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VICE-Principal – SKEENA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Coast Mountains School District 82 is seeking a passionate and experienced educator to serve our richly diverse student population in the role of Vice-Principal at Skeena Middle School.
Located in British Columbia’s beautiful Pacific Northwest, Coast Mountains School District encompasses a number of communities including the Hazeltons, Kitimat, Kitwanga, Stewart and Terrace, and the surrounding rural areas. The school district covers a large geographic area including the traditional territories of four Indigenous Nations: the Gitxsan, the Haisla, the Nisga’a and the Tsimshian. The region boasts world-class fishing, kayaking, hiking, winter sports and cultural offerings, in addition to a wide array of community services and amenities.
The school district serves a student population of approximately 4,000 students in 19 schools, including 3 alternate programs and a trades training/distance learning centre. With over 800 employees, the operating budget is approximately $67 million. Further district information is available at www.cmsd.bc.ca.
Applications are invited for the above continuing full-time position to commence August 1, 2024. Skeena Middle School enrolls 520 students in Grades 7 to 9. The Vice-Principal plays a key leadership role as a member of the School Team. Skeena Middle School is a cornerstone of the community of Terrace, serving a highly energized and active student population. It is dedicated to meeting the academic, artistic, athletic, cultural and social emotional needs of all learners.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated:
- ▪Successful experience with improving outcomes for Indigenous learners and a commitment to a personal journey toward Truth and Reconciliation.
- ▪Active involvement in and demonstrated progress toward Reconciliation.
- ▪Proven ability to establish respectful working relationships with learners, parents, staff, community and Indigenous, Inuit and Metis Peoples.
- ▪Respect for and commitment to Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Learning.
- ▪A reputation as a highly effective instructional leader in improving learning success for all students.
- ▪Understanding and application of formative assessment practices.
- ▪Success leading classrooms and schools in data informed instruction.
- ▪Ability to lead progressive systems, which provide innovative learning experiences for students.
- ▪Knowledge and experience using technology to enhance learning.
- ▪Continuous inquiry and professional learning for self and others.
- ▪Knowledge and experience in Learner Support Services and inclusion.
- ▪Ability to support a positive, cooperative, safe, orderly and caring school environment.
- ▪Demonstrated respect for diversity.
- ▪A fundamental belief that all learners can achieve at a high level.
- ▪Highly successful experience as a Principal, Vice Principal or Teacher Leader.
- ▪Success in continuing to challenge themselves and grow as a leader in education.
- ▪A graduate degree in Education, with a focus on leadership or curriculum and instruction, preferably from a Canadian University, and eligibility for membership in the BC Ministry of Education’s Teacher Regulation Branch.
- ▪Demonstrated skills in working with collective agreements in a unionized environment.
The closing date for applications is by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024. Interested applicants should submit a detailed resume, an educational leadership philosophy and references. Please include all previous employers in your list of references. Applicants agree to confidential reference checks as a condition of application.
Please submit your application as follows:
Vice-Principal – Skeena Middle School
Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82
3211 Kenney Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 3E9
Email: hr@cmsd.bc.ca
For further information regarding the position of Vice-Principal at Skeena Middle School, please contact Aaron Callaghan, Superintendent of Schools at (250) 638-4407.