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Job Description - Director, Program and System Services Competition #: Director, Program and System Services - Elementary Achievement
Location: Central Office
Assignment: Director, Program and System Services - Elementary Achievement
Permanent
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is growing and operates 137 schools serving more than 59,000 students and employing over 11,000 teachers and support staff. The HRCE shares a geographic boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality with schools located throughout the region serving urban, suburban and rural populations. The HRCE works in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) to provide programming and services from pre-primary to grade 12. HRCE is searching for a Director, Program and System Services - Elementary Achievement.
The Director is responsible for the overall leadership and the day-to-day management of school operations and the delivery of the Public School Programs (PSP) from implementation to evaluation, with a focus on student achievement and well-being. The Director will lead a large team of professionals to sustain a broad range of supports and services to schools and ensure the delivery of quality programs and services for students consistent with legislation and policies. The Director is accountable for the effective leadership, student achievement, strategic direction, budget management, and policy and procedure development for the Program and System Services Department. The Director has responsibility for all academic achievement results; guiding and supporting schools and School Advisory Councils in continuous school improvement; establishing effective communication links with education partners and school communities. The Director reports directly to the Regional Executive Director.
They will have a strong understanding of system level issues relevant to HRCE, and the ability to use this knowledge in decision making and large scale and system wide budget planning and preparation. In addition to the following qualifications, the successful candidate will foster a commitment to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.
Minimum five (5) years recent experience in a senior leadership role in education;
Demonstrated leadership on regional and/or provincial initiatives considered an asset.
Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.
Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.
Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.
Director, Program and System Services
Halifax Regional Centre For Education (Hrce) Job Type : Full Time Halifax, Ns Number of Applicants
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Director, Program and System Services - Elementary Achievement
Location: Central Office
Assignment: Director, Program and System Services - Elementary Achievement
Permanent
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is growing and operates 137 schools serving more than 59,000 students and employing over 11,000 teachers and support staff. The HRCE shares a geographic boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality with schools located throughout the region serving urban, suburban and rural populations. The HRCE works in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) to provide programming and services from pre-primary to grade 12. HRCE is searching for a Director, Program and System Services - Elementary Achievement.
The Director is responsible for the overall leadership and the day-to-day management of school operations and the delivery of the Public School Programs (PSP) from implementation to evaluation, with a focus on student achievement and well-being. The Director will lead a large team of professionals to sustain a broad range of supports and services to schools and ensure the delivery of quality programs and services for students consistent with legislation and policies. The Director is accountable for the effective leadership, student achievement, strategic direction, budget management, and policy and procedure development for the Program and System Services Department. The Director has responsibility for all academic achievement results; guiding and supporting schools and School Advisory Councils in continuous school improvement; establishing effective communication links with education partners and school communities. The Director reports directly to the Regional Executive Director.
They will have a strong understanding of system level issues relevant to HRCE, and the ability to use this knowledge in decision making and large scale and system wide budget planning and preparation. In addition to the following qualifications, the successful candidate will foster a commitment to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.
Minimum five (5) years recent experience in a senior leadership role in education;
Demonstrated leadership on regional and/or provincial initiatives considered an asset.
Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.
Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.
Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.
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