Student Counsellor

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Working within Lalme’ Iwesawtexw (Seabird Island Community School) you will provide counselling and support for K-12 students. Essentially, your responsibility is to equip students with a variety of strategies for coping with life’s challenges: Included but not limited to; Helping students establish and achieve their personal goals, Motivating and inspiring children through creative play and intervention, Helping students identify and manage various challenges such as anxiety, grief, and anger using a trauma-informed approach, Establishing individual intervention plans for students on a one-on-one basis, Assisting students and staff in crisis situations.

You will be a key support to help students establish their personal goals, guiding and helping children make action plans, motivate and inspire children, identifying and providing resources, referrals and follow-ups and providing assistance in crisis situations. You will be a member of an interdisciplinary, collaborative teaching team, liaising with other professionals, students, family members, and community to provide students with holistic, culturally focused education. Be part of a team where you can positively influence a student’s educational journey and see the difference you can make in a community as you support the diverse student body of Lalme’ Iwesawtexw.

**SUCCESS PROFILE**

What does it take to be successful working in Lalme’ Iwesawtexw at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Active Listening**: Giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand points being made, asking appropriate questions and not interrupting.
- **Organized**: Ability to process and organize electronic and paper documentation, information and reports.
- **Personable**: A collaborative attitude, participating in the planning, developing, extending services, and promoting effective strategies to encourage a positive workplace atmosphere.
- **Critical Thinking**: Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses, alternative solutions, conclusions or approached to problems.
- **Social Perceptiveness**: Being aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do
- **Multitasker**:The ability to balance competing priorities, meet deadlines, and to work under pressure with mínimal supervision.

**WORK THAT MATTERS**

Lalme’ Iwesawtexw is a place to learn many skills. We are many nations, but we proclaim one goal to strengthen our pride, our language, our culture and our freedom. Our school’s mission is to provide a supportive and culturally relevant learning environment which places a high value on life-long learning, respect for self and others, honesty, integrity, generosity and hard work.

We are a Group One K-12 Independent school located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

We have an expected student enrollment of 226 students housed in the main school (K-8) and in the adjacent high school.

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**BENEFITS & PERKS**

Benefits vary by job type and are confirmed in the interview and hiring process. Benefits are eligible after a successful probationary period has been served
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary teaching team,
- Equitable hourly rates and
- Casual dress code

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Provides counselling support and education to children and youth.
- Assists students in methods of coping in relation to their mental health, including stress management, problem solving, conflict resolution, effective communication, social skill enhancement, and other systems of care.
- Maintains and promotes working relationships with community professionals.
- Promotes positive self-identity by reinforcing the value of First Nation languages and cultural practices.
- Participates in the ongoing planning, development and evaluation of services such as prevention programs.
- Provides direct clinical services such as intake, assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention; consultation/liaison with community agencies and other ministry programs.
- Collaborates with teachers to develop more effective strategies to work with special needs students.
- Conducts suicide assessments and crisis interventions.
- Ethics: treats people with respect; keep commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values.
- Help guide students through the numerous difficulties of adolescence by helping them make good choices.
- Be a support for students: give feedback and guidance to students and work consistently to enhance mentees self-esteem through supportive, nonjudgmental d