Student Career Counsellor

Job Description

Identifying skills gaps and how to deal with them;

Helping young people to draw up action plans for employment, education and training and supporting them to achieve these goals;

Researching careers, options and support students to meet their needs

Advising people on how to source relevant training courses or qualifications and what funding might be available;

Providing advice on CV, applications, job hunting and interview techniques;

Running small group sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work and topics related to personal development;

Helping people to understand the current job market;

Liaising and negotiating with other organizations on behalf of people;

Using IT for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking clients;

Using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, career planners, psychometric tests and personal inventories;

Writing careers literature or sourcing information products from elsewhere for use within the service;

Planning and organizing careers fairs and conventions;

Keeping up to date with labor market information, legislation, and professional and academic developments by visiting employers, training providers and training events run by educational and professional bodies;

Administor personality and interest inventories

Use achievement and aptitudes tests to help students get a better idea of what they are good at

Counsel students who are considering a career change

Evaluate students educational and work backgrounds in order to help them determine what they need to do next to achieve their goals

Advise students about what courses and educational programs they need for particular careers

Help students select the right schools or programs for their needs

Specific Tasks

Student Career Counsellor

Career Counsellor

Education Counsellor