Education and Employment Counsellor

6 months ago


Powell River, Canada Tla'amin Nation Full time

Salary: Based on Qualifications

The Tla'amin Nation is a modern, forward thinking, self-governing nation located on the beautiful upper Sunshine Coast (qathet Region).

**Position Summary**

, permanent

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Reporting to: Director of Education

Department: Education

Remuneration: Competitive, negotiable based on qualifications

ɬaʔamɩn Nation is a modern, self-governing Treaty Nation which takes an active role in shaping the future of education for its people through the five portfolios of its Department of Education: Early Childhood Learning, K to 12, Post-Secondary, Training & Employment, and Language & Culture. The Education and Employment Counsellor is a key member of the Department of Education, with a shared responsibility to contribute to ɬaʔamɩn Nation's effective delivery of services, to help identify further opportunities and supports needed, and to determine avenues for stronger Nation impact on positive outcomes for ɬaʔamɩn people.

Reporting to the Director of Education, the Education and Employment Counsellor is responsible for providing comprehensive educational and employment counselling services to ɬaʔamɩn Nation citizens, from Grade 7, throughout high school, and into adulthood. They help people in building a career based on their interests, abilities, and skills, and serve as a support to enhance people's growth both as individuals and as professionals.

**Key Responsibilities**

The duties and responsibilities of the Education and Career Counsellor include, but are not limited to:
Counselling ɬaʔamɩn students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
- Has a role in supporting student transition into high school.
- Meets with students to support current school engagement and performance.
- Prepares students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Refers students to educational and work programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments.
- Ensures students and parents/caregivers understand high school credit system, course selection considerations, graduation requirements, and pre-requisites for post-secondary programming.

Counselling individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
- Works with parents/caregivers, school staff and administrators, and Nation staff to resolve individuals' behavioral, academic, and other problems.
- Provides crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at school based on level of training.
- Identifies cases involving family problems affecting students' development and works with those involved to provide needed support and services.

Providing students and adults with information on such topics as post-secondary programs and admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, scholarships and bursaries, trade and technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.
- Evaluates individuals' abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using interviews, and professional sources.
- Reviews transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or post-secondary entrance requirements and writes letters of recommendation.

Providing students and adults with employment/vocational counselling services.
- Conducts initial intake and assessment to obtain information about employment history, educational background, and career goals, and to identify barriers to Employment.
- Facilitates goal setting and action planning in the areas of job search, career planning, and training access.
- Conducts orientations to self-help services and maintains an up-to-date knowledge of these services and how to support clients in accessing them.
- Assesses needs for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid, or additional vocational training, and refers people to the appropriate services.
- Informs clients about opportunities for skills enhancement.
- Refers qualified people to employers or employment services for job placement.
- Establishes and conducts regular follow-up procedures with each registered client.
- Provides services during scheduled meetings and through regular community drop-in times.

Working as part of the ɬaʔamɩn Nation team as well as in collaboration with other key partners (ie. Brooks High School staff and administration, Vancouver Island University staff, North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society, Work BC staff, etc.) to support the students and adults needing their services
- Meets with other professionals to discuss individuals' needs and progress.
- Works collaborative to ensure students and clients gain access to assistive devices and supportive technology as needed.
- Follows all administration policies and rules governing individual privacy and data collection and


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