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The Calgary Workers’ Resource Centre
2002, 1st Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 0B3 Tel: 403.264.8100 Fax: 403.264.8117

Job Opportunity: Case Worker
Posting date: December 15, 2011 Applicationdeadline: January 8, 2012 Position Type: Full Time – 35 hrs/wk Job Region: Calgary, AB Wage and benefits: $29.41/hour, with working conditions and benefits as per collective agreement with CUPE 4731 TheCalgary Workers’ Resource Centre (CWRC) is a not-for-profit organization that helps Calgarians understand and access their benefits and entitlements under a variety of employment-related legislations inAlberta (the Alberta Employment Standards Code, Employment Insurance Act, Alberta Human Rights Act, Workers’ Compensation Act, Canada Pension Plan and employer short/long term disability benefits).The CWRC’s clients primarily come from vulnerable populations, including new immigrants and Temporary Foreign Workers (many with language barriers and/or limited literacy in English), persons withdisabilities, unemployed/underemployed workers, youth and Aboriginal workers. The CWRC has an opportunity for a full-time Case Worker with its Enhanced Vulnerable Worker Support Project (beginning inJanuary 2012). Responsibilities: • Help individual clients understand their employment-related rights and entitlements under the Alberta Employment Standards Code, Employment Insurance Act, Alberta HumanRights Act, Workers’ Compensation Act, Canada Pension Plan disability benefits, employer short/long term disability benefits, and the Alberta Fair Trading Act (Employment Agency Regulation). Whenappropriate, help clients submit claims, complaints and appeals related to the above legislations and benefit programs to the relevant government department or organization. Represent clients at EI andCPP disability appeal hearings, and in meetings with Employment Standards, the Alberta Human Rights Commission, and other organizations as required (e.g., employer, union). With the client’s written...