Community Integration Practitioner

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Division:
Integrated Services for Newcomers

Program:
Settlement & Family Services - ISIP

Employment Type:

Permanent Part-Time (Less than 35 hours/week)

Number of Positions: 1

Compensation: $24.32 - $25.04 per hour

About the Position:

Deliver outcome-oriented settlement programtoeligibleclients. The Community Integration Practitionerdeliverssettlement services for seniors, women,menand youth under the following components:
a) Needs Assets Assessments and Referrals, b) Information and Orientation, c) Employment Related Services, d) Community Connections and e) Support Services.

Reports to:

Senior Settlement Program Manager

Key

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs formal review of newcomer needs across a broad spectrum of settlement areas (e.g.language, employment, housing, community connections, etc.)
• Develops Settlement Plans and follow-up support for newcomers based on identified needs with consideration of government, professional, business and community services available
• Performs clients’ data entry
• Refers or arranges clients to appropriate services as needed (e.g.crisis counselling)
• Provides newcomers with client-centered settlement and integration information and orientation services about Canadaplusthe community they intend to settle
• Delivers one-on-one consultations via various communication methods (, email, online and by phone)
• Provides information and orientation through workshops, group sessions and classes
• Liaises with government, professional groups, businesses, schools and community services as necessary to ensure provision of up-to-date,accurate and detailed information to newcomers and client settlement needs
• Facilitates guided visits for newcomers to foster familiarizationwithexisting government and community resources
• Plans and implements large and small events
• Performs cultural interpretation between clients and service providers
• Performs interpretation for workshop speakers where applicable
• Translates resources for newcomers
• Plans,implementsandassistsinevents such as job fairs, community networking events and more.
• Conductsoutreachto localcommunityorganizations (e.g.public libraries, community recreation and senior’scentres, government institutions, schools, food banks, cultural and faith-based institutions, and other local community and social networks) in ordertoconduct program promotion and recruit new clients
• Provides settlement assistance and support to newcomers arriving in YVR
• Attends program meetings on service delivery issues
• Provides up-to-date information tothesupervisorwithin the service regionregardingchanges to community services, government departments and procedures
• Works on improving program service outcomes and day-to-day servicesfornewcomers by participating in professional developmentprogramsas assigned
• Documents clients’ needs, settlement plans, attendance records, and program outcomes to client database
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Education, Training and

Experience:

• Bachelor’sDegreein Socialor Human Sciences
• Experience in working with newcomers, refugees, temporary foreign workers, naturalizedcitizensand international students
• Experience with multicultural clientele and immigrant related services
• Possession of Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) Certification is considered asan asset
• Experience in conducting workshops and events
• Experience in one-on-one settlement service delivery
• Knowledgeofsettlement information and resources
• Knowledge of the local geographic area

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