Career Advisor

Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance

Defined benefit pension (RREGOP)

Telemedicine service

Employee discounts

Summer schedule

Mentorship program

Professional membership reimbursement

Training & development reimbursements

Job summary

The Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys is seeking a Career Advisor to support students in understanding themselves and their educational paths, guiding them toward coherent decisions across school years.

You will assess psychological functioning, resources, and environmental factors in both youth and adult learners, and help them develop coping strategies and a life project aligned with their goals and surroundings.

Qualifications

• Member of the Order of Career Advisors (OCCOQ).
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Capable of handling multiple files simultaneously.
• Demonstrate empathy and active listening.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of CSSMB territory resources (an asset).
• Knowledge of the education network (an asset).
• Proof of success in French tests (SEL/CÉFRANC/TECFÉE/CSSMB) within three months.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate students during meetings regarding interests and abilities.
• Conduct counseling interviews to help students clarify goals.
• Support students in overcoming training and social integration challenges.
• Inform and advise parents to support their child's orientation.
• Contribute to identifying students facing difficulties with the school team.
• Plan and lead information activities on programs and job market trends.
• Collaborate with management, teachers, and professionals.
• Act as a resource for COSP implementation.
• Analyze student files to guide them through the school system.
• Issue classification recommendations upon new student integration.

Skills

OCCOQ member

Team player

Empathy

Active listening

Strong communication

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.