Career Advisor

Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys - CSSMB; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation after 1 year

Sick days

Group insurance

RREGOP pension

Employee discounts

Telemedicine service

Membership fees reimbursement

Training and development reimbursement

Summer schedule

Mentorship program

Well-being culture

Job summary

Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSSMB) in Montreal is seeking a Career Advisor to support students in understanding themselves and their educational and professional paths. You will assess psychological functioning, personal resources, and environmental factors, guiding students toward autonomous life planning throughout their educational journey.

Responsibilities include counseling individuals or groups, assisting with training project goals, informing parents, and

Qualifications

• Be a member of the OCCOQ (Order of Career Advisors).
• Demonstrate empathy and active listening.
• Have very good communication skills.
• Knowledge of CSSMB resources.

Responsibilities

• Assess students' interests, aptitudes, abilities, personality, work experiences, and needs.
• Conduct individual or group counseling to help students clarify goals.
• Support students in training and social/professional integration.
• Inform and advise parents on educational and career guidance.
• Collaborate with school team for prevention and intervention.
• Plan and lead information activities about training programs and job market.
• Collaborate with management, teachers, and professionals.
• Analyze student files to guide them in the school system.
• Provide classification recommendations upon integration of new students.

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Communication skills

Team collaboration

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.