Child care counsellor

Last updated on February 24, 2025

BC Public Service child care counsellors provide therapeutic care to a group of adolescents or children with physical, behavioural and personality problems in a residential, daycare or other setting.

This may include:

  • Counselling groups and individuals with physical, behavioural and personality problems
  • Guiding the development of good social and work habits
  • Assisting with school, vocational and occupational work, recreation, physical care and household tasks
  • Participating in planning for and in discussion of progress of children in care
  • Undertaking some clinical involvement with patients when required
  • Supervising or assigning the above duties to other child care counsellors

Child care counsellor 11 (inactive)

Review grid level 11 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 501109
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Note: Per the 19th Main Public Service Agreement, the employer and the BCGEU have jointly agreed that, effective April 1, 2022, the point band range for Grid 11 will be amalgamated with the point band range for Grid 12.

As a result of this decision, Grid 11 will no longer be used and all employees who are currently at the Grid 11 level will be moved over to their same classification at the Grid 12 level.

Child care counsellor 12

Review grid level 12 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 501109
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Child care counsellor 13 (inactive)

Review grid level 13 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes
  BCGEU
Job code 501102
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Note: Per the 19th Main Public Service Agreement, the employer and the BCGEU have jointly agreed that, effective April 1, 2022, the point band range for Grid 11 will be amalgamated with the point band range for Grid 12.

As a result of this decision, Grid 11 will no longer be used and all employees who are currently at the Grid 11 level will be moved over to their same classification at the Grid 12 level.

Child care counsellor 15

Review grid level 15 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 55103
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Child care counsellor 18

Review grid level 18 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 501106
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Child care counsellor 21

Review grid level 21 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 501107
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Child care counsellor 24

Review grid level 24 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 501108
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3