Tumbler Ridge Secondary School requires a 1.0 Vice-Principal
Tumbler Ridge Secondary School requires a 1.0 Vice-Principal
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Effective August 1 2025
Tumbler Ridge Secondary School requires a vice-principal who is authentic innovative and leader will havea passion for impacting student achievement school culture and a desire to work proactively with students staff parents and the community while honouring diversity and position involves a significant teaching responsibility three out of 4 blocks each semester. The specifics of the teaching component will be determined with the successful candidate.
School District No. 59 (Peace River South) is located in the beautiful Peace region of northeast British serve 3600 students in 18 three major centers in the district are the communities of Dawson Creek Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge. The districts core business is ensuring a Quality Education for each Student with the core value of Continuous Learning for have a strong belief in developing teachers meeting students where they are and providing a rich meaningful experience for all learners.
Tumbler Ridge Secondary is a 7-12 school with approximately 180 students. Tumbler Ridge is situated in the UNESCO Global Geopark that offers a plethora of outdoor activities that you can participate in all four seasons. It is a dream location for outdoor enthusiasts and is known for its hiking trails waterfalls and mountain biking trails.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters Degree in Educational Leadership Administration or related field.
If not currently in possession of such a degree the successful candidate must be willing to complete one within three years.
- Must hold or be eligible to hold teaching certification in the province of British Columbia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Record of exemplary teaching at variety of grade levels in more than one school.
- School-based or district-wide leadership as a teacher and/or administrator.
- Successful experience working with and implementing programs/intervention for students with diverse needs. Can provide examples of striving for equity for indigenous learners students with complex needs and any other identified student/group.
- Ability to de-escalate situations and promote positive solutions to problems. Able to navigate difficult conversations with all partners.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Experience implementing academic social-emotional and behavioural supports and interventions that are appropriate to the needs of individual students.
- Ability to foster maintain and restore healthy relationships that promote a positive school climate and culture that is welcoming honours diversity is pro-active and demonstrates a restorative approach to student discipline.
- Demonstrates positive competencies in communication collaboration and teamwork. Values and promotes meaningful engagement with students staff parents and community.
- Demonstrates ability to improve measured student success within the context of implementing district strategic planning goals.
For further information contact Superintendent Christy Fennell at . Please submit your cover letter and resume including the names and contact numbers of two work related references to .
Deadline for applications is Friday June 6th at 11:00 am.
Please visit more information about teaching in School District #59 incentives and benefits offered and the Peace River South area. Tumbler Ridge Secondary School
Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is an innovative inclusive high school nestled in the North Eastern foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We strive to offer our students amazing opportunities and experiences that far outweigh our small size. Much like the town we call home Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is a school for those who seek to expand their horizons and explore new educational possibilities.
From our inter-disciplinary and inquiry-based course offerings to our integrated trades programs Tumbler Ridge Secondary School has a lot to offer both staff and students. We continually strive to forge new paths toward our vision of developing skills nurturing personal growth and encouraging life-long learning in our students all within a supportive and respectful environment.
Collaboration support contemporary learning spaces and resources are part of the fabric of School District No. 59. Professional Learning Communities Foundations for Learning and regular professional development are available and readily accessible for all teachers.
Benefits in working for School District No. 59:
- Relocation Allowance: Up to $5000 for out of district applicants (with submission of approved receipts).
- Northern Travel Allowance: A Great Benefit at Tax Time! An amount of up to $4000 of the salary paid to the employee shall be designated as a Northern Allowance Travel benefit. This allowance shall be in effect within the guidelines of Revenue Canada as they exist and are changed by Revenue Canada from year to year and shall end when the Revenue Canada program ends. Regular part time employees allowance will be prorated proportionate to the hours worked.
- Remote and Rural Allowance: Teachers working in School District No. 59 are eligible to receive a remote and rural allowance which is both an adjustment to the salary grid and an annual allowance of approximately $2519* per FTE. Teachers on call (TOCs) are not eligible to receive this allowance.
- *The annual allowance may increase as defined within the Collective Agreement with the British Columbia Teachers Federation.
Employees of School District No. 59 qualify for theCanadian Revenue Agency Residency Deduction. Learn more about theCanadian Revenue Agency Residency Deduction. If you lived in a prescribed intermediate zone (Zone B) you can claim:
- A basic residency amount of $5.50 for each day that you lived in this zone; plus
- An additional residency amount of $5.50 for each day you lived in this zone if you maintained a dwelling and you are the only person claiming the basic residency amount for that period and dwelling.
Employment Type
Full-Time
