School Counsellor

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with approximately 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving 53,000 students in 135 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius._

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.
- a) Master of Education Degree in Counselling, Counselling Psychology or equivalent (minimum 35 credit hours with courses related to counselling skills and practice completed in-class online programs are not accepted);
- b) Masters courses must include counselling theory and practice, group counselling theory and practice, practice issues and ethics, 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;
- c) Minimum 350-hour supervised practicum component (inclusive of 120 direct hours and 20 group hours), preferably in a school-based practicum setting;
- d) A valid Nova Scotia Teacher's Certificate and two years teaching experience;
Eligible for a Nova Scotia Teacher's Certificate or Permit to Teach through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

HRCE offers comprehensive health and dental benefits and defined benefit pension plan.

**For More Information**:
Contact Human Resource Services at
902-464-2000
- Thank you for your interest, however, 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 Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry check._
- 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._