COUNSELLOR IN REEDUCATION (100%)- Temporary
Position Description
This temporary position is available effective immediately until June 30, 2026 to work in the Complementary Services Department serving the territory of Riverside School Board.
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of our students!
We are currently a team of over 50 professionals. Our mission is to better support school teams and their students. We actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
In addition to this, we are provided with the following exceptional incentives:
- Scheduled office hours
- Summer holidays
- Winter holiday break
- March break
- The possibility of accumulating additional vacation days
- Statutory holidays
- Paid professional development opportunities
- Retirement pension
NATURE OF THE WORK
The position of counsellor in reeducation encompasses, in particular, responsibility for carrying out prevention and screening activities as well as providing assistance and guidance to handicapped students or students experiencing or likely to experience social maladjustments or learning difficulties in order to improve the psychological health and restore the mental health of students in interaction with their environment and support them in their educational path and in their personal and social development.
SOME CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES
The counsellor in reeducation participates in implementing a psychological service that meets the academic and administrative requirements of both the educational institutions and the school board.
He or she contributes to the screening and identification of students experiencing problems, using an approach focusing on prevention and intervention; he or she plans and conducts interviews and makes observations; he or she analyzes and interprets the observations and data gathered.
He or she works with a multidisciplinary team to draw up and review a student's individualized education plan by including his or her action plan in the plan, if necessary; he or she participates in defining intervention objectives and means, such as using the arts, music or other means of expression; he or she works with other team members to ensure concerted and coordinated interventions and assess the achievement of objectives.
He or she helps teachers determine the nature of the problem, provides them with advice and support in their teaching process, suggests or applies solutions or strategies conducive to improving the conditions for the success of a student or a group of students as well as plans, organizes and conducts training activities.
He or she works with students, groups of students or parents, helps them identify difficulties, supports them in exploring solutions and, as needed, recommends resources. He or she advises management staff, prepares expertise, progress and end-of-process reports and formulates appropriate recommendations to support decision making.
He or she provides advice and support to school resources in matters pertaining to the integration of students into regular classes and proposes appropriate intervention means or activities for students or groups of students.
He or she may be called upon to help defuse crisis or emergency situations and to propose solutions. He or she develops and maintains relations with representatives of partner organizations, the health and social services network and school boards.
He or she prepares and updates files according to the rules defined by the school board; he or she prepares progress notes or reports as well as end-of-process and follow-up reports on his or her interventions.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
A bachelor's degree in an appropriate specialty, notably psychology
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively in English and French.
- Experience facilitating professional development courses based on psychological development.
- Training in the area social emotional learning, the nurture approach and trauma informed intervention.
- Being a member of the Ordre des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec is an asset.
ANNUAL BASIC SALARY:
In accordance with the Professionals’ Agreement, $55 282.00 to $97 963 per year according to experience and qualifications.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE 4:00PM ON DECEMBER 19TH VIA ATLAS WORKLAND.
Riverside School Board has implemented an Equal Access Employment Program and encourages applications from women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous people and people with disabilities.