Settlement Support Worker in Schools

Settlement Support Worker in Schools Internal and External

Closing Date : 4pm April 13, 2025

The Regina Open Door Society (RODS) is a non-profit organization that provides settlement and integration services to refugees and immigrants in Regina. RODS is committed to meeting the needs of newcomers by offering programs and services that enable them to achieve their goals and participate fully in the broader community.

The Regina Open Door Society Inc. is seeking a qualified individual to staff the full-time term position of Settlement Worker in Schools Worker commencing April 23, 2025, to March 31, 2027.

This position provides services to newcomer students and parents in schools in Regina and surrounding rural communities with a main focus on French-speaking newcomer clients.

The Settlement Worker in Schools (SWIS) program is a shared partnership between the Regina Open Door Society (RODS), the Regina Public School Board (RPSB), Regina Catholic Schools, Prairie Valley School Division, Conseil des Ecoles Fransaskoises, and Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It is an outreach program to help newcomer students and their families settle in their school and community.

Desired Qualifications / Education

• 2 to 3 years of human services experience; a post-secondary education or related work experience.
• Additional requirements include excellent communication (oral and written), para-counselling, cross-cultural, leadership, motivational, and organizational skills.
• The successful candidate will possess the skills necessary to develop the program and work cooperatively and professionally as a representative of RODS in the school setting.
• The successful applicant will also require a criminal record check, clean child abuse registry record, reliable vehicle, valid driver's license, and a clean driver abstract.

Other Requirements:

The successful candidate will be required to travel to schools in Regina to deliver services. The applicant must own or have regular access to a reliable vehicle.

Detailed Job Description

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Providing services in a supportive, culturally-sensitive, and linguistically-appropriate manner.
• Assessing the assets and needs of immigrant students and providing appropriate referrals.
• Providing group orientation and one-on-one information.
• Working with RODS program to connect newcomer families with services in the community.
• Supporting newcomer parents to establish links with their children's schools and get involved in school and community activities.
• In collaboration with schools, creating opportunities and support for newcomer parents to participate in school activities, committees, councils, and associations.
• Participating in the school reception and orientation process for newcomer students and their families.
• Facilitating/delivering information sessions and workshops to school personnel with the aim of fostering understanding of the culture and the unique challenges of immigrant and refugee youth/children.
• Providing orientation sessions on programs and services available in the school and community.
• Helping children adjust to school culture and focus on learning while providing their parents with information and resources on settlement and immigration issues.
• Informing and orientating families and students about settlement-related issues.
• Providing outreach services to new families.
• Facilitating referrals and access to available resources in the community, social services, professional services, and government programs.
• Receiving program-related referrals from schools and inputting the information into the RODS database.
• Enabling families to advocate on their behalf, including for the educational needs of their children.

Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to successfully perform in a multi-cultural team.
• Work experience in a client-oriented position or related field targeting immigrant and refugee youth, children, and families.
• Knowledge of settlement-related issues facing immigrants and refugee youth, children, and families.
• Broad knowledge of local community resources that can assist newcomer youth, children, and families with their settlement needs.
• Solid paraprofessional counselling and group facilitation skills; familiar with casework processes, including intake procedures, referrals, case management, documentation, and follow-ups.
• Understanding of Canada and Saskatchewan Privacy Policies and the education system.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills are essential.
• Excellent computer skills (working knowledge of Windows, MS Office, email, and internet).
• Good verbal, written, and presentation skills in bilingual or multilingual.

The hours of work are Monday to Friday from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM. All positions at RODS require a clean criminal record/child abuse registry check. There is a cost-shared benefits package available to the employee with successful completion of a six-month probationary period. The annual salary for this position is $43,646.85 ($24.87 per hour).

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