Position Description:

The Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement Worker (NISW) provides support to refugee and immigrant newcomers who are settling primarily into the Seven Oaks community. The NISW reports directly to the Seven Oaks Adult Learning Centre and works cooperatively with the Centre to support all of their programming goals.

Terms of Employment:
26.25 hours/week- flexible hours that includes evenings and weekends
Salary: $17 -20/ hour with benefits, 3 weeks vacation/year

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify, welcome and support immigrants and refugees moving into or residing in the area through home or office visits, accurate information and excellent referral services
• Build the community through trusting and respectful relationships with newcomers and providing ongoing, culturally- sensitive, outreach and support.
• Connect with service providers, agencies, schools, and other stake-holders on an on-going basis, to determine current resources, programs, and available services for newcomers
• Contribute to program development through ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This includes identifying gaps in services and creatively working within a team to meet these needs, under the direction of the supervisor
• Coordinate, develop, and help to facilitate community meetings, events, presentations and workshops
• Provide monthly written reports on activities and expenditures and keep accurate, confidential data of clients. Present reports at Seven Oaks Diversity Committee meetings, and other meetings as required
• Attending Friday morning team meetings to plan, share resources and coordinate activities

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• High school graduate; post-secondary education in a related field preferred
• Understanding and awareness of the newcomer experience including an awareness of diversity issues and an ability to work within a cross-cultural perspective
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluency in a second/third language an asset
• Must have the ability to work on a team as well as in unsupervised situations
• Experience working with families in a supportive role is an asset
• Ability to work closely with professionals in service providing systems and agencies
• Knowledge of programs, resources, and services available to newcomer and established Canadians
• Child Abuse Registry clearance, and a Criminal Record Check are conditions of employment
• A Valid driver’s licence is a requirement and access to a vehicle is an asset
  Hours of Work

Submitting an Application:

To apply for this position, please email your resume to Fran Taylor @ fran.taylor@7oaks.org 

Application Deadline:  Monday @ 12:00 noon, March 19, 2012

7 Oaks Adult Learning Centre – 1330 Jefferson Ave
Maples Collegiate - Seaford Bld. 2nd Floor
632-1716

*Successful applicants will be contacted to schedule interview times