Kolkata: Career Counsellor — Bloomingdale Academy High School Job at Bloomingdale Academy High School
Bloomingdale Academy High SchoolKey facts
- Role
- Career Counsellor — Bloomingdale Academy High School
- School
- Bloomingdale Academy High School
- City
- Kolkata
- State
- West Bengal
- Board
- State Board
- School type
- Day School
- Employment type
- Full Time
- Salary
- ₹2.5L – ₹3.8L per year
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Posted
- 18 Jun 2026
- Closing date
- 18 Aug 2026
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Job description
Overview
Bloomingdale Academy High School is building a strong academic team and is looking for a Career Counsellor — Bloomingdale Academy High School who can lead learning with care, rigour, and consistency. The school has been running for 15+ years. Curriculum: STATE BOARD. Use the Apply button to register your interest — interviews are usually scheduled within 5–7 days.
Bloomingdale Academy High School, a State Board school in Kolkata, is hiring a Career Counsellor.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide one-on-one and group support to students
- Coordinate with parents, teachers and external specialists
- Maintain confidential case records
- Support inclusion and wellbeing initiatives
Requirements:
- 2-6 years of relevant experience
- Degree in Psychology / Social Work / Special Education as relevant
About the school: Bloomingdale Academy High School is a State Board Day School in Hussainpur, Kolkata.
What you'll handle as a Career Counsellor — Bloomingdale Academy High School
Deliver wellbeing programmes, manage referrals, support transitions (admission/board years) and run age-appropriate workshops.
Working in a STATE BOARD school
This is a state-board school — expect bilingual delivery, state syllabus alignment and locally rooted curriculum context.
Working conditions
This is a day school — standard working hours with weekend off, occasional events and parent-teacher meetings.
About teaching in Kolkata
Kolkata has historic ICSE and CBSE schools alongside growing IB options, with hiring concentrated around March–May.
Common questions about this role
Are meals provided at school?
Most schools offer a subsidised staff canteen or a daily mid-morning snack and lunch. Boarding schools typically include all meals for residential staff.
Do staff get fee concession for their children?
Most reputable schools have a staff-child fee concession policy. Eligibility, percentage and number of children covered vary — ask HR for the written policy.
Is B.Ed mandatory for this role?
Yes, for board-affiliated school teaching roles a B.Ed is generally required. Exceptions exist for very experienced subject experts and for play-school/early-years specialists.
What non-teaching duties are expected?
Common non-teaching duties include exam invigilation, homework correction, parent-teacher meetings, one co-curricular activity, and being a homeroom/tutor-group mentor.
What kind of professional development is offered?
Most schools run weekly/monthly in-house PD sessions on pedagogy and assessment. Funded external workshops (board-specific or subject-specific) are offered to teachers in good standing.
About Bloomingdale Academy High School
Bloomingdale Academy High School is a day school affiliated to State Board, established in 2011, located in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Bloomingdale Academy High School is a State Board Day School in Hussainpur, Kolkata.
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