School Counsellor

School counselor job description

Educational counsellors:

• Advise students on course and program selection, timetables and scheduling
• Help students adjust to school and build study skills
• Develop and co-ordinate groups and workshops on topics such as note-taking, time management, exam anxiety and test preparation
• Work with students to explore careers, prepare resumés, develop interview skills and build job-search strategies
• Co-ordinate co-op programs, school-to-work transition programs, professional development sessions and student exchanges
• Provide academic information to future students, their parents and their counsellors
• Organize student orientation programs in colleges and universities
• Arrange for employers to recruit co-op students and new graduates
• Work with teachers, parents, faculty and other professionals such as psychologists, speech therapists and social workers to support students
• Help students with personal matters such as substance use, depression, eating disorders, anxiety, and issues around gender, sexuality, self-esteem, family and relationships
• Counsel students in crisis, including those dealing with abuse, suicidal feelings, or the death of a friend or family member
• Administer and interpret standardized intelligence, personality, vocational, aptitude and interest tests
• May teach regular classes, oversee peer counselling programs or supervise field experience for graduate students in counselling