _0 z1 E' |: i  Q  F5 d1 r) OThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
; J% [" s4 j0 K( Ounderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
# Y& ^. a% K; o- j# v; i" Simplementing 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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& A) e- p# o/ C! J8 e, JResponsibilities
• Provide a detailed needs assessment of TFW’s referred from EMCN staff,other service providers, industry employers, as well as self-referrals
( q; H% H3 V3 _, [• 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
0 o) I- z7 p, `6 A• Assist people to fill in application forms, prepare for meetings or appointments relating to settlement or employment
4 R1 N( z+ c7 g  {• Take clients to view apartments, open bank accounts, register for healthcare and become familiar with community services
; }2 E" B8 _& Z1 c! A& u, X: 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
" |, D+ [' @( c2 W• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
. }7 D( x: m0 A# w* Q7 D8 V5 J• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
- [! k9 G& d  S' K% u3 S• 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
, t- T  g1 I' D# o: c• Excellent written and oral communication skills
0 B9 x( x$ T, \0 \- P' O$ b• 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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7 s4 ~1 A2 H* L0 ZApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
) o, H  _$ g# E2 d1 ^Terry Andriuk, Project Manager
  [$ r$ a. s- G, p10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
  g% v8 j* s+ W8 K* _5 WFax: (780) 424-7736
0 \! G) t. b& C1 }% s( T1 g0 F, lE-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca