School District #8 Principal and Vice Principal

School District #8 Principal and Vice Principal – Applicant Pool Join to apply for the School District #8 Principal and Vice Principal – Applicant Pool role at School District #8 (Kootenay Lake). School District #8 (Kootenay Lake) is located in the southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada and serves the communities of Kaslo, Meadow Creek, Crawford Bay, Creston, Nelson, Salmo, South Slocan, Winlaw, Slocan, and the surrounding rural areas. Our area is beautiful, vibrant, a fantastic place to raise children, has a world-renowned Arts and Entertainment community, and easily accesses a variety of amazing outdoor pursuits. Our visionary, creative team of 900 staff focuses on providing the best opportunities we can for about 5,000 students and their families. Our mission is to inspire and support each learner to thrive in a caring learning environment. The annual pay range for vice principals is $126,996 to $141,374. The annual pay range for principals is $144,776 to $161,167. Qualifications Possession of a valid B.C. Professional Teaching Certificate, through the BC Ministry of Education (with fees paid to the TRB until June 2024) – proof of such must be provided. Completion of a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership or related graduate degree. Class 5 BC Driver’s License. At least five years of successful teaching experience and demonstrated formal school leadership experiences. Demonstrated knowledge of the Ministry of Education’s K‑12 curriculum and the Graduation Program and implementation of current learning theory as related to instruction and assessment. Demonstrated culturally responsive support for Indigenous students. Demonstrated ability to support and maintain an inclusive, equitable, safe and caring school environment through caring relationships and positive behavioral intervention supports for all students. Excellent skills as a visionary, visible, accessible, dynamic, innovative and flexible leader. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with students, staff, parents and community. A demonstrated consultative style of leadership exhibiting strong decision‑making skills. A clear ability to provide leadership in supporting and integrating technology to support learning, and the ability to provide leadership in a distributed learning environment. A demonstrated understanding of and commitment to excellence in education to support the needs of learners and knowledge of and experience with educational uses of technology, student information systems (MyEdBC), and other administrative software. Demonstrated leadership ability and commitment to working as a member of a district administrative team. Application Process A brief letter of application explaining interest in the position. A detailed Curriculum Vitae, including career profile, formal academic credentials, professional certification evidence, specialist leadership training, communications experience, references, evidence of completion of a graduate degree. Applicants must be certified in British Columbia with a Professional Teaching Certificate or be eligible for certification by the start date of the assignment. For more information, please contact Superintendent, Trish Smillie by email at trish.smillie@sd8.bc.ca. Applicants submitted through Make a Future only will be considered. While the District encourages all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. School District 8 supports equity hiring for Indigenous applicants. Only applications submitted on Make a Future will be considered. The District does not accept documents via email as they need to be part of the employee’s Make a Future profile. #J-18808-Ljbffr