Well- Counsellor

For more than 155 years, The Bishop Strachan School has empowered talented girls to grow into fearless women, equipped with intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and compassion to navigate the world. We inspire our students to discover their purpose, build confidence, and express themselves with a strong, independent voice. Our strategic plan was launched in January 2023, and we are continuing to make progress on our collective commitment to inspire girls to be fearless and educate them to be the leaders the world needs.  

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Our Well-being Counsellors are experts in the social and emotional life of girls and the overall well-being of students. They build meaningful relationships with students and their families and are a part of identified students’ Circle of Care. They work closely with faculty, staff and school leadership to build engaging, relevant and culturally responsive social emotional learning programming, as well as provide one-on-one and group and group support as needed.

What You’ll Do:

Consults and collaborates with faculty in championing students’ well-being

Provides brief individual and/or group counselling to meet the social, emotional and well-being needs of students

Participates in Parent-Teacher and/or Counsellor-Parent conferences

Provides educational workshops for students and parents on topics related to well-being

In collaboration with the Student Well-being department and the Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Global Citizenship, supports faculty and staff to foster an inclusive community

Provides support and crisis intervention for students as needed and communicates with appropriate stakeholders in a timely and responsive manner

Maintains confidential case records and review trends within the community to identify possible interventions in a timely manner.

Collaborates in the development of a Grade 9-12 Advisory program and works with team members to ensure a whole school approach to well-being skill development

Provides support for Liaises with BSS Nurses, families, Vice Principals, Dean of Student Well-being and faculty to support student absences (e.g concussion management/prevalent medical conditions/extended absences due to illness) and the return to school

Supports the student transition between Grade 8 to 9 and the orientation process for incoming Grade 9-12 students

Actively engages in the Boarding program, consulting with Boarding advisors and providing programming and engagement with Boarding students

High Performing Athlete Program

Serves as a point of contact for students when needing advice about managing upcoming absences

Helps students manage communication with teachers

As needed, supports students with the significant demands of school and outside school commitments including coordinating with Learning Services for them to create a support plan or academic plan

Administrative

Monitors and reviews student achievement during the assessment and reporting cycle

Has ability to understand and interpret data that can be applied to professional and school goals

Who You Are:

Master or Bachelor of Social Work, Psychotherapy, or other related fields

Experience in a high school or educational setting

Expert knowledge of the developmental, social/emotional and educational needs of students

Demonstrated ability to take initiative, multi-task, adapt to change and work under pressure in a highly rigorous educational setting

Exceptional interpersonal skills with the proven ability to develop relationships and a caring rapport with students and their families and teachers

Expertise in developing and facilitating student and parent workshops

Culturally competent with a positive attitude toward cultural uniqueness and a readiness to accept and respect others

Why Work at BSS?

At BSS, we value and recognize the following core competencies in our employees; trust and integrity, collaboration, flexibility and adaptability, initiative, community focused and strong communication skills . Our employees are lifelong learners and apply these core competencies in all aspects of the school environment.

Additionally, BSS offers a competitive total compensation package that…