Elementary Counsellor

Competition #:

# 5 - 2024-2025

Position:

Elementary Counsellor

Description:

Counsellor

Location:

JS Clark, GW Carlson, & RL Angus

Status:

Full Time Term Appointment – FTE 1.0

Commencement Date:

September 1, 2024, to June 20, 2025 or upon return of incumbent.

Qualifications:

• Valid BC Teaching certificate.
• Teaching experience.
• A Master's degree in Counselling Psychology, Educational Psychology, or equivalent.
• Completion of a supervised counselling practicum.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing direct counselling services to children, as well as individual, group, or family counselling to referred students where appropriate.
• Working with school administration and classroom teachers to support healthy classroom environments.
• Working in conjunction with parents, caregivers, and outside agencies for the welfare of children.
• Attendance at weekly school-based team meetings to support students on their caseload, be aware of priority students in the schools, and serve as a source of expertise on social-emotional supports and student well-being.
• Case management for students with H and R designations, which includes:
• Development and updating of student IEP's.
• Organizing and leading IEP meetings with school staff and families.
• Reporting on student goals.
• Coordinating and working in cooperation with classroom teachers, support staff, the school-based team, and parents/caregivers to help students flourish and be successful at school.
• Helping staff to design and implement specific student plans and interventions.
• Maintaining an appropriate and confidential system of student records
• Participate in Behavioural and Digital Threat Assessments/Violence and Threat Assessments as needed

Closing Date:

Interested applicants should submit a detailed resume, 3 professional references, and copies of counselling practicum evaluation, or the most recent evaluation as a school counsellor by 10:00 am on Monday July 15, 2025, or until a successful candidate is found.

Apply to:

Mark Theobald, Superintendent of Schools

Box 87 Fort Nelson, B.C.V0C 1R0

Phone: (250) 774-2591 Fax: (250) 774-2598

email: mtheobald@sd81.bc.ca