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School Counsellor

Coquitlam – School District #43

Coquitlam, B.C.

Job description

School District No.43 (Coquitlam) invites applications for:

SCHOOL COUNSELLOR (Temporary Assignments)

School District No.43 (Coquitlam) is the third largest school district in BC with approximately 4,400 employees and 32,000 students in 70 schools. We serve the communities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. Our six-year completion rates are well above the provincial average and some of the highest in BC. Overall, we are #1 in the Metro Vancouver region and #2 in BC. We are proud to run the largest international education program in Canada for the K-12 sector.

SD43 (Coquitlam) values diversity in the workplace and strives to honour each persons unique lived experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with varied backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities, and intersectionality.

Coquitlam School District is accepting applications from candidates for the position of a School Counsellor. This position is intended to fill temporary and continuing vacancies for the upcoming school year.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Successful applicants will possess the appropriate education, training and or experience.

  • Relevant teaching experience
  • Masters degree in counselling or counselling psychology, with a completed, supervised practicum.
  • Certification with the British Columbia Teacher Regulation Branch

Please ensure the following documents are included with your application:

  • Resume/ Cover Letter
  • Certificate of counselling qualifications
  • Certification with the Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB)
  • We require two teach administrator references (principal/vice principal or equivalent) and one must be from your current/most recent position.

We appreciate your interest but regret that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The deliberations of employees, and Committees used to screen and consider job applications, shall be kept in strict confidence, and shall not be disclosed to any person except as required by law. Personal references, recommendations and evaluations collected or generated by Board employees and Committee members as part of the Board's hiring processes (other than references whose authorship and content is already known to the job applicant) shall be treated as having been supplied in confidence to the Board for the purposes of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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 school counselling services. Support students in an educational setting. Apply counselling and counselling psychology expertise

What you’ll need

Relevant teaching experience; a master's degree in counselling or counselling psychology with a completed supervised practicum; certification with the British Columbia Teacher Regulation Branch; counselling qualifications; and two teacher administrator references, including one from the current or most recent position.

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