Secondary School Career Advisor

Effective:
Immediately

Description:

Secondary School Career Advisor

Location:

Sardis Secondary School

Hourly Rate: $31.16

Shift (subject to change): 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Hours per Day/Week: 7 hours per day / 35 hours per week

Months per year: 10

Deadline Date:
Tues day, September 1 5, 2026

Qualifications, experience, training as per class specification. For further information, contact Sharon Bernard, Principal of Sardis Secondary School.

Job Band: 9

Division: 5 (Assistant s)

Reports to:

Principal or Designate

With minimal direction, the Secondary School Career Advisor provides career planning assistance to students, teachers and parents and maintains a Career Centre. He/she works cooperatively with other employees, students, parents and the public.

• Schedules appointments and advises students regarding input criteria for the computer search program.
• Demonstrates and assists students in operation of computer search program.
• Answers inquiries and relays messages to and from parents, students, public and other staff by telephone, facsimile, computer, mail, or in person.
• Assists students to access external sources of career/educational information.
• Obtains up-to-date materials and information for the Career Centre from professional and community organizations and businesses
• Maintains Career Centre and Scholarship Bulletin Board.
• Maintains a knowledge of employment trends and career opportunities as well as post secondary entrance requirements to assist students in the process of course planning and applying to University/College/Trades School.
• Liaises with the School District Work Experience Coordinator to assist with work experience placements.
• Confers with counsellors and other staff.
• Refers students to counsellors and receives referrals for follow-up of career inquiries.
• Hosts and attends a variety of meetings with students, staff, parents, the community and donors to discuss and relay scholarship, career and post secondary information.
• Co-ordinates, the scholarship program.
• Assists students with preparing scholarship packages.
• Assists with and arranges special activities such as post-secondary institution field trips, guest speakers and Careers Day.
• Assist with organization of special events including Awards Night.
• Provides resource materials for the development of educational programs related to job search skills.
• Assists students with resumes, job search skills and interview strategies.
• Promotes use of and provides orientation to the Career Centre for teachers and students.
• Keyboards and composes a variety of materials including correspondence and memoranda.
• Files and maintains a variety of materials including correspondence, memoranda and resource materials.
• Duplicates, sorts, collates and staples materials.
• Performs other Career Centre related or emergent duties.

Photocopier, telephone, facsimile machine, computer, AV equipment and other office related equipment.

• High school diploma.
• Two years' post secondary education.
• Six months' experience working with adolescents.
• Basic level word processing skills.
• Basic knowledge of database computer functions.
• Knowledge of Business English, punctuation, spelling and Business Math.
• Ability to extend and model patience, care, tolerance and understanding.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy when handling contacts of a difficult or specialized nature, for the discussion and resolution of problems by presenting or obtaining detailed information in contacts with public, parents, staff and students.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work with constant interruptions.
• Ability to plan and schedule work and organize the workload effectively.
• Ability to perform individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain close attention to detail for periods of sustained duration and to meet deadlines.

Originated:
July 1, 1994

Revised:
May 9, 2014

Revised:
December 14, 2016

Secondary School Career Advisor