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 broader community.
The Regina Open Door Society is committed to fostering a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We actively seek candidates who share these values and contribute to our diverse community. Our aim is to eliminate barriers to employment, ensuring that all qualified individuals have the opportunity to join our team. Our facilities are fully accessible, accommodating the needs of all individuals.
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 qualified individual to staff the full-time term position of Settlement Worker in Schools Worker. The term for this position is September 1,2025 to March 31,2027 with possibility of extension
This position provides services to newcomer students and parents in schools in Regina and surrounding rural communities with a main focus on Dari/Pashto speaking newcomer clients.
The Settlement Worker in Schools (SWIS) program is a shared partnership between the Regina Open Door Society (RODS), the Regina Public School Board (RPSB) Regina Catholic Schools, Prairie Valley School Division, Conseil des Ecoles Fransaskoises, and Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It is an outreach program to help newcomer students and their families settle in their school and community.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION

• Fluency in French language is required
• 2 to 3 year’s human services experience; A Post-Secondary education or related work
• experience are position
• Additional requirements include excellent communication (oral and written), para- counselling, cross-cultural, leadership, motivational, and organizational skills
• The successful candidate will possess the skills necessary to develop the program and work cooperatively and professionally as a representative of RODS in the school setting.
• The successful applicant will also require a criminal record check, clean child abuse registry record, reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and a clean driver abstract.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate will be required to travel to schools in Regina to deliver services. The applicant must own /have regular access to a reliable vehicle.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties include but not limited to, the following:

• Providing services in a supportive and culturally-sensitive and linguistically-appropriate manner
• Assessing the assets and needs of immigrant students and provide appropriate referral;
• Providing group orientation and one-on-one information
• Work with RODS program to connect newcomer families with services in the community
• Supporting newcomer parents to establish links with their children’s schools and get involved in

school and community activities;

• In collaboration with schools creating opportunities and support for newcomer parents to participate in school activities, committees, councils and associations;
• Participating in the school reception and orientation process for newcomer students and their families
• Facilitating /delivering information sessions and workshops to school personnel with the aim of fostering understanding of the culture and the unique challenges of immigrant and refugee youth/children
• Providing orientation sessions on programs and services available in the school and community
• Helping children adjust to school culture and focus on learning while providing their parents with information and resources on settlement and immigration issues;
• Informing and orientating families and students about settlement-related issues
• Providing outreach services to new families
• Facilitating referrals and access to available resources in the community, social services, professional services and government programs
• Receive program-related referrals from schools and input the information into RODS database;
• Enabling families to advocate on their behalf, including for the educational needs of their children

• Providing services in a supportive and culturally-sensitive and linguistically-appropriate manner
• Assessing the assets and needs of immigrant students and provide appropriate referral;
• Providing group orientation and one-on-one information
• Work with RODS program to connect newcomer families with services in the community
• Supporting newcomer parents to establish links with their children’s schools and get involved i