Copy - BRIDGES- TESS - Facilitator
Achēv
Date: 1 week ago
City: Brampton, ON
Contract type: Full time
Summary
Facilitate information sessions, liaise with other programs & services for organizing information sessions to assist newcomers and address their settlement needs.
Duties And Responsibilities
Facilitate information sessions, liaise with other programs & services for organizing information sessions to assist newcomers and address their settlement needs.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Facilitate information sessions for newcomers on settlement topics in a culturally sensitive manner at all 5 locations.
- Based on changing needs of newcomers population identify and develop curriculum for new Information Sessions.
- Conduct Information Sessions on
- Research and compile education and career related information for newcomers
- Research information on new government policies and related programs and services
- Collect, organize and file hard copies of flyers, brochures, and pamphlets of programs and services offered by government and agencies serving newcomers
- Maintain and update existing information related to a variety of training programs for newcomers
- Maintain, update and expand information files in the Centre including internet sites
- Refer clients to appropriate settlement, training or other programs
- Conduct individual and group orientation tours of the site and offer general information to clients
- Disseminate project information to the local government agencies, immigrant serving agencies
- Assist in the development of advertising materials and pamphlets for the project and prepare them for translation
- Assist in the collection of statistics and preparation of material for reports
- Promote sessions at various venues
- Required to work some evenings and Saturdays
- Post Secondary or equivalent education
- Demonstrated facilitation experience
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and leadership skills
- Good presentation, problem solving, organizational and project management skills
- Strong internet research skills
- Knowledge of immigrant youth and refugee youth issues
- Knowledge of education system in Ontario
- Knowledge of settlement programs & services offered by settlement/immigrant serving agencies
- Experience working with youth and adults
- Knowledge of labour market trends
- Knowledge of eligibility criteria for admissions to post secondary education
- Knowledge of OSAP and other financial assistance for post secondary education
- Knowledge of government programs and eligibility criteria
- Knowledge of French or a language other than English is most desirable
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with multicultural and disability issues
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