Itinerant Elementary Counsellor

Are you looking to work in a District that is committed to collaboration, mentorship, and creating inspiring educational experiences?

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 is based on TQS category and years of experience, ranging from $60,625 - $106,217.

Itinerant Elementary Counsellor

Location / Dept. : Itinerant (Inclusive Learning)

FTE 1.0

Start Date : November 26, 2024

Term of Employment : Term Specific to June 30, 2025, or return of incumbent

Posted : November 19, 2024

Application Deadline : 12 : 00 P.M., Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Elementary Counsellor

The Elementary Counsellor uses strength-based and trauma informed approaches and a universal design framework to support students enrolled in Delta elementary schools.

The Elementary 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 Elementary 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 Elementary Counsellor promotes equity through the identification and amelioration of environmental and personal barriers to student success.

The Elementary 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 Elementary Counsellor liaises with Learning Services personnel and outside agencies in support of students and families.

The Elementary Counsellor will use strength-based and trauma informed approaches and a universal design framework to support classroom teachers and support staff working with students exhibiting unique learning challenges with an emphasis on case management for students with Ministry of Education Special Needs designation (H) Students Requiring Intensive Behavior Intervention or Students with Serious Mental Illness.

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 Support 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 [email protected].

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.