Description
Posting Number: T25-237
Date Issued: August 14, 2025
POSITION
Worksite: Chilliwack Secondary School
Contract Type: Temporary, Part-Time (40% - Wednesday/Friday)
Assignment Area(s): School Counsellor
Salary Range: $59,711 to $109,520 (range based on length of service and qualifications in accordance to the collective agreement)
Effective Date: September 1, 2025, until no later than October 13, 2025
Please Note: The assignment within this position in September may not be identical to the assignment in this posted position.
Deadline for Applications: Friday, August 22, 2025 - 12:00 pm
Electronic Applications must be submitted through Make A Future and include a Cover Letter, Resume, Teaching Report, Transcripts & the names of 2 Current supervisors who can comment on your teaching.
Required Abilities, Qualifications and Experience:
- Master's degree, recognized by the College of Teachers, in counselling psychology or a related discipline with a focus on behaviour disorders and counselling.
- Knowledge of, and demonstrated application of the Ministry of Education's current philosophy, teaching practices, and evaluation/assessment/reporting procedures as outlined in the Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines for Special Education Services, as it relates to behavior and mental health support.
- Demonstrated ability to collect behavioural information and performing behavioural screening and/or assessments in order to complete Functional Behavioural Assessments.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of CBIEPs in consultation with the classroom teacher(s), parent(s), student and district personnel.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to implement teaching practices that align with the Professional Standards for BC Educators.
- Demonstrated successful Secondary School experience in school based counselling
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with a school timetable and the ability to extensively utilize online scheduling tools such as MyEdBC
- Extensive knowledge and experience with secondary curriculum, graduation requirements and post-secondary opportunities
- Extensive experience with and knowledge of the BC Graduation Plan and ensuring students are progressing on their graduation plan
- Successful experience with Graduation Transitions and the various graduation plan options
- Extensive experience working with students in care and students on youth agreements
- Demonstrated experience working with international students, coordinating their plans, and assessing transcripts
- Excellent leadership, organizational and coordination skills
- Demonstrated experience with and understanding of bursary and scholarship opportunities and processes
- Demonstrated ability to motivate students who are disadvantaged or have dysfunctional behaviour patterns to attend school regularly
- Demonstrated knowledge of and proven ability to access community services for students and their families
- Experience in all School Based Team processes and being a positively contributing member of SBT
- Demonstrated experience working positively with Indigenous students and communities
- Proven ability to inspire and support confidence and self-worth in adolescents
- Demonstrated ability to be a case manager and positively advocate for students
- Demonstrated excellent listening skills, mediation skills, and conflict resolution skills
- Willingness to work in a collaborative manner with staff, administration, and parents
- Ability to aid students in learning to structure their time to achieve academic success
For Further Information Contact: Danielle Wicker, Principal (604) 795-7295
