Job Description
Position Title: Settlement Worker in Schools
Date Posted: Friday, July 31, 2025
Competition File No.: 2025-51
Program Area: Community Initiatives & Employment
Worksite Location: Owen Sound, with travel across Grey and Bruce Counties
Travel Requirement: Yes, across Grey and Bruce Counties
Position Type: Permanent Full Time Category: #1
Existing Vacancy: Yes No. of Vacancies: 1
Hours: 28 to 37.5 hours per week, dependent on government funding
Shifts: Days, Monday – Friday; Evenings and weekends as needed
Salary/Wage: $27.23 – $30.97 per hour
Wages commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Start Date: As soon as possible.
Application Deadline: Sunday, August, 10th, 2025
Application Process: Email resume, cover letter and YMCA Employment/Volunteer Application Form to: Manager of Settlement and Language Services at employment@osgb.ymca.ca. Include the Job Title and Competition File Number in your subject line. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Y is people-powered. Our staff and volunteers provide the spark that helps ignite positive change in the lives of others.
Your Opportunity to be the Spark!
As a charity igniting the potential in people, we are seeking a Settlement Worker in Schools to join our Settlement Services team.
Responsibilities:
- Commitment to excellent customer service while demonstrating the YMCA Mission, Vision and Values when interacting with others.
- Provide Settlement Services in schools following IRCC guidelines, traveling to locations throughout Grey and Bruce on a flexible schedule to meet clients’ needs, including evenings and weekends.
- Comfortable in providing in-person and virtual support.
- Participate in the school reception and orientation process for Newcomer students and their families.
- Assist the school with initiating contact with all Newcomer families.
- Provide orientation sessions on programs and services available in both the school and the surrounding community.
- Provide cultural background information to the school staff as needed.
- Inform and orient families and students about the educational system in the Canadian context.
- Facilitate referrals and access to available resources in the community, social services, professional services, outreach and government programs.
- Actively participate in the development and presentation of cultural profiles, workshops and settlement related activities for students, families and schools.
Just Some of the Benefits of Working at the YMCA:
- Comprehensive and ongoing training and long-term and upward career opportunities.
- Free membership to our Health, Fitness and Aquatics facility.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Medical, dental, and pension benefits (eligibility based on number of hours worked)
- Fun, passionate and dependable co-workers.
Job Requirements:
- Be a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada.
- Have current and satisfactory Criminal Reference Check and Vulnerable Sector Search issued no later than ninety (90) days preceding your start date.
- Have minimum Class G Driver’s License; own vehicle and be willing and able to travel throughout Grey and Bruce Counties.
- Provide 3 professional references.
- Have a post secondary degree or diploma in counselling, education, social work or human resources discipline
- Have a fluency in an additional language (an asset)
- Have proficiency in digital platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet in order to provide virtual/remote service.
- Have experience working in a cross-cultural environment delivering direct service to newcomers (an asset).
- Have strong interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills.
- Have highly developed research skills and ability to interpret complex documentation and applications.
- Be self-motivated and able to work independently and in a team environment.
- Have good computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office applications, virtual classrooms, internet and email.
The YMCA’s Commitment to Protecting Those We Serve:
We are committed to our responsibility to protect the children and other vulnerable people we serve. Therefore, all employees and volunteers must provide a current satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Search results as a condition of their employment or volunteer engagement. These police record checks are reviewed on an individual basis, and the offense(s) – if any – is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirements of the position, therefore not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered gainful employment.
The YMCA’s Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Equality:
The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce values the diversity of people and communities and is committed to excellence and inclusion in our Association. We are committed to an environment that is barrier free. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.
