Assistant Principal with Teaching Duties - HIRING INCENTIVES

NLSchools; Happy Valley; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Labrador Allowance

Travel Allowance

Relocation travel claim

Job summary

NLSchools seeks an Assistant Principal with Teaching Duties to lead instructional improvement at Peacock Primary School in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Reporting to the Principal, you will guide staff, manage resources, and promote a safe, inclusive learning environment for all students.

You bring a strong background in pedagogy, data-driven decisions, and a commitment to student success. This full-time role includes collaboration with families and a focus on leadership development across the school

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in a school setting with a focus on student learning.
• Experience using data to inform instructional and administrative decisions.
• Ability to build trust and lead diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to staff in improving teaching and learning.
• Develop annual staffing plans and manage school operations.
• Ensure equity and a safe, inclusive learning environment.
• Collaborate with families and communities to support student success.

Skills

Leadership

Instructional leadership

Data-informed decisions

School improvement

Budget and operations

Staff collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Education

Master Degree in relevant area

NL Teaching Certificate

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Assistant Principal with Teaching Duties - HIRING INCENTIVES

LOCATION(S): Peacock Primary School · P.O. Box 2163, Stn B · 9 Cabot Crescent · Happy Valley-Goose Bay · A0P 1E0

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Bachelor of Education
• Master's Degree

TRAINING METHOD:

• PRIM/ELEM/SEC

Full time permanent position for Assistant Principal with Teaching Duties.

Duties to commence November 16, 2026.

As a school administrator, you will be part of the NLSchools’ Leadership Team and be committed to furthering the goals for student success. You will be a learning leader and be able to demonstrate a student-first philosophy in previous experiences as a teacher and/or administrator.

Reporting to your Principal you will provide leadership to staff in the improvement of responsive teaching and learning, the school development process, management of school finances, the performance appraisal process, the development of annual staffing plans for schools, and ensuring schools are programmed appropriately to meet the needs of all students. Along with your school based team, you will take responsibility for student learning in your building. As a successful leader you seek opportunities to promote practices that create equity, recognize individual differences, and celebrate cultural diversity.

As a school administrator, your work will be guided by the Atlantic Provinces Standards of Practice for School-based Administrators which are: Leading for Learning and Managing Change; Engaging Families and Communities; Shaping a Safe, Inclusive, and Positive Learning Environment; Building the Leadership Potential of Others; Demonstrating Professionalism; Promoting Health and Well-Being; and Managing School Operations and Resources.

For further information please visit: Atlantic Provinces Standards of Practice for School-Based Administrators

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Extensive and demonstrated knowledge and experience in leading for learning in a school community;
• Demonstrated and thorough knowledge of current pedagogy and methodology of what constitutes exemplary teaching and for an outcome-based curriculum that defines the learning goals of education in the province;
• Demonstrated experience providing instructional leadership to promote student learning, as well as using data to inform instructional and administrative decisions;
• The ability to develop trusting, positive, and stable working relationships with students, staff, parents, professional groups, and relevant stakeholders;
• The ability to play a lead role in shaping a safe and positive learning environment. You are able to facilitate a climate of trust ensuring that each individual feels welcome and safe within your school community;
• Understands the importance of building the leadership potential of others wherein every individual is recognized as having strengths that are encouraged, nudged, and called upon to enable that person to be a leader when it is recognized that the situation calls for that particular person’s strength, ability or skills;
• The ability to lead by example and build vision by and through consensus, through the shared, collaborative creation of purpose and direction of the school with all stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate a caring, supportive, and safe school community that promotes the academic success and the social, behavioral and emotional well-being of each student as well as the personal and professional health, well-being, and work-life balance of staff;
• A systems approach to the identification of operational/educational issues and problem solving is required for this position;
• Ability to contribute effectively to the development of NLSchools’ plans, policies and practices;
• Strong supervisory, team-building, time management, analytical and problem solving skills;
• Demonstrated ability to manage the school, its facilities, and financial and human resources to provide an effective and safe learning environment for students and staff;
• Demonstrated ability and working knowledge in all aspects of managing the financial requirements for running a school. Including but not limited to receipt and disbursements of funds, bank reconciliations, expenditure rules, controls and the importance of accurate record keeping. This includes both school allocated and school generated funds.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Education
• Master Degree in a relevant area
• NL Teaching Certificate

SALARY AND INCENTIVES:

• Annual Teacher Salary Scale contained within the NLTA Provincial Collective Agreement and benefits contained within the agreement.
• Please note, the following incentives are PRO-RATED if a teacher works less than the full contract awarded or on periods of unpaid leave.
• • A taxable $2040.00 I solation Allowance paid to all Labrador teachers on a b-weekly basis. Please refer to Article 24.02 of the Collective Agreement.
  • A Labrador Allowance and Travel Allowance calculated based on school location and dependants. The bonus is prorated if a teacher works less than a full school year or if not full time. Please follow the link for details.
  • For those that need to relocate, a one time only round trip travel claim to travel to the school community and back to your home location during the first year is available up to a maximum of $1700.00 . One travel claim is paid upon arrival to the community through the travel claim system and the other paid at the end of the school year when you arrive home. Pro-rated repayment may be required if break in the contract.