Tumbler Ridge Elementary School requires a 1.0 Vice-Principal - School District #59 (Peace River South)

Description

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Effective August 1, 2024

Tumbler Ridge Elementary School requires a Vice-Principal who is authentic, innovative, and resilient.

This Vice-Principal will have a passion for impacting student achievement, school culture, and a desire to work proactively with students, staff, parents, and the community, while honouring diversity and equity.

This position will be combined with a 0.8 primary classroom teaching component.

Tumbler Ridge Elementary School is a Kindergarten to Grade 6 school with approximately 200 students. With a strong focus on relationships, the school has a positive and welcoming culture.

The district's core business is ensuring a "Quality Education for each Student" with the core value of "Continuous Learning for All." We have a strong belief in developing teachers, meeting students where they are, and providing a rich meaningful experience for all learners.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's 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 a 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.


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.

Demonstrated ability to improve measured student success within a context of implementing district strategic planning goals and directions.


MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Proven experience and ability with analytical, organizational, problem solving, and decision-making skills to effectively handle a wide range of competing tasks and priorities, with a demonstrated commitment to excellent service delivery to all students.

Comfort with decentralized school budget management in alignment with district strategic plans and school growth plans.

Ability to de-escalate situations and promote positive solutions to problems. Able to navigate difficult conversations with all partners.

For further information, contact Christy Fennell at Please submit your cover letter and resume, including the names and contact numbers of two work related references, to

Deadline for application is Friday, May 24th, 2024, at 11:00 am.

Tumbler Ridge and Tumbler Ridge Elementary School

Tumbler Ridge Elementary School is located in the scenic town of Tumbler Ridge, BC. Tumbler Ridge is a quiet town, even on the busiest of days. The town offers a quick commute to the schools and the ability to walk anywhere you want to go. There are so many things for families to do in the small town, nestled in the mountains.

There are plenty of parks all over town, easy hikes for children of all ages and there is even the opportunity to walk where dinosaurs once walked millions of years ago.

The Community Centre offers numerous free, and reasonably priced, activities after school and the pool is a great place to visit any time of the year.

Snowmobiling, cross country skiing, curling along with golfing at our nine-hole course are just a few of the other activities that many families enjoy.

The slow-paced lifestyle is one you will grow to appreciate, especially after visiting other busier communities on the weekend. When you choose Tumbler Ridge as a place to live, you choose a caring community with many activities to enjoy


Desired qualifications and experience include:
Hold, or be qualified for, a valid BC Ministry of Education Teaching Certificate.

Experience with adapting, and modifying, curriculum to meet the needs of students.

Experience teaching primary and intermediate/middle school/secondary students.

Strong literacy and numeracy skills. Willingness to work and implement school initiatives and goals.

Capacity to work independently and in collaboration with a team.

Ability to use performance standards in the area of social responsibility.

Acquainted with the outcomes and evaluation processes outlined in the new curriculum.

Committed to individualized and group instruction utilizing a variety of effective strategies and techniques.

Experience teaching in a multiage group setting.

Strong classroom management skills.

Training in teaching ELL students.

Ability to work as part of a team to develop and implement individualized learning plans for students with academic, social and emotional learning difficulties.

Willingness to work in a collaborative model with staff on the school improvement plan.

Working knowledge of Criterion Based Referencing Assessment and Performance Based Assessment, and Balanced Literacy.

Experience working with students who display a variety of behaviours.

Why School District No. 59?

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.

The School District Resource Centre houses thousands of physical and electronic resources for teachers.

Additional human resources available to all teachers include support for literacy, numeracy, Aboriginal Education, resource acquisition (Resource Center staff), and student support services.

Benefits in working for School District No.

59:

Relocation Allowance:
Up to $2,000 for out of district applicants (with submission of approved receipts).

Northern Travel Allowance:

A Great Benefit at Tax Time An amount of up to $4,000 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 $2,519* 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.

Did you know?

Employees of School District No. 59 qualify for the Canadian Revenue Agency Residency Deduction. Learn more about the Canadian 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.