Settlement Support Worker

CS; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Social Services in Red Deer is recruiting a contract Settlement Support Worker for our Immigration and Settlement Services team. You will provide interpretation services in clients' languages and support their transition to Canada.

Under guidance from Settlement Counsellors, you will interpret in orientations and appointments, teach life skills, and help newcomers master essential daily tasks in Canada.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Rohingya, Tigrinya or Kinyarwanda in addition to English.
• 6 months to 1 year experience working with newcomers and providing interpretation and translation services.
• Vehicle and valid class 5 driver’s license – requirement to transport clients in your personal vehicle.
• Clear and Current Drivers Abstract.
• Proof of Vehicle Insurance showing $2 million liability coverage.
• Proof of Vehicle Registration for insured vehicle.
• Vulnerable Sector Check from local RCMP or City Police.
• Child Intervention Record Check.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpretation and translation services to clients in their own language.
• Interpret for orientation sessions and at various appointments.
• Teach life skills and provide hands-on learning to help newcomers master skills necessary to live in Canada.
• Collaborate with Settlement Counsellors and the team to support a smooth transition into Canada.

Skills

Rohingya

Tigrinya

Kinyarwanda

Job description

Posted Monday, August 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Catholic Social Services is currently recruiting for a contract, Settlement Support Worker in Red Deer that is fluent in Rohingya, Tigrinya or Kinyarwanda!

This is a contract position with a contract end date of March 31, 2027.

Job Summary

As a Settlement Support Worker working in our Immigration and Settlement Services team, you will work closely within a team to support a smooth transition into Canada for our newcomers. In consultation and with guidance from the Settlement Counsellors, you will provide interpretation services to clients in their own language. You will interpret for them in orientation sessions and at various appointments. You will also teach life skills and provide hands‑on learning with the aim of assisting newcomers to master the skills necessary to live successfully in Canada.

What This Job Requires:

• In addition to English, you are required to be fluent in the Rohingya, Tigrinya or Kinyarwandalanguages
• Minimum 6 months to 1 year experience working with newcomers and providing interpretation and translation services
• A vehicle and valid class 5 driver's license – requirement to transport clients in your personal vehicle
• Clear and Current Drivers Abstract
• Proof of Vehicle Insurance showing $2 million liability coverage
• Proof of Vehicle Registration for insured vehicle
• Vulnerable Sector Check from local RCMP or City Police
• Child Intervention Record Check

What We Offer:

• The annual salary for this position begins at$43,513.60 and is based on qualifications and experience.
• Benefits available when eligible.
• Work within a highly collaborative, team‑oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
• Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services:

CSS is an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi‑function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta.

“As a Catholic social services agency, we are guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.”

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility : We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion : We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
• Respect : We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.
  

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Catholic Social Services is committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce. In an effort to enrich our agency and reflect the communities we serve, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all diverse groups and backgrounds.