Settlement Practitioner

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RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
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Title Settlement Practitioner
Program Community and Employment Services
; u. [! G6 O5 s* h% ^Hours Fulltime (1.0 FTE) – 37.5 hrs per week
9 D/ E8 k, z5 S9 `. \9 GStart Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
  K& x6 [" Y8 A! X8 w9 AStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
) c/ D4 y7 R2 r, M- s+ X+ ~* ?Length of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
! J! X4 m& }3 F. O% A) E( rReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
8 |0 E% X  k6 _3 a( v# h: k' lProbation 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.
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The project will focus on the following aspects of newcomers settlement services:
• Marketing and outreach to industry and workers
• Outreach delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
4 `% _! a7 e2 v8 |' R3 V& D• Centre-based delivery of “orientation, information and referral services”
• Interpretation and translation services
• Supportive counselling services
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' \; \4 f; d& Q9 _' s( gPosition Description:
- \: {9 m- W7 l6 q2 Z. a; jThe 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
0 X5 Z, i, s1 jsupportive counselling by telephone, emails and in-person.
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1 [( r  B6 E( o" E5 o/ l% ~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
6 ^/ r4 t1 U1 W0 Rcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
9 x, E! _; ?6 D4 H) ^. trequired. The ability to work flexible hours is essential.
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8 S5 x! Z* e1 h$ n( ?# IThis position involves working as part of a team to provide services, create an
( U; W* S# M4 dunderstanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
; t/ h% l- w1 v- gimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
" G& Y* x5 X( o  M# f$ x$ Amaintaining 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
• Establish and maintain relationships between EMCN, other service providers and industries employing temporary foreign workers and promote settlement services at EMCN
" ]) J( D8 l# X) }) J0 K2 M• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
) f8 \% b9 _1 ~! Y7 `• Provide counselling to help temporary foreign workers adjust to Canadian life,make referrals when appropriate, develop needs assessment and action plans if required
3 ^3 a9 R! f1 C9 V( w# k• Assist people to fill in application forms, prepare for meetings or appointments relating to settlement or employment
; X9 S6 Y! ^: \7 y5 M, S• 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
1 t& g7 W+ N6 a* @• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
$ ^5 k' n; B& [6 W, B" ^• Arrange interpretation and translation services as required
- }( a9 H! k- U6 R' d, |• Strengthen and build supports with community groups and volunteers
. V5 F: E; o& Z! ~$ S, ~1 W- ?# Q• Provide service delivery duties as required Desired skills, education and experience:
- e! _+ ]0 k9 u% _% G6 W$ C• 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
' L# {/ P- k! W0 A+ P% c" Z• 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
1 {+ e; e) b# H8 i- Z& T• Proficiency in English is essential, as is fluency in other languages
• Spanish language proficiency is an asset

# o; D* ~0 Y+ z  f3 R4 qApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
1 |6 x5 j# \5 X7 o4 f6 T  TApplicants must be available to work immediately.
! B$ c4 q. _8 ?. XTerry Andriuk, Project Manager
8 x- t. g5 Y, O. K10010-107A Avenue
Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
Fax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca