Counselor

Counselor JobID: 9436

Position Type:

High School Teaching/Guidance Counselor

Date Posted:

5/28/2026

Location:

Kennedy High School

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Position:

Counselor

Start Date:

August 24, 2026

Hours:

1.0 FTE

Pay:

See Teacher Contract

Required Licensure:

Current MN Teaching License: School Counselor K-12

Required Experience:

Leading through an equity lens to promote student success. Strong technology, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Excellent team player. Demonstrates initiative and ability to lead. Understand student confidentiality. Strong work ethic.

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring student progress towards graduation
• Overseeing a portion of the student body
• Crisis management
• Working collaboratively with students, families, teachers, and colleagues
• Problem solving effective strategies for student success
• Collaborating with with outside agencies
• Effectively communicating with student support team
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits:

Bloomington Public Schools offers a variety of benefits to help take care of employees' health and well-being. These benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance: Employees can choose from health and dental plans to help cover medical and dental needs for themselves and their families. Employee only coverage for Health insurance is $0 per paycheck. The District also contributes to an HSA account to help cover medical expenses.
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurance: Employees get free life insurance, which provides money to their family if something happens to them while employed with the district. Additionally, your spouse and dependent children to age twenty-six are also covered. There is also LTD insurance to help if they can't work due to illness or injury for an extended period of time.
• Retirement & Pension Savings: Employees can save money for their future through a retirement plan or pension. The district helps by contributing money towards their savings through match, and through contributions to the State retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue time off for things like Earned Personal Leave or sick days.
• Employee Support: There is also help for employees with life events through a free Employee Assistance Program. This program covers many things, including mental health, financial health, aging parent resources, young family resources.

The district is dedicated to supporting employees and their families with affordable health care, financial security, and opportunities for personal growth. Please see our complete benefit offerings here : https://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/human-resources/benefits-and-insurance

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