P-26-005 | Guidance Counsellor (REPLACEMENT)

Details of the position

Job title:

Guidance Counsellor 

School / Centre / Department :

 Massey Vanier High School

Location :

 Cowansville, Quebec 

Workload :

35 hours per week

Replacement 

 January 6, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Annual salary

  $55 282 - $97 963

Supervisor :

  Director of Complementary Services 

  School Principal

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
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to build relationships with students

• Authorize verification of their professional references
• Provide the required attestations of employment to validate the reported experience. Each letter must include: position held, start and end dates of employment, number of hours worked per week (or total for the employment), name, address and signature of the employer.
• Undergo criminal record checks and verification of behaviours that could reasonably compromise the safety and well-being of students (Bill 47)

• Diplomas obtained outside Québec must be accompanied by a comparative evaluation issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI). Reviews from other organizations (e.g., WES) are not accepted
• ETSB staff are subject to the Education Act and the Act respecting the laicity of the State. These laws provide, among other things, for all ETSB personnel to perform their duties with their faces uncovered. They also provide for the prohibition of the wearing of religious symbols, in particular for any member of staff who is on the premises of a school or centre or who is in the presence of a student.