Administrative Opportunity - Vice Principal Cohort

British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | Make a Future - Careers in BC Education; Maple Ridge; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows School District (SD42) invites applications to join the Vice Principal cohort as part of our administrative leadership team. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership, collaboration, and commitment to inclusive, high-quality education.

Required qualifications include a master’s degree or active enrollment, BC Teacher Certification eligibility, and diverse teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or current enrolment in a master’s program in an education-related field
• Membership or eligibility for BC Teacher Certification Branch
• Successful and diverse teaching experience in schools

Responsibilities

• Lead the administrative leadership team and drive district initiatives
• Mentor, coach and evaluate staff to improve student learning
• Collaborate with educators and stakeholders to implement innovative teaching practices

Skills

Leadership

Equity & inclusion

Collaborative leadership

Mentoring & coaching

Staff development

Relationship building

Student learning focus

Education

Master’s degree

Enrollment in master’s program

BC Teacher Certification Branch eligibility

Diverse teaching experience

Job description

The Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows School District (SD42) is deeply committed to supporting the implementation of the renewed provincial curriculum, innovative and effective assessment and reporting practices, and ongoing professional learning focused on high quality pedagogy and the inclusion of all students. Student success is at the heart of all of our efforts and is fostered through the initiative, creativity, motivation and the shared values and vision of our leaders, staff and district partners. Leaders in our school district understand that growth plans are essential to developing excellence. Our formal and informal leaders facilitate positive change and they demonstrate this through skillful building of relationships that support student success.

The Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows School District (SD42) invites applications to join the Vice Principal cohort from individuals who are seeking opportunities to work as part of our administrative leadership team.

Required Qualifications:

• A master’s degree or current enrolment in a master's degree program in an appropriate education related field
• Membership, or eligibility for membership, with the British Columbia Teacher Certification Branch
• Successful and diverse teaching experience in schools

Leadership Competencies:

• Strong advocacy for all students and public education
• Experience working with educational leaders and staff in supporting equity and inclusion
• Proven instructional leadership and the ability to develop and maintain a professional work culture based on the improvement of student learning
• Involved with or experience leading innovative student achievement initiatives
• Proven skill and experience with respect to collaborative leadership, teamwork and positive working relationships with diverse groups and stakeholders within a unionized environment
• Ability to lead staff in collaborative inquiry processes and professional learning
• Having knowledge and experience as a support teacher working with students with diverse abilities/needs
• Knowledge and experience with the BC curriculum
• Knowledge and experience with developing and implementing both school growth and personal growth plans
• Proven experience planning and implementing innovative technology initiatives to support student learning
• Sound knowledge and experience with implementing personalized learning, inquiry based
  learning as well as play and/or project based learning practices and delivery models
• Successful experiences with current educational theory, assessment and instructional practices
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, develop, and supervise effective teams, as well as experience in mentoring, coaching, evaluating and managing performance to meet school and district goals
• 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

Personal Attributes:

• Demonstrate passion for public education
• Fully understand your impact on others; you model self-confidence and optimism
• Are authentic, innovative, courageous, and demonstrate resilience
• Build genuine relationships and express caring, concern, empathy and conflict in healthy ways
• Positively lead and inspire others through a culturally sensitive lens
• Personal values strongly align with the school district's vision, mission and values

Our staff members are the foundation of our system. When you join our school district, you become part of a talented community of educators and support staff dedicated to enriching the lives of all students and helping them achieve success.