Details:
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week
POSITION SUMMARY:
The primary role of this position is to provide leadership and management for the Courtney office and the Immigrant Welcome Centre as a whole. In addition to this, you will be required to provide some direct settlement services. This includes providing newcomers with supports that enable them to be successful in understanding and working through case management activities. The Settlement Manager will connect with current and potential community partners, manage pertinent contracts and subsequently staffing and budgets.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Post secondary training in counseling, social work or a related field, or
equivalent combination of education and experience in or outside Canada.
• Fluency in English.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership and management of contracts,
staff and budgets.
• Demonstrated Best Practices in the delivery of settlement management.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in working with community partners.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, open-minded and work on a team.
• Be able to work flexible hours to accommodate sessions and meetings
outside of typical office hours, and emergency situations. This may
include out-of-town regional and provincial meetings.
• A valid BC driver’s licence and reliable transportation.
• Approved criminal record check.
• The worker will follow the code of ethics and mission statement of IWC.