Description
The Delta School District aims to be an innovative, inclusive community where all learners belong and everyone soars. We are a District of more than 15,900 students and 3,000 employees.
The District’s mission is to inspire and nurture thriving, future-ready learners at each of its 31 schools, located in Ladner, North Delta, and Tsawwassen. We value Compassion, Responsibility, Integrity, Creativity, Diversity, and Resilience.
Our schools and District offices are located on the traditional territories of the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations. The District offers its respect to the Knowledge Keepers and all First Peoples who have been on these lands since time immemorial.
Salary depends on TQS category and years of experience. Range is $60,625 - $106,217.
Counsellor
The counselling responsibility is for a Alpha group mix of Grade 8-12's.
Competition: T-24-565
Location/Dept.: Seaquam Secondary
FTE 1.0
Start Date: October 1, 2024
Term of Employment: Term Specific till June 30, 2025
Posted: September 24, 2024
Application Deadline: 12:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 1, 2024
The Secondary Counsellor uses strength-based and trauma informed approaches and a universal design framework to support students enrolled in Delta secondary schools.
The Secondary Counsellor provides intervention and prevention services; focusing on enhancing students’ development, health promotion, building inclusive, trauma informed and enabling school cultures, and empowering students toward positive change. The Secondary Counsellor promotes personal and social development appropriate to developmental stages, counsel's students, their families, and the community to foster growth in the students' self- esteem, individual responsibility, and in skills such as decision making and social skills. The Secondary Counsellor promotes equity through the identification and amelioration of environmental and personal barriers to student success. The Secondary Counsellor enhances students' educational achievement through assisting with the development and implementation of educational plans including Individual Education Plans and Positive Behavior Support Plans and plays a key role in successful student transitions. The Secondary Counsellor liaises with Learning Services personnel and outside agencies in support of students and families.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in counselling.
Successful elementary or secondary level teaching experience
Experience using strength-based, trauma-informed approaches and a UDL framework.
Experience developing and implementing Individual Education Plans, Positive Behavior Supports Plans and Safety Plans
Experience with risk assessment such as Violent Threat Risk Assessment
Current CPI training an asset.
All required documents must be submitted in your application which include:
resume
cover letter
copy of valid/pending BC Teaching Certificate
additional/supporting documentation
For more information on this position, please email Shannon Hunt, District Principal of Human Resources and Teaching Staff at shunt@deltaschools.ca.
Please be sure that you have received a confirmation from Make a Future that you have applied to a specific posting. Without this confirmation your application will not have been submitted.
