School Counsellor

Competition #: 000C8-Apr1223A

Position: School Counsellor

Location: Various Locations (See Notes)

Department:
Assignment: 2023-24 Expression of Interest - Specialty Teaching Contracts - SCHOOL COUNSELLORS

Status: Term

Percentage: 100%

Start Date: Tuesday, August 01 2023

End Date:
Posted: Wednesday, April 12 2023 12:00 PM

Deadline: Sunday, April 30 2023 12:00 PM

**Details**:
**Expression of Interest - School Counsellor Teaching Contracts 202**3-24**

The School Counsellor is responsible for the coordination of the comprehensive counselling program within the school, focusing on preventative and responsive programs and services. These programs and services must be principally concerned with the personal, social, educational and career needs of all students, placing priority on the best interest of students.

Contracts are with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. If offered a contract, recipients will be advised in the Spring of the applicable staffing process and timelines to secure a School Counsellor position within one of our 135 schools for September 2023.
- Master of Education Degree in Counselling, Counselling Psychology or equivalent (minimum 48 credit hours with courses related to counselling skills and practice;
- Masters courses must include counselling theory and practice*, group counselling theory and practice*, practice issues and ethics, counselling theory and practicum*, counselling strategies and interventions*, principles of assessment for counselling, research design in education, career and transition counselling, theory of human development, diversity or culturally responsive pedagogy. *Courses related to counselling skills and practice must be completed on site (face-to-face) under the supervision of the counsellor educator; elective courses may be taken online; preference for courses contextualized for the education setting;
- Minimum 500-hour supervised practicum component (inclusive of 250 direct hours and 50 group hours), preferably in a school-based practicum setting;
- Counselling practicum in school counselling or minimum of 1 year of counselling experience in education (public, private, post-secondary)
- A valid Nova Scotia Teacher's Certificate;
- Most recent Performance Evaluation

**Please refer to job description for further details.**

Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.