Career and Education Advisor

3 weeks ago

Fort Simpson, Canada Government of the Northwest Territories Full time

**Department Information**:
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) provides the residents of the Northwest Territories with access to quality programs, services and support to assist them in making informed and productive choices for themselves and their families with regard to education, training, careers, employment and labour, child development, languages, culture and heritage.

**Job Information**:
Located in Fort Simpson, the Career and Education Advisor (CEA) reports to the Career and Education Advising Manager within the Student Support and Wellness (SSW) Division at HQ, and is responsible for managing, supporting, promoting and actively encouraging grades 9-12 student engagement in the career development process. This process is based on principles of practice which include student-centered/family-centered, culturally-informed (local context of the Northwest Territories (NWT), interactive, experiential, inclusive and strengths-based approaches. The CEA works closely with grades 9-12 education staff to collaboratively support career development curriculum by providing practical, individualized and group career and education advising to students in grades 9-12. This position helps students to identify their interests, strengths, values and learning preferences, and to understand how they can contribute to their community. The CEA helps students to explore work and learning options and to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and habits of a capable person.
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of career development and post-secondary educational advising methods and processes aimed at grades 9-12 high school populations.
- Knowledge of local, regional, territorial, and national labour market initiatives, information, data and trends.
- Knowledge of the territorial senior secondary and high school credit system and requirements for graduation.
- Knowledge of post-secondary education, training, transition, work experience, self
- employment, trades and apprenticeship programs.
- Knowledge of territorial and federal funding programs and supports related to post
- secondary education, trades and apprenticeship, self-employment, student financial assistance, scholarships and bursaries.
- Understanding of NWT demographic, social and economic trends as well as Indigenous cultures, educational history and context, including showing respect for and promoting Indigenous worldviews, alongside Western practices, as part of supporting capable people.
- Skilled in written, verbal and interpersonal communications with diverse audiences.
- Skilled in researching and analyzing labour market, occupational and post
- secondary information, trends and developments, and synthesizing data into products and services aimed at high school populations.
- Skilled in providing recommendations and advice on all matters of career and education advising including ways to promote occupations in demand.
- Skilled in providing engaging presentations to diverse groups of students.
- Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

- A Bachelor's Degree in Education with a minimum of 5 years of successful experience working with youth in school and/or a northern community setting; or a
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Science discipline with a minimum of 5 years of successful experience working with youth in a northern community setting; or a
- Bachelor’s Degree with a designation as a Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP), or a Certified Career Strategist (CCS), or a Certified Work-Life Strategist (CWS), or a Certified Employment Strategist (CES), or a Certified Life Coach and a minimum of 5 years of successful experience working with youth in a northern community setting: or
- A Master's Degree in Education with a specialization in areas related to guidance and counselling, or career development or student support and 3 years of successful experience working with youth in school and within a northern community setting. (Insert the ideal combination of education and experience required for the position.)

Additional Requirements
Must have fluency in English.
Fluency in an Indigenous language of the NWT or French will be considered an asset.

**GNWT Inquiries**:
Inquiries Only:
Dehcho HR Client Service Centre
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
9602 100 STREET
BOX 240
FORT SIMPSON, NT X0E 0N0
Tel (867) 695-7233
Fax (867) 695-3254

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