Secondary School Counsellor

4 days ago


New Westminster, Canada School District #40 (New Westminster) Full time

New Westminster Schools Career Opportunity
**Temporary 0.4 FTE Secondary School Counsellor**

**About New Westminster Schools**

Serving the community of New Westminster, the New Westminster School District provides high quality educational programs to over 7,000 students in a variety of learning environments. Located in the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, New Westminster is a compact and growing urban centre with all the benefits of both city and small town life - ready access to a rich array of recreational and cultural pursuits, high quality public services, and the neighborly feel of a small community. Commitment to the success of its students and its staff makes New Westminster School District a great place to learn and to work.

New Westminster School District has a rich tapestry of cultures, backgrounds and needs. Together, we are a caring, inclusive, and committed learning community dedicated to supporting each of our unique learners.

The Secondary School Counsellor will provide intervention, consultative and preventative support services in order to facilitate the educational, personal, social and emotional development of students, and academic and career advising.

Required Qualifications & Desired Attributes:

- Masters degree in School Counselling
- Valid BC Teachers Certificate
- Knowledge of diverse student needs and inclusive practices
- Ability to support the delivery of prevention and wellness practices
- Awareness of community-based counselling services
- Ability to support and collaborate with School-Based Teams
- Experience in direct counselling for individuals, groups, youth, and families
- Experience in academic advising and career counselling
- Training and/or demonstrated experience in working with a team of professionals in an integrated case management environment and school based team
- Ability to work collaboratively with support staff, parents, and community agencies
- In depth knowledge of the 2008 Graduation Requirements including both the Dogwood and Adult Dogwood programs
- Experience using MyEducationBC and ability to support scheduling and course programming
- Excellent communication skills

Compensation:

- Salary as per Teachers' Collective Agreement. Current salary range is $59,724.00 to $110,833.00 annually plus comprehensive benefits package.

**Application Process**:
**The New Westminster School District recognizes and acknowledges the Qayqayt First Nation, as well as all Coast Salish peoples, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live, we learn, we play and we do our work.**

School District No. 40 (New Westminster) has been given approval from the Human Rights Tribunal for a Special Program under s.42(3) of the Human Rights Code. Under this special program, New Westminster Schools seeks to preferentially hire Indigenous persons to a variety of teaching positions. Therefore, each applicant may wish to provide, on a voluntary basis, whether they self-identify as a First Nations, Metis, or Inuit person.



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