The school counsellor will provide one-on-one and small group counselling for students and will provide programming to educate high school students on overall well-being. This temporary role from October 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024, could lead to a permanent position.
Specific duties
- Perform short-term counselling and crisis intervention for high school students as needed
- Provide programming to educate students regarding well-being issues
- Consult with teachers and explore possible strategies and solutions for the concerns that arise to support students
- Maintain confidential records of interactions with students
- Guidance for teachers in identifying students who may require additional support and intervention
- Identify areas of concern with students and develop strategies to improve the interactions between students
- To implement restorative justice procedures following discipline incidents
- To meet regularly with the counselling team and school base team
- To act as a coordinated and integrated support team to meet individual needs
- To act as a coordinated and integrated support team to meet group or grade-level needs
- To facilitate communication with parents from the integrated support team to offer consistent and coordinated advice in supporting their children
Qualifications
- Masters in Counselling or equivalent
- Registered Counsellor, RCC or CCC
- Teaching experience; certified teacher will be an asset
- Christian counselling or perspective courses will be an asset
Application
To express your interest in joining our team please provide us with the following documents:
- Cover letter and full resume
- Statement of Faith
- Transcripts from all relevant post-secondary education
- Reports/evaluations (optional):
- Recent graduates (up to two years of counselling experience in a school setting) require final Practicum Reports
- Three professional references-email and phone numbers
- Recent graduates (up to two years of counselling experience in a school setting) to include your Faculty Advisor, School Advisor(s) and one or more of the following: Principal, Vice Principal or most recent previous employer
- Experienced counsellors (two or more years of counselling experience in a school setting) including current Principal, Vice Principal and previous Administrator(s)
Please email your application package to employment@vancs.org with “School counsellor (High school)” in the subject line. While we appreciate your interest in Vancouver Christian School, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
