Career Advisor

Geosam Capital; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation after 1 year

Sick leave

Group insurance

Pension plan (RREGOP)

Employee discounts

Telemedicine

Membership reimbursement

Training reimbursement

Summer schedule

Mentorship

Clinical exchange meetings

Well-being culture

Job summary

Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Service Centre is seeking aCareer Advisor to guide students in understanding themselves and their educational and career paths. You will evaluate students, conduct counseling interviews, and support their academic and social integration within a collaborative school environment.

Applicants must be OCCOQ members, possess strong communication and empathy, and be able to work on multiple files in a multidisciplinary team. The position is onsite in Quebec.

Qualifications

• Must be a member of the Order of Career Advisors (OCCOQ).
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and manage multiple files.
• Demonstrates empathy, active listening, and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Assess students’ interests, aptitudes, abilities, and needs in individual or group settings.
• Conduct counseling interviews to help students clarify goals and self-image.
• Support student training and social/professional integration efforts.
• Inform and advise parents on educational and career orientation.
• Identify students needing support through collaboration with the school team.
• Plan and lead information activities on training programs and the job market.
• Collaborate with management, teachers and professionals.
• Serve as a resource for COSP implementation.
• Review student files to guide them through the school system.
• Issue classification recommendations upon new student integration.

Skills

Empathy & active listening

Multitasking

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

OCCOQ membership

Job description

Schedule: 31.5 h / week

Start Date: 2026-08-20

Being a career advisor means supporting students in understanding themselves and their paths in order to help them make informed and coherent educational and professional choices.

On a daily basis, you assess the psychological functioning, personal resources, and environmental factors of young and adult students. You accompany and support them in developing coping strategies and in their decision-making, promoting their autonomy and their ability to build a life project aligned with their individual characteristics and their environment, throughout their educational journey.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate students during individual or group meetings regarding their interests, aptitudes, abilities, personality, work experiences, and personal needs;

• Conduct individual or group counseling interviews to encourage the student to question themselves and build a comprehensive self-image, explore and clarify their situation, and establish personal and professional goals;

• Support students in finding ways to overcome the difficulties inherent in achieving their training project as well as their social and professional integration;

• Inform and advise parents on the means to support their child regarding their educational and professional orientation;

• Contribute to the identification of students facing difficulties through lists and collaboration with team members

  of the school team, with a view to prevention and intervention;

• Plan, organize, and lead school and professional information activities to present the requirements of training programs, the nature of professions, the situation and evolution of the job market;

• Collaborate with management, teachers, and professionals;

• Act as a resource person for the implementation of COSP;

• Analyze various documents that are part of the student file to properly guide them in the school system;

• Issue a classification recommendation upon the integration of a new student.

Requirements

• Be a member of the Order of Career Advisors (OCCOQ);

• Enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team;

• Be able to maintain a steady pace and work on multiple files at once;

• Demonstrate empathy and active listening;

• Have very good communication skills;

• Possess a good knowledge of institutional and community resources in the CSSMB territory

  (an asset);

• Have a good knowledge of the education network (an asset);

• Proof of success in the French test SEL or CÉFRANC or TECFÉE or the CSSMB enhanced French exam within three months of hiring at the latest;

Benefits

• Four (4) weeks of vacation after one year of work and two (2) weeks of leave during the holiday period
• Sick days and special leave
• Group insurance plan
• Defined benefit pension plan (RREGOP) that ensures predictable and stable income during retirement
• Diverse recreational program and employee discounts
• Employee assistance program
• Telemedicine service
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees according to current terms
• Reimbursement for training and development activities
• Summer schedule
• Mentorship program
• Monthly consultation meetings allowing for clinical exchanges and sharing
• The CSSMB promotes a culture focused on well-being and balance. Disconnect to reconnect better!

We thank you for your interest in the Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Service Centre. Please note that all applications will be processed and we will contact those who match the desired profile.

We also subscribe to an employment equity program and therefore invite women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities to submit their applications.

All our employees are subject to the Act respecting the laicity of the State and the Act respecting the education system (LIP). This law provides, among other things, for the prohibition of wearing religious symbols for anyone in contact with students.