Intercultural Support Worker

7 months ago

Winnipeg, Canada Winnipeg School Division Full time

**Intercultural Support Worker
Under the direction of the Acting Director of Newcomer Services, the Intercultural Support Worker will connect EAL students to services and resources in the school system and the community to promote settlement and foster student achievement. The worker will work as part of a team with teachers, administration, and the community.

**Responsibilities may include but are not limited to**:

- assist in the reception of new EAL students, their transition and integration into the school community
- support students/families in understanding the school system and in accessing resources available to them
- provide support to school staff in translating/interpreting information to parents and students related to assessments, report cards and other matters of importance and by providing teachers with information about student’s linguistic cultural backgrounds
- refer and/or facilitate the student and his/her families’ access to resources in the community, social services, health services and government programs
- maintain records, assess, and monitor ongoing needs and provide continual updates to Principal or designate
- co-facilitate and/or co-coordinate workshops or support to groups on settlement issues, cultural awareness, women’s issues, parenting skills and other information related needs for parents / families and staff
- participate in networking for resources in the wider community and liaise with outside agencies for school programs
- perform other related duties

**Qualifications**:

- a minimum of secondary education, and preferably some post-secondary education in human services related area.
- experience promoting inter-cultural understanding within diverse youth/families/communities coming from war affected countries.
- experience working to support refugees adjust to the expectations of the Canadian context is desirable
- excellent communication, advocacy, and interpersonal skills are required.
- values cross cultural perspectives and demonstrates ability to withhold personal bias while working across various religious/political and tribal communities is required.
- ability to speak Tigrinya and/or Amharic preferred

**How to apply:
**We thank all interested individuals, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Winnipeg School Division has an Employment Equity policy which strives for the removal of barriers to the hiring, advancement, full inclusion, and fair representation of women, Indigenous peoples, 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, persons living with a disability and racialized people at all levels within the organization.

Winnipeg School Division will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants disabled by barriers during the interview and assessment process, upon request.

**About Winnipeg School Division***

Winnipeg School Division (WSD) nurtures a welcoming and inclusive culture of people committed to working together to inspire students to reach goals and achieve academic success. WSD is the largest school division in the Province of Manitoba with over 33,000 students and 6,000 employees. To ensure WSD’s continued success as a leader in education and innovation, we’re committed to finding and developing the right people to join our team.

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