Principal - Agassiz, Canada - Seabird Island Band

Seabird Island Band

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Agassiz, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Summary
The principal is responsible for the administration, leadership, supervision, and operation of the Seabird Island Elementary and High School.

The principal provides quality B.C.

curriculum in a learning environment that promotes language and reinforces the highly honored values of self-reliance, generosity, honesty, adaptability, and respect for self, others, and the environment.

The principal must fulfill his/her responsibilities with high ethical and moral standards and serve as a positive role model for staff and students.

The principal must always act in the best interests of the students and ensure that all school staff work diligently to create a positive, caring atmosphere that encourages self
- discipline and promotes life-long learning.

The principal is responsible for ensuring that school staff complies with all policies, acts and regulations governing the operation of the school.

The principal has the responsibility to ensure that the school operates within defined financial parameters in delivering a curriculum that meets the needs of students of all ages.

The principal must maintain ongoing contact with the Director to report on accomplishments or discuss issues that may require additional administrative, policy or financial support.

The performance of the principal will be reviewed in part on the effectiveness of personnel, the impact and relevance of the curriculum and for the general reaction of parents in the community to the education services provided.

This is a Term position with an end date of June 30th, 2024, with the possibility of extension.
Success profile

What does it take to be successful working at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.

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Cultural Practice: take culturally informed approaches to their day-to-day work.
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Ethical: Maintains and promotes individual and organizational integrity and values in conduct of all activities.
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Effective Communicator: Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication.
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Goal Directedness: the ability to stay on target regardless of circumstances; the ability to stay focused on the task at hand.
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Leading Others: the ability to organize and motivate people to get things accomplished in a way that everyone feels a sense of order and direction.
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Strategic Thinker: Views events and possibilities from multiple perspectives. Understands the bigger picture and the interdependencies and effects of other systems.
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Team-builder: Unites a group of people and motivates them towards a defined mission, goal, and objective.
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Problem Management: the ability to keep critical issues in context so that you can understand what is happening, and effectively use one's knowledge to solve problems.
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Innovator: Generates and recognizes creative solutions in varying work situations.

Work that matters

Are you looking to start a career where you'll make meaningful connections and contribute to holistic education and instilling a foundation of lifelong learning in young learners? Our team is passionate about supporting thriving students and families.

Seabird Island located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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Benefits and perks

Extended health and dental benefits,
Accrued vacation and sick time,
Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
Access to internal training programs, professional development and skill enhancement,
Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
Casual dress code

What you'll do

Management and leadership

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work planning, scheduling, scheduling for unplanned absences, payroll processing and assessment of staffing need and creating overarching clinical service delivery schedules and staff rotations based on operational requirements.

- hiring/promotion, staff development, coaching/mentoring, development plans, feedback.

Regularly observe, evaluate, and manage competencies of teachers and staff. Completing formal written evaluations for new staff by the end of November each year and completing formal written evaluations of all staff by end of April each year, ensuring staff are aware of performance expectations, and following through when performance is unsatisfactory.

- conflict resolution, discipline, and termination recommendations.
- authorizing leaves of absence.
- ensure all employees are actively completing reports.
- are aware of their duty to report, duty of care, boundaries, conflicts of interest, and working relationships with vulnerable individuals and families.
- evaluating the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively; and
- promoting shared te