School Counselor

About the role

The position is effective beginning the 2026-27 school year.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group counseling for students.
• Provides academic counseling for students.
• Assists the student services administration in addressing student/teacher challenges.
• Initiates referrals to child study/special programs.
• Works as a resource person in school personnel teams.
• Applies developmental, learning, counseling, and education theories.
• Demonstrates understanding of educational systems, legal issues, policies, research, and trends in education.
• Demonstrates leadership in developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Adheres to legal and ethical principles of the school counseling profession.
• Complies with school counseling professional standards and competencies.
• Understands the impact of cultural, social, and environmental factors on student success and opportunities.
• Uses ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success standards to guide the comprehensive school counseling program.
• Makes referrals to appropriate school and community resources.
• Collaborates with families, teachers, administrators, other school staff, and education stakeholders for student achievement and success.
• Affirms and reports program results to the school community.

Requirements

• Licensed by the State of Minnesota as a school counselor.
• Strong general academic background.
• Knowledge of the skills and attitudes students need to achieve academic success, college and career readiness, and social/emotional development.
• Ability to relate positively to students, staff, and community.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the State of Minnesota as a school counselor.
• Strong general academic background.
• Knowledge of the skills and attitudes students need to achieve academic success, college and career readiness, and social/emotional development.
• Ability to relate positively to students, staff, and community.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

Skills

• Developmental, learning, counseling, and education theories.
• Understanding of educational systems, legal issues, policies, research, and trends in education.
• Leadership in developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Legal and ethical principles of the school counseling profession.
• Professional standards and competencies in school counseling.
• Understanding of the impact of cultural, social, and environmental influences on student success and opportunities.
• Use of ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success standards.
• Referral to appropriate school and community resources.
• Collaboration with families, teachers, administrators, other school staff, and education stakeholders for student achievement and success.
• Affirmation and reporting of program results to the school community.

Benefits

Compensation according to contractual agreement. Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, sick leave, state pension plan, tax-deferred retirement savings account, and flexible spending account. Some employee groups also receive vacation, holidays, or personal leave. For more information, refer to Employee Benefits - Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ISD 196.

Pay

Compensation according to contractual agreement.

Schedule

Effective beginning the 2026-27 school year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

District 196 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, refer to the provided contact information for the designated Title IX Coordinator and Directors of Elementary and Secondary Education.