Counselor

Sino-Canada High School · China

Job description

Counselling Posting

As a Sino Canada School Counsellor, you will help facilitate the educational, personal, social and emotional development of students in our school. Our Counsellors provide support to individual students, groups of students and classes in response to the current need in their schools. In addition, they might provide social emotional and mental health literacy classes to students at varying grade levels. The Secondary School Counsellor provides course planning and selection, career exploration and post-secondary supports. They are a resource for students and provide consultation for school staff. At Sino Canada the School Counsellor will work closely with Administration to support and develop positive school culture.

Support includes:

counselling for individual students on a variety of personal and school issues
developing students’ self-awareness, self regulation, social awareness, social skills and problem solving skills
supporting students and families in distress
targeting social skills or issues such as anxiety, stress, and depression through individual, small group and full class intervention
consulting and collaborating with other school personnel including participation in School-Based Team meetings
liaising with home room teachers and parents
providing input into development of individualized education plans
organizing and implementing the process of course selection for their grade groups

If you are interested in teaching overseas in China, please contact me at: recruiting@sinocanada.ca

About this occupation

This job is classed under Educational counsellors (NOC 41320) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

Educational counsellors advise current and prospective students on educational issues, career planning and personal development, and coordinate the provision of counselling services to students, parents, teachers, faculty and staff. They are employed by school boards and post-secondary educational institutions.

Typical duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Counsel students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, time tables and scheduling, school adjustment, attendance problems and study skills
Counsel students regarding career or vocational issues including career exploration and planning, résumé preparation, job interview skills and job search strategies and make available to them a wide range of educational and occupational information
Coordinate co-op and school-to-work transition programs, and the provision of counselling and information services, such as career information, professional development sessions and exchanges with other educational institutions, to students, parents, teachers, faculty and staff
Consult with teachers and parents or faculty and other professionals such as psychologists, speech therapists and social workers regarding various issues and concerns, and with administrators and community agencies regarding programs and referrals
Administer and interpret standardized intelligence, personality, vocational, aptitude and interest tests

Usual requirements

A bachelor's degree in counselling, career development, education or social sciences is required for counsellors in school settings.
A master's degree in counselling psychology or a related field such as educational psychology, developmental psychology or social work is usually required.
Educational counsellors in post-secondary settings require an undergraduate degree and may require a graduate degree. A particular academic specialization may also be required.
In Quebec, membership in l'Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d'orientation is mandatory to use the titles ''vocational counsellor'', "guidance counsellor" and "vocational guidance counsellor".

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What you’ll do

Provide counselling to individual students, groups of students, and classes.. Support students' educational, personal, social, and emotional development.. Deliver social-emotional and mental health literacy classes.. Provide course planning and selection, career exploration, and post-secondary support.. Support students and families experiencing distress.. Deliver interventions related to anxiety, stress, depression, and social skills.. Collaborate with school personnel and participate in School-Based Team meetings.. Liaise with homeroom teachers and parents.. Provide input into individualized education plans.. Support the development of a positive school culture.

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