District Counsellor

**TEACHING VACANCY: POSTING NO. 25 - MAY 29, 2023***

**School: Vanderhoof and Area Schools***

**Start Date: September 1, 2023***

**Assignment: 1.0 Continuing **Specialist** Position***
- **DISTRICT COUNSELLOR***

**MUST HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION - TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN OUTLYING COMMUNITIES IS REQUIRED***

**SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE PRINCIPAL***

**_Nechako Lakes School District gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and play on the unceded, ancestral territories of fourteen First Nations representing the Dakelh, Nedut’en and Wet’suwet’en peoples. _**_We are working diligently towards creating equity for our learners through conscious acts of Reconciliation._***

**The School District***

Nechako Lakes is situated on the traditional unceded territories of fourteen First Nations encompassing the Dakelh, Nedut’en and Wet’suweten peoples. The school district encompasses five municipalities, the Districts of Fort St James and Vanderhoof and the Villages of Fraser Lake, Burns Lake and Granisle. This large area served by our school district has a population of just under 40,000 residents in the beautiful north central BC.

We serve 3,000 students in our standard schools and approximately 900 FTE at EBUS Academy, one of the largest online schools in British Columbia. Our region has affordable housing, welcoming communities and a lower cost of living than many other regions. Come and enjoy over 200 lakes, rivers and streams and an abundance of outdoor recreation at your doorstep.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor of Education
- Minimum completion of 3rd and 4th year level university course work necessary for teaching the senior level curricula that are part of this assignment.
- A valid BC teaching certificate and current membership with The Ministry of Education and Childcare.
- have completed a graduate degree recognized by the Ministry of Education and Childcare in Counselling Psychology
- the BC Education Plan and goals of the education system.
- Supporting every child in learning at high levels.
- Work closely with parents/guardian and caregivers and the broader community.
- The Board of Education Strategic Plan.
- Supporting equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Ongoing professional learning for the purpose of strengthening student learning.
- Making evidence-based, collaborative decisions about student learning in a professional learning community environment.
- Supporting Individual Education Plans (IEP) in a collaborative team environment.
- The TRC Calls to Action.
- Integrating Indigenous culture and Ways of Knowing into curriculum and learning activities.
- strong evidence of experience working with behaviour disorders in children and adolescents
- must be willing to work in a supportive and cooperative manner with existing district special education personnel, counselors, regular teaching staff, and administration in the delivery of a comprehensive counseling program at the elementary level, as well as work in support of district directions and undertakings
- must be willing to become familiar with changing child abuse reporting regulations and guidelines
- demonstrated knowledge and experience in administration of suicide risk assessments
- demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the counseling role, willingness to build experience in developing I.E.P.s in the provision of individualized programs for students exhibiting emotional and behavioural disorders
- experience teaching Social Skills programs to students with a wide range of abilities
- proven interpersonal skills and a keen interest in exploring alternate, innovative and collaborative methods of working with students and their families
- demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a positive classroom learning environment that engages students in active learning experiences
- experience in differentiating instruction to create success in learning for each student
- experience in integrating appropriate technologies into instructional practices in order to improve learning outcomes for students

**_The district believes that teacher interest in providing extracurricular activities _**

**_contributes significantly to our students’ positive school experience._***
- School District 91 has received approval from the Human Rights Tribunal allowing preferential hiring to persons of Indigenous ancestry. _The District may give preference in hiring persons of Indigenous ancestry who possess the necessary qualifications to increase the number of Indigenous staff to be more representative of the learners we serve._