Vice Principal (BA)

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive diverse equitable safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties an area of 5250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups particularly people of African Nova Scotian African Canadian and African ancestry and Mikmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

Description:

The Vice Principal is an instructional and operational leader of the school responsible for fostering a positive inclusive and high-performing learning environment where all students and staff can thrive. The Vice Principal supports the Principal in providing strategic leadership in teaching and learning supports staff growth and development builds strong relationships with students families and the broader community and ensures the effective day-to-day management of the school in alignment with provincial policies standards and system priorities.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Valid Nova Scotia Teacher Certification
• Masters degree directly related to the position (ILA Diploma in Instructional Leadership Leadership OR Educational Administration)
• Completion of the SSRCE Aspiring School Administrators Program NSELC ALPProgram or equivalent
• Administrative Experience PP-9
• Teaching Experience P-9

Abilities

• Educational leaders create a learning climate that is equitable inclusive accessible and culturally responsive.
• Educational leaders generate public trust by fulfilling their responsibilities modelling professional standards of conduct and acting with integrity.
• Educational leaders maintain a system-wide focus on effective teaching learning and assessment to keep every student engaged challenged and motivated.
• Educational leaders engage in ongoing professional learning and critical reflection to identify opportunities for improving leadership teaching and learning.
• Educational leaders ensure safe fair and respectful environments where all members are welcomed accepted valued and have a sense of belonging.
• Educational leaders facilitate change for improvement and are knowledgeable and strategic in response to evidence of student and system needs.
• Educational leaders recognize that building respectful trusting relationships and strong partnerships is vital in meeting the needs of all students.
• Educational leaders collaboratively manage inclusive educational environments human resources finances and operations to ensure safe and orderly day-to-day operations.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

SECURITY CHECKS:

The South Shore Regional Centre for Educationrequires that allnewly hired employees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check and Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Checks. If you have current checks that are less than 3 months old you can attach these checks to your application / resume.

To apply please complete the online application and attach a current resume along with 3 professional references. (Please note: Failure to include references may cause delay in processing your application.)

We thank you for your interest in the posted vacancy.