Pierre de Coubertin
Location
Quebec Province | Canada
Job description
Nature of the Work
The position of guidance counsellor encompasses, in particular, responsibility for providing assistance, advice and guidance as well as evaluating the psychological functioning, personal resources and environmental conditions of students in the youth and adult sectors. He or she participates in developing and maintaining active adaptation strategies in order to enable students to make personal and professional choices suited to their personal characteristics and to their environment, while on their educational path.
Main tasks and responsibilities
The guidance counsellor participates in developing and implementing an academic and vocational guidance service, while respecting the academic and administrative requirements of both the educational institutions and the school board.
He evaluates students (individual or group meetings) with respect to their interests, aptitudes, abilities, personality, professional experiences and personal needs, using appropriate methods such as psychometric tests, direct observations and information provided by teachers and other school resources and, where applicable, parents.
He or she evaluates individually, as part of an individualized education plan, a student's mental disorder, psychological functioning, personal resources and environmental conditions, including a student with a handicap or social maladjustment as well as a student suffering from a mental or neuropsychological disorder attested to by a diagnosis or an evaluation conducted by qualified personnel.
Through individual or group counselling sessions, he or she helps a student to carry out a self-analysis and to build an overall image of himself, explore and clarify his situation and determine personal and professional goals, grasp the information received, understand, assume and overcome his personal and social problems.
He or she provides support to students in their search for means aimed at enabling them to overcome the difficulties associated with their educational profile and their social and employment integration.
He or she provides information and advice to parents on the measures required to provide help and guidance to the student in defining and carrying out his educational and career objectives.
Requirements and Qualifications
To view the job description as outlined in the classification plan click here or visit their website http://cpn.gouv.qc.ca/en/cpnca/classification-plans/
Interested candidates should send their letter of interest and curriculum vitae to [email protected]to the attention of Ms. Ann Watson, Director of the Human Resources Department.
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