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
7 X! D) a3 O  zStart Date ASAP
Salary Range $38,977 - $45,668
2 [. Y& {3 I  Q; ?8 ^, PStarting Rate of Pay $38,977 Benefits CPP, EI, 6% vacation (3 weeks) and statutory holidays 50% of AHC, agency benefits and RRSP plan
# X; W' m4 x( I+ _& ~, `) k. c3 cLength of Contract June 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010
' }1 X) R) @5 L6 \0 dReports to Manager, Temporary Foreign Worker Settlement Services
Probation Period 180 days
; |; C6 I9 g! X/ tSupervises
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:
2 s! E" z1 {0 ?  _- u• 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
• Supportive counselling services

Position Description:
( T) D( ^/ `+ x  OThe 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
supportive 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
2 K) I% V! i  {9 bcommunity based. Some internal and outreach weekend workshop facilitation is
( W* l) a( m3 _$ `: ]2 Brequired. 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
understanding of temporary foreign worker settlement issues, being innovative and
3 t3 d6 F. {) E/ A! u$ T0 Pimplementing solutions for TFW facing a variety of challenges. It also involves
. C$ |/ `- s; b2 l; u" x; P$ Fmaintaining all information and records required by the program guidelines.
RECRUITMENT JOB DESCRIPTION

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
• Maintain close relationships with the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office
: r5 ~0 _4 {" R6 v• Provide counselling to help temporary foreign workers adjust to Canadian life,make referrals when appropriate, develop needs assessment and action plans if required
( R; E, f5 O! y) i0 p• Assist people to fill in application forms, prepare for meetings or appointments relating to settlement or employment
& R0 L: d3 m+ `• Take clients to view apartments, open bank accounts, register for healthcare and become familiar with community services
- T' q# \. k% H) E5 f• Assess and refer individuals experiencing critical or complex immigration and employment difficulties to appropriate service provider or government agency
$ a7 x" {+ n4 h* V3 c• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of workshops related to settlement of TFW
  T- `/ x! }8 |• Promote English language services for TFW and employers
; n, H4 z" X8 o' q2 d7 M1 e0 Z• 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:
• 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
• Strong commitment to providing quality services to newcomers and to working in an intercultural environment with cultural competence
" t* p' T  N$ O% X- h1 l# N: r• 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
+ `1 C+ c9 P1 p& D) I# K: b, k• Spanish language proficiency is an asset
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0 T( j2 L0 l( {3 X0 KApplication letters with resumes will be accepted until a suitable applicant is found.
Applicants must be available to work immediately.
7 Q% e2 [, e  G+ \5 ]: H0 n5 ITerry Andriuk, Project Manager
10010-107A Avenue
8 ]/ V# b; d" z6 J, x# ~Edmonton AB T5H 4H8
4 D+ ]5 s' ]' u. RFax: (780) 424-7736
E-mail: tandriuk@emcn.ab.ca