RAP Worker

MJMC is seeking an enthusiastic client centered RAP Worker to join our team.

RAP Workers provide resettlement assistance services to Government-Assisted Refugees (GARs) under the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP).   The program is aimed to deliver immediate and essential RAP support services to eligible clients that range from airport reception all that way though to locating and securing permanent accommodations.

The ideal candidate would demonstrate the following

• Post-secondary degree in Human/Social Services or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Understanding and sensitivity to issues affecting immigrant and refugee communities
• Ability to work effectively with other service providers and community partners
• Amazing communication skills:

written, verbal, and non-verbal

• Demonstrated cross cultural communication skills and knowledge of community resources
• Comfortable with database, word processing, use internet, email, and other common computer applications
• Well-developed interview, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
• Ability to keep accurate records and carry out duties with a degree of independence
• Fluency in additional languages a significant asset especially in Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Somali, Tigrinya, and French
• Mandatory class 5 drivers license with no restrictions
• Can provide a clear driver's abstract
• Can provide a clear Criminal Record with Vulnerable Sector Check
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• Willing to work on evenings/weekends and travel if needed

Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

For full job description please visit: https://mjmcinc.ca/careers