0.600 FTE Continuing School Based Counsellor

St. Clement's School; Sicamous; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Job summary

St. Clement's School seeks a 0.600 FTE School Based Counsellor for an ongoing assignment starting immediately.

The counsellor collaborates with students, families, teachers, and community partners to promote mental health and well-being within a school setting. Role requires a Master's in counselling psychology, BC teaching certification, and experience in school-based counselling, IEP development, and trauma-informed practices.

Qualifications

• A Master's degree recognized by the College of Teachers in counselling psychology or related discipline with a focus in counselling.
• Valid BC Teaching certificate and current membership in the Teacher Regulation Branch.
• Membership in a counselling or related professional association is preferred.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (or willingness to train).
• Experience as a schoolteacher and counsellor providing therapeutic support within a school.
• Knowledge of Indigenous worldviews and healing approaches.
• Knowledge of social determinants of health and health inequalities.
• Trauma-informed practices; maintain confidentiality when sharing sensitive information.
• Ability to respond to critical incidents and student safety issues.
• Experience with referrals to community services and wrap-around supports.
• Experience with IEP development for diverse needs and MyEd BC platform.

Responsibilities

• Consult and plan with students, parents, educators, and community professionals to promote mental health.
• Collaborate with the School Based Team to plan and coordinate student supports.
• Provide a continuum of preventive, developmental, remedial, and intervention services.
• Coordinate referrals to community services and interagency supports.
• Support students with various mental health and behaviour needs; adapt services as required.
• Assist in developing and assessing IEPs for diverse students.
• Respond to critical incidents and safety concerns as needed.

Skills

Collaborative leadership

Case management

Suicide risk intervention

Trauma-informed care

Interagency collaboration

Indigenous cultural competence

IEP development

MyEd BC knowledge

Organizational skills

Critical incident response

Education

Master's degree in counselling psychology

BC Teaching certificate

Membership in professional association preferred

Tools

MyEd BC platform

Job description

0.600 FTE School Based Counsellor

This is a continuing assignment effective immediately.

School counsellors consult and plan collaboratively with students, other educators, the School Based Team, parents, community agency personnel, and other professionals in planning goals and effective strategies to promote the mental health and well-being of students. Consultation and direct services may focus on the students' individual needs, or on the school, district, or community programs providing mental health support.

Qualifications:

• A Master's degree recognized by the College of Teachers in counselling psychology or a related discipline with a focus in counselling.
• Valid BC Teaching certificate and current membership in the Teacher Regulation Branch.
• Membership in a counselling or related professional association is preferred.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (or willingness to train)

Teacher counsellors applying for this position should possess the following attributes:

• Demonstrated success as a schoolteacher and as a counsellor with the ability to provide therapeutic support within the limitations of a school environment.
• Ability to abide by ethical principles and act with integrity, accountability, and judgment in the best interests of the child/youth, families, and available services.
• In-depth knowledge of the psychosocial development of children and youth.
• Knowledge of best practices for supporting child/youth mental health as it intersects with substance use care, cultural diversity, gender diversity, neuro-diversity and behaviour support needs.
• Demonstrated cultural agility to work respectfully, knowledgeably, and effectively with Indigenous peoples with an understanding of Indigenous worldviews and approaches to healing.
• Knowledge of social determinants of health, health inequalitiesand intersectional analyses.
• Trauma sensitive practices; and an ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion when sharing sensitive information to individuals on a need-to-know basis.
• Ability to respond to critical incidents and student safety issues.
• Experience in providing a continuum of preventative, developmental, remedial, and intervention services and programs to support student mental health.
• Comfortable working with at-risk students, their families, and interagency professionals.
• Training and experience in suicide risk intervention, support and prevention.
• Experience in the facilitation of referrals to community services.
• Demonstrated ability provide collaborative leadership with child/youth, teachers, families, administrators, and community agencies as part of student(s) wrap around support.
• Ability to team with teachers to adapt and support curriculum and coordinate services for students with mental health or behaviour support needs.
• Ability to work within the School Based Team to plan and coordinate student supports.
• Demonstrated experience in case management, referrals, and transition processes.
• Demonstrated ability in developing and assessing the required IEP's for students with diverse needs who have challenges specifically with mental health or behaviour support needs.
• Experience with the MyEd BC platform;
• Current knowledge of Ministry of Education Special Education category requirements.
• Highly effective organizational skills and proven ability to prioritize work while simultaneously meeting the needs of a diverse caseload.

Questions regarding this position may be directed to Darryl Smith, Principal of Eagle River Secondary at [phone].

We thank all those who apply, however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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