Community Connections Worker

**Report to: The Community Connections Worker will be an employee of the South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre (SLNRC). Day-to-day supervision/consultation will be provided by the Program Operations Manager in the form of formal supervision meetings as well as informal support as requested by the worker.**

**Qualifications: A degree/diploma in Social Service Work, Community Development, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.**

**Duties: Community Connections programming aims at providing newcomers with opportunities to establish social and professional networks. This is achieved by welcoming newcomers and engaging them in their communities to increase their connection and increase their sense of belonging.**

**Salary range annually: $41,340 - 44,460 at 30 hours per week**

**About Us**

**The Newcomer Settlement Services of SLNRC is a dynamic settlement service agency funded by IRCC. Our mission is to support newcomers in their journey to integrate and thrive in Canada. We work collaboratively with individuals, families, and communities to provide tailored programs and services that foster inclusion, engagement, and success.**

**Position Summary**

**The Community Connections Worker will work with a dedicated team to support newcomers by helping them connect with community resources, build networks, and navigate their settlement journey. The role involves working with diverse groups, including preschoolers, youth, children, adults, seniors, and families, to deliver programs, workshops, and community engagement activities that facilitate integration into Canadian society.**

**Key Responsibilities**

**1. Community Engagement & Support**

**Conduct needs assessments to identify newcomer challenges and develop appropriate action plans.**

**2**

**Facilitate group settlement and orientation programs tailored to the needs of preschoolers, children (4-14 yrs.), youth (15-30 yrs.), adults, seniors, families, racialized newcomers, 2SLGBTQI+ and persons with disabilities.**

**Facilitate activities that help eligible children and youth to develop the skills needed for successful integration and transition to school.**

**Provide one-on-one and group support to newcomers in understanding local services, cultural norms, and community resources.**

**Facilitate meaningful connections to build shared understanding and promote relationships between Indigenous Peoples, newcomer clients and Canadians through cultural awareness activities/events and connection-based social activities.**

**Collaborate with local IRCC-funded agencies, recreational organizations, social service organizations and the business community to connect newcomers to available resources.**

**Collaborate with volunteer mentors, community groups, faith communities, and cultural groups to create networks of supports for newcomers.**

**2. Program Delivery**

**Facilitate children and youth activities in English, which help, develop skills needed for successful integration and transition to school from preschool age to young adults.**

**Plan activities that will improve a newcomer’s ability to engage in social life such as literacy programs, cooking classes, homework help, sport opportunities.**

**Co-ordinate opportunities for newcomers to participate in society through volunteer engagement, youth council participation.**

**Information sessions focused on topics like employment, education, health, and recreation.**

**Facilitate activities for eligible senior clients to explore their local community, access resources and be engaged, to increase understanding of their local community, history, and culture.**

**Facilitate Yazidi art therapy through yoga, and wellness programming**

**Facilitate programs for skills development for racialized newcomers in areas such as parenting resource sharing and personal skills sharing.**

**Ensure when appropriate access to childcare resources.**

**Facilitate community activities that bring together groups of newcomers to explore local community, access resources, become engaged and increase an understanding of their community, local history and local services.**

**Facilitate community activities that bring together Yazidi families to explore their local community, access resources, be engaged and increases understanding of local history, culture and services.**

**Facilitate informal language learning activities in English focused on improving skills related to English, outside of a formal classroom setting or workplace.**

**3**

**Facilitate meaning for connections to build a shared understanding and promote relationships between Indigenous peoples, newcomers and Canadians through cultural awareness activities/events and connection-based social activities.**

**4. Administrative Responsibilities**

**Maintain accurate records of client interactions and program participation using IRCC-funded reporting systems, namely iCARE.**

**Maintain accurate records of attendance and crit