Ukrainian Settlement Worker

  • Job posted by : Archway Community Services

Job Description

JOB POSTING #2022-115-01
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Pathways to Integration

Ukrainian Settlement Worker

Wage: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour

Full time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Permanent

 

Help Ukrainian Refugees Integrate into the Community

Join our team at Archway

Come Help Us Help People

Location:  Abbotsford

Work will be conducted on-site

Job Summary:

This position will provide new immigrants with settlement information and services to include information orientations, needs assessment & referrals, school related services, community information and connections and support services.

Your Role:

Archway’s Ukrainian Settlement Worker with the Pathways to Integration Program contributes by:

  • Assessing settlement needs for new immigrants using the assessment orientation checklist, and developing a settlement plan as needed.
  • Providing school enrolment support, and managing a case load of individual students and their families as they are assigned to a specific school and as they rotate through the English as a Second Language (ESL) intake process.
  • Liaising between parents, students, schools and community agencies about settlement related issues.
  • Encouraging parents’ participation in their children’s education.
  • Providing assistance and support in filling out forms such as applications for social insurance numbers, medical services plans, child tax benefits.
  • Referring clients to services and accompanying them to appointments as needed.
  • Organizing and facilitating group orientation sessions on community resources and community related events for clients.
  • Conducting outreach activities to promote community involvement.

This position is a great fit for someone who understands the issues affecting immigrant and refugee communities, is compassionate, and knows how to access community resources.

Our Offer

  • $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
  • A full-time position at 35 hours per week Monday – Friday
  • Includes:
    • Three weeks’ vacation in your first year, four weeks’ in your second year
    • A great benefits package including extended health and dental, you choose your plan
    • Employee and Family Assistance Program that includes online access to wellness resources
    • A pension plan, Archway meets and beats your contribution
    • Great in-house training opportunities
    • Chance to network with colleagues and community partners
    • Rewarding work in a positive environment

 

Getting an Interview – you will be considered if you have:

  • A post-secondary degree in Human/Social Services OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 2 years’ experience in the Settlement field is preferred.
  • Experience working with diverse client groups is preferred.
  • Bilingual with a required language, Ukrainian, is an asset.

The Job Requires you to have:

  • A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License, and a reliable vehicle.
  • The ability to be adaptable and flexible.
  • A satisfactory Criminal Record Check is a condition of employment.

Closing date is July 07, 2022

TO APPLY

Interested applicants are to reference Posting # 2022-115-01 in the subject line.

Please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Email: jobpostings@archway.ca 

          Subject: Job Posting #2022-115-01

 

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Your resume may also be forwarded to other Programs for their consideration for their job vacancies. If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please send an e-mail to jobpostings@archway.ca with DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line of the e-mail and the job reference number to which you applied, in the body of the e-mail.

Archway's goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.


         


Job # : 122888
 June 28, 2022 - July 23, 2022
Job category : Social Services
Vacancy : 1
Location : Abbotsford - BC, British Columbia, CANADA