Settlement Worker

 

 

Settlement Workers assist newcomers (immigrants and refugees) to settle into their communities and schools by assisting and providing direct, front-line services of support, information, referrals, advocacy, and orientation for families through the process of Settlement. Many of these families need assistance with housing, employment, legal assistance, clothing and food, language translation or cultural interpretation and social integration as well as education. There is limited available training to people in this field and agencies respond by doing in house training of their staff.

Settlement Workers are employed in a variety of employment sectors, including: government, community agencies, libraries, churches and other religious organizations, and schools.