Guidance Counselor (Adult General Education)

Geosam Capital; Montreal; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick days

Well-being culture

Recreation programs

Employee discounts

Employee assistance program

Vacation 4 weeks

Leave during holidays

Pension plan (RREGOP)

Group insurance

Telemedicine

Job summary

Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Service Center in Verdun seeks a guidance counselor for adult general education. You will assess and support adult students’ psychological functioning, resources, and environment to guide their educational and career paths.

The role involves individualized counseling, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and facilitating information activities on education and professions. Courses include ISP, FAD, francisation, and DES pathways, with day or evening schedules.

Qualifications

• Be a member of the Ordre des conseillers et des conseillères d'orientation du Québec (OCCOQ).
• Enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage multiple files simultaneously.
• Demonstrate empathy and active listening.
• Very good communication skills.
• Knowledge of institutional and community resources in CSSMB territory (an asset).
• Understanding of the education network (an asset).
• Proof of passing French test SEL/CÉFRANC/TECFÉE or CSSMB enriched French within three months of hiring.

Responsibilities

• Assess students during individual or group meetings regarding interests, aptitudes, abilities, personality, work experiences, and personal needs.
• Conduct counseling interviews to help students question themselves and set personal/professional goals.
• Support students in overcoming challenges in their training project and social/professional integration.
• Identify students facing difficulties through lists and collaboration with school team members, focusing on prevention/intervention.
• Plan and lead information activities on education and professions to present program requirements, professions, and job market evolution.
• Collaborate with management, teachers, and professionals.
• Analyze documents in students' files to guide them within the school system.

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Knowledge of resources

Understanding education network

French proficiency test knowledge

Job description

Schedule: 35 h / week

Working hours: Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 11:50 AM and from 12:50 PM to 4:00 PM

Start date: 2026-07-02

An adult education center in Verdun

The CEA Champlain supports adults in pursuing their educational and professional goals. The team offers flexible, human-centered guidance tailored to each individual's journey. Join a rewarding work environment where you contribute to tangible successes.

Being a guidance counselor means helping students understand themselves and their paths to assist them in making informed and coherent educational and professional choices.

On a daily basis, you will assess the psychological functioning, personal resources, and environmental factors of young and adult students. You will 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

The guidance counselor in adult general education will be part of an experienced team focused on the success and perseverance of students by supporting them in their educational paths and professional choices.
The individual will be responsible for helping, advising, accompanying, and assessing the psychological functioning, personal resources, and environmental conditions of adult students. They will intervene to develop and maintain active coping strategies.
The individual will work at the Champlain adult education center and will work with clients in socio-professional integration training (ISP), distance learning (FAD), francization, and pathways to obtaining a high school diploma (DES). At the Champlain adult education center, courses are aimed at individuals aged 16 and older and are tailored to each person's situation and specific needs to facilitate diploma attainment. Courses are offered during the day or evening and can be full-time or part-time.
The assignment location may be reviewed based on needs.
The individual may be required to work Monday evenings during registration.

Specific tasks:

• Assess students during individual or group meetings regarding their interests, aptitudes, abilities, personality, work experiences, and personal needs;
• Conduct individual or group counseling interviews to help students 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 challenges inherent in achieving their training project as well as their social and professional integration;
• Contribute to identifying students facing difficulties through lists and collaboration with school team members, with a focus on prevention and intervention;
• Plan, organize, and lead information activities on education and professions to present the requirements of training programs, the nature of professions, and the situation and evolution of the job market;
• Collaborate with management, teachers, and professionals;
• Analyze various documents in students' files to properly guide them within the school system.

Requirements

• Be a member of the Ordre des conseillers et des conseillères d'orientation du Québec (OCCOQ);
• Enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team;
• Be able to maintain a steady pace and work on multiple files simultaneously;
• 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 understanding of the education network (an asset);
• Proof of passing the French test SEL or CÉFRANC or TECFÉE or the enriched French exam of the CSSMB within three months of hiring at the latest.

Benefits

• Sick days and special leave
• The CSSMB promotes a culture focused on well‑being and balance. Disconnect to reconnect better!
• Diverse recreational programs and employee discounts
• Employee assistance program
• Four (4) weeks of vacation after one year of work and two (2) weeks of leave during the holiday season
• Defined benefit pension plan (RREGOP) that ensures predictable and stable income during retirement
• Group insurance plan
• Telemedicine service

We thank you for your interest in the Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Service Center. 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.