M-26-003 | Directeur/ Directrice adjoint(e) de services - Services pédagogiques et complémentaires

Eastern Townships School Board; Magog; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Townships School Board is seeking an Assistant Director of Educational Services in Magog, QC. The role leads pedagogical and complementary educational services, manages programs and staff, and provides expertise to school-board administrators to optimize service delivery.

Responsibilities include budgeting, policy implementation, staff development, and coordination with instructional technology. Fluency in English and French is valued for collaboration across the board.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field certifying a minimum three-year university program.
• Permanent teaching license issued by the Ministry of Education.
• Six years of relevant experience in the educational field.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing objectives and strategies for educational services and monitor implementation of ETSB's plan.
• Define, coordinate programs and resources related to instructional services, information technology, and complementary services.
• Establish programs, allocate responsibilities, and develop standards and procedures for department implementation.
• Evaluate results of programs and plan strategies to improve student success.
• Ensure compliance with basic school regulations, curricula and procedures for studies certification.
• Promote cooperation measures to strengthen joint services across departments.
• Coordinate and supervise instructional activities and projects within the board's initiatives.
• Direct, manage and evaluate staff performance.
• Develop a professional development plan for staff in instructional and complementary services.
• Represent Directors in relevant matters and co-chair meetings with principals and professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual English/French

Team collaboration

Leadership

Organizational skills

Working under pressure

Pedagogical leadership

Curriculum knowledge

Developmental approach

Professional development

Education

Undergraduate degree (3-year)

Permanent teaching license

Job description

Details of the position

Job title: Assistant Director of Services

Department: Pedagogical and Complementary Educational Services

Location: Magog, Quebec

Workload: 100%

Status: Regular

Effective Date: To be determined with the selected candidate

Salary Conditions: In accordance with the provisions of the "Regulation Respecting the Conditions of Employment of Management Staff of School Boards" adopted by the Order of the Minister of Education :

Salary: $96 482 - $128 642

Class: 7

Supervisor: Director General

Nature of the work

Under the authority of the Director of Instructional Technology and Pedagogical Services and the Director of Complementary Educational Services, the position of Assistant Director of Educational Services entails overseeing one or more programs and activities related to pedagogical services, instructional technology, and complementary services.

This position includes the performance of management duties (planning, organization, supervision, control and evaluation) and consists of providing, within the incumbent’s field of competence, advice and expertise to the administrators of the school board so as to promote the optimal management of educational services.

Description of tasks

• Participate in the development of the school board’s objectives and strategies regarding the educational services for which the incumbent is responsible and, where applicable, monitor the implementation of the ETSB’s Commitment-to-Success Plan and its pillars;
• Define, collaborate on, and coordinate files, activities, programs, or resources related to instructional services, information technology, and/or complementary services;
• Establish programs, allocate responsibilities, and develop standards and procedures for implementing the programs within their department;
• Evaluate the results of implementedprograms, resources, and initiatives under the incumbent’s responsibility, and plan appropriate strategies for experimentation and innovation to improve student success;
• Carry out assigned responsibilities relating to compliance with basic school regulations, curricula, and procedures for the certification of studies;
• Develop and promote consultation and cooperation measures to strengthen the joint services provided by staff in instructional and complementary services departments;
• Coordinate and supervise instructional activities, projects, and programs that form part of the school board’s initiatives;
• Direct, manage, and evaluate the performance of staff under their responsibility;
• Participate in developing a professional development and training plan for staff in instructional services departments and complementary services;
• Act as a replacement for and represent the Director of Educational Technology and Instructional Services and/or the Director of Complementary Services, as requested, on matters relating to their respective departments;
• Participate in and co-chair meetings of school principals and professionals, as requested;
• Represent the school board locally and provincially on matters related to their area of responsibility;
• Assist and advise their respective directors, as well as managers in other departments and school establishments, regarding the programs under their responsibility;
• Participate in developing their department’s budget and monitor expenditures for the resources and programs under their responsibility;
• Contribute to reviewing administrative practices designed to facilitate resource management within their area of responsibility;
• Assume any other duties compatible with the position that may be assigned by their immediate supervisor, including files relating to instructional services, information technology, or complementary services.

Required qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field of study certifying a minimum three-year university program, or hold a senior staff position in a school service centre or school board for which an undergraduate degree is required.
• A permanant teaching license issued by the Ministry of Education
• Six (6) years of relevant experience in the educational field

Desired profile

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Mastery of the English and French languages (oral and written)
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, problem solving team environment
• Excellent leadership qualities
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and within time constraints
• Evidence of pedagogical leadership in his/her current setting
• Have sound knowledge of the foundation of the curriculum and knowledge of the "Régime Pédagogique"
• Have sound knowledge of the Developmental Approach
• Evidence of high level of competence in technology integration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Selection process

Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Selected candidates will be required to:

• Authorize verification of their professional references
• Provide the required attestations of employment to validate the reported experience. Each letter must include: position held, start and end dates of employment, number of hours worked per week (or total for the employment), name, address and signature of the employer.
• Undergo criminal record checks and verification of behaviours that could reasonably compromise the safety and well-being of students (Bill 47)

Additional information

• Diplomas obtained outside Québec must be accompanied by a comparative evaluation issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI). Reviews from other organizations (e.g., WES) are not accepted.
• ETSB staff are subject to the Education Act and the Act respecting the laicity of the State. These laws provide, among other things, for all ETSB personnel to perform their duties with their faces uncovered. They also provide for the prohibition of the wearing of religious symbols, in particular for any member of staff who is on the premises of a school or centre or who is in the presence of a student.