Life Skills Facilitator - Pashto, Dari and/or Farsi speaking

Primary Function
The Life Skills Facilitator’s main priorities is to provide assistance to newly arriving refugees in their resettlement and adaptation process as well as moving towards self-sufficiency and independence in Brandon and the Westman area.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities
• Welcomes new clients and conducts needs assessment
• Assist newly arriving refugee and families through community orientation, information, counseling, and securing housing and other basic needs
• Provide clients with practical guidance to help them cope with the challenges of everyday living including banking and accessing services like Manitoba Health Services, SIN, etc.
• Encourage clients to work towards self-sufficiency and employment
• Maintain regular contact with assigned cases, including required home visits to identify and address barriers
• Enters all services provided in database
• Maintains and submit statistical information and monthly reports as required
• Maintains an overall management of client caseload
• Keeps informed of current resources, trends, changes and services gaps in the general community and specific communities
• Develops partnerships with service providers to effectively link clients with appropriate community service
• Maintains up to date knowledge of all programs and services available at Westman Immigrant Services and in the community to support clients to allow for appropriate referrals
• Participates in regular staff meetings to ensure excellence in client service
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English as well as Pashto, Dari and/or Farsi
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a Team
• Organizational and time management skills
• Able to work in a culturally diverse environment
• A working knowledge of community resources
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft office

Type of employment: Full-time, term until March 2023
Hours: 37 hours per week

SUBJECT TO FUNDING

For more information go to https://westmanimmigrantservices.ca/careers/