Guidance Counselor (Adult General Education)

Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys - CSSMB; Westmount; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick days

Vacation after 1 year

Pension plan (RREGOP)

Group insurance

Telemedicine

Employee discounts

Job summary

Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys - CSSMB is seeking a guidance counselor for the Champlain adult education center in Verdun. You will assess adult and young learners, support their education and career goals, and provide counseling within a flexible schedule of day and evening courses.

Responsibilities include individual and group counseling, developing coping strategies, and assisting with socio-professional integration training, distance learning, francization, and obtaining a

Qualifications

• Member of OCCOQ and in good standing within three months of hiring.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage multiple files simultaneously with steady pace.
• Demonstrate empathy and active listening in counseling.
• Excellent written and spoken communication.
• Strong knowledge of CSSMB resources and education network is an asset.
• French language test proof within three months of hiring (SEL, CEPFRANC, TECFÉE or CSSMB).

Responsibilities

• Assess students and adults during individual or group meetings to understand interests, aptitudes, and needs.
• Conduct counseling interviews to help students clarify goals and plan educational/professional paths.
• Support social and professional integration and coping strategies for students.
• Identify students facing difficulties and collaborate with the school team for prevention and intervention.
• Plan and lead information sessions on education, professions, and job market trends.
• Collaborate with management, teachers, and professionals; analyze documents in student files to guide them.

Skills

OCCOQ member

Teamwork

Multitasking

Empathy

Communication

CSSMB resources

Education network

French test proof

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 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.