Details of the position

Job title:

Guidance Counsellor 

School / Centre / Department :

Campus Brome-Missisquoi, Vocational training

Location :

 Cowansville, Quebec 

Workload :

20% / 7 hours per week

Annual salary (prorated to workload)

  $55 282 – $97 963 X jobs %

Supervisor :

  Director of Complementary Services 

Nature of the work 

Under the supervision of the director the Guidance Counsellor provides assistance to students on the choice of their educational profile and career orientation. Through group and individual counseling sessions and on the basis of academic history, the counselor will advise students on their individual educational and career paths.

He/she will be required to collaborate in the organization of school-to-work activities, study sessions, as well as promoting both in-school and external school activities related to career orientation.

The Guidance Counselor also provides support to help students solve problems they encounter in both their learning and social environment. This could involve aptitude, interests, motivation and personality evaluations in order to develop individual action plans.

Collaboration with school personnel, parents, teaching institutions, the business world and government agencies is an essential component of this position

Desired profile

Be a member of the Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec.

Other requirements

• Demonstrate ability to work in French and English
• Well organized and able to prioritize
• Excelllent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to build relationships with students