Student Counsellor

Job summary

The Student Counsellor provides academic, career, and personal guidance to students while coordinating services with parents, teachers, and administrators. They are also responsible for administering standardized assessments and referring students to specialized support services when necessary.

Job details

About Western Community College Western Community College is a privately held provider of post-secondary education in British Columbia, offering a Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree program and more than 65 career training diploma and certificate programs in the fields of business, accounting, healthcare, education, hospitality, information technology, legal studies, and warehousing, using industry-based market-driven curriculums. We provide a dynamic, collaborative, and engaging learning environment to our students with a very high standard of community-driven post-secondary education. Job Title: Student Counsellor Western Community College is seeking a Student Counsellor to join its team on a permanent, full-time basis. The successful candidate will provide academic, career, and personal counselling support to students, and coordinate counselling and information services with parents, teachers, and administrators. Duties and Responsibilities The Student Counsellor will perform the following duties: Participate in educational conferences and professional development workshops to stay current on counselling practices and resources Provide counselling to students on educational, career, and vocational matters, including course selection and career planning. Liaise with teachers, parents, college administrators, and community agencies on student needs and progress Coordinate counselling and information services delivered to students, parents, and teaching staff. Administer and interpret standardized intelligence, aptitude, and interest assessments. Identify students requiring specialized support and refer them to the appropriate outside services. Requirements / Qualifications • Bachelor's degree • 1 year to less than 2 years of relevant experience • Fluency in English Location of work: Unit 1129, 9686 137 Street, Surrey, BC, V3T 0X6 Schedule/ Hours: 30.00 to 40.00 hours per week Terms of employment: Permanent, Full time Start date: As soon as possible Vacancies: 1 Language of work: English How to Apply Application method: by email: westerncommunity12@outlook.com by mail: Unit 1129, 9686 137 Street, Surrey, BC V3T 0X6

What you’ll do

The Student Counsellor provides academic, career, and personal guidance to students while coordinating services with parents, teachers, and administrators. They are also responsible for administering standardized assessments and referring students to specialized support services when necessary.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and possess between 1 to 2 years of relevant experience. Fluency in English is required to effectively communicate with students and staff.

Listed skills

• interpersonal communication · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Academic counselling
• Career counselling
• Personal counselling
• Course selection
• Career planning
• Student assessment
• Liaison
• Conflict resolution
• Educational planning
• Vocational guidance
• Interpersonal communication
• Accounting
• Teaching
• Career Management
• Information Technology
• Curriculum Development
• English Language
• Higher Education
• Hospitality Management

Job areas

• Education
• Social Services
• Administrative
• Student Counselor
• Career Counselor
• Personnel and Careers Professionals
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

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