Settlement Worker
Hebrew Speaking

JIAS Toronto is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping immigrants with resettlement in the Greater Toronto Area. JIAS Toronto assists lawfully admitted immigrants and refugees in meeting basic financial, social, legal, and other requirements of immigration. We work to advance the well-being and social integration of newcomers by providing a full range of outreach, support, counseling, training, and referral resources.

We are currently looking for a Settlement Worker to join our team. As a part of the Settlement team, you will be responsible for providing settlement and integration services to newcomers and refugees, ensuring their successful adjustment in Canada as well as connections to their new communities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide supportive counselling, referrals, and information, to empower clients to solve and cope with problems and crisis arising from immigration
• Conduct in depth assessments of client needs and develop settlement plans
• Provide crisis intervention as required;
• Carry an active case load of newcomer families;
• Develop and implement program initiatives to address settlement needs and connect newcomers to their community;
• Through a Case Management service model, assist clients with information and orientation, referrals, crisis intervention and supportive counselling services for all clients;
• Provide guidance and coordination to constituent groups for the successful settlement of refugees.
• Organize and facilitate group information, orientation sessions, and outreach initiatives;
• Liaise with government, community groups, educational institutions, volunteers, and others regarding services for clients;
• Assists clients in navigating government systems including completing required documentation;
• Provide pre-arrival and intake services as needed;
• Provide services to ensure JIAS meets Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH) responsibilities;
• Ensure recordings/case notes are completed in a timely and fulsome manner;
• Other duties as assigned or required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree or Diploma in a related field such as Human Services, Social Service Worker, or equivalent;
• 2 years of related work experience with newcomers and refugees;
• Experience in the Settlement sector, not for profit sector, and/or in a social service Agency;
• Working knowledge of immigration regulations and procedures;
• Strong computer skills / resource research skills;
• Fluency in Hebrew.