Enhanced Settlement Support Worker in Schools: Elementary School Transition Facilitator

The Regina Open Door Society (RODS) is a non-profit organization that provides settlement and integration services to refugees and immigrants in Regina. RODS is committed to meeting the needs of newcomers by offering programs and services that enable them to achieve their goals and participate fully in the larger community.

We are located in the City of Regina on Treaty 4 land, which is recognized as the traditional territory of the nhiyawak/Cree, Nahkaw/Saulteaux, Anihinpk, Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda, and the homeland of the Mtis Nation.

The Regina Open Door Society Inc. is seeking a qualified individual to staff a full-time permanent position of Settlement Support Worker in School Counselor. The start day for this position is February 2nd 2025

The Settlement Social Worker in Schools (SSWIS) program is a shared partnership between the Regina Open Door Society (RODS), the Regina Public School Board (RPSB) Regina Catholic Schools, Conseil des Ecoles Fransaskoises and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It is an outreach program to help newcomer students and their families settle in their school and community.

Reporting to the Manager and Director of Settlement, the primary responsibility of this position is to connect newcomer children, youth, and families who are considered vulnerable, at-risk, or high risk due to extreme poverty, social isolation, poor mental health, or family instability which severely puts their integration goals in jeopardy to resources in the school and community to support student transition to post-secondary life: education, community, employment.

Duties include but are not limited to:
**Core Activities**:

- Engage clients to address presenting needs through developing a trusting relationship, creating personalized goals, and assisting participants in achieving their goals through holistic information, supportive referrals, and/or advocacy services
- Engage and collaborate with schools to highlight newcomer students' needs that can be incorporated into the planning processes for academic or psychosocial supports needed
- Support newcomer parents to engage with the school staff, Child and Family Services, and other service providers; to understand children's behaviours and attitudes, and foster healthy relationships both within the home and community.
- Complete a comprehensive intake including needs/psychosocial assessments, consent/confidentiality agreements, goal planning, and interventions as needed for
- Establish, review and maintain action plans with clients; share and review with supervisor/team leader on a regular basis.
- Ensure necessary documentation is current and accurate, and maintain client data and case

notes in an organized manner. Documentation may include but is not limited to registration documents, attendance, participant notes, iCARE, and incident reports.

- Monitor and report on activities, build and maintain clients and other records in an effective and confidential manner.
- Design, develop, and facilitate in-person and/or virtual groups sessions for children and youth to address wellbeing and support mental Including the development, recruitment, and facilitating trauma-informed workshops for newcomer children and youth.
- Organize information/orientation sessions and other transition activities, as
- Organize /provide instruction in topics such as goal setting, time management, career

exploration, interviewing, and resume writing.

- Work in collaboration with partners/internal programs to connect youth with volunteering opportunities: to help them develop skills and social network.
- Assist clients in developing new attitudes, feelings and/or behavior patterns that enhance wellness through the delivery of one-on-one and/or group interventions
- Establish and maintain partnership/collaboration with other agency departments, school staff, settlement agencies, and community organizations; engage and maintain professional

working relationships, participate in inter-agency and inter-departmental teams as needed, and collaboratively support clients to achieve their identified goals.

- Respond promptly to urgent clients' needs through short-term counselling, and timely referrals as needed.
- Assisting vulnerable newcomer students to transition to higher education including elementary to high school and high school students to post-secondary education.
- Providing case coordination and one on one support to students with multiple/complex needs
- Referring to therapeutic counselling when needed.
- Demonstrate initiative through identifying and pursuing opportunities to meet unique

needs, establish pertinent connections and identify tailored resources and learning possibilities for participants, the team, and the agency.

- Participate in meetings and training as
- Make appropriate referrals to community resources and partners as
- Ensure that the quality of service is consistent with the mission and philosophy of the Agency and partner orga