Principal (Cdes)

**Principal (CDES)**:
Principal (100% Permanent) - Chester District Elementary School

Req #82952

Date: April 19, 2024

Location: Chester, NS, CA,

South Shore Regional Centre for Education

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

Application Deadline (mm,dd,yyyy): 04/23/2023 at 11:59pm.

Effective Date(s) (mm,dd,yyyy): 08/01/2024
- Position Type: 100% Permanent

Principal - Chester District Elementary School

Qualifications:

- Masters degree directly related to the position (Leadership, Educational Administration OR the NS Diploma in Instructional Leadership)
- Graduate level course work in:

- Educational Administration
- Supervision
- Curriculum
- Assessment
- Leadership
- Social Justice
- Technology
- Completion of the SSRCE ALP Program or equivalent

**Experience**:

- Administrative Experience
- Teaching Experience

Abilities:

- The principal of a public school is the educational leader of the school and has overall responsibility for the school, including teachers and other staff. It is the duty of a principal to ensure that the public school program and curricula are implemented;
- keep attendance records respecting every student enrolled at the school and report thereon to the school board, as required by the school board;
- take all reasonable steps to secure full and regular attendance at school of the students enrolled in the school in accordance with policies established by the school board;
- communicate regularly with the parents of the students;
- ensure that reasonable steps are taken to create and maintain a safe, orderly, positive and effective learning environment;
- ensure that provincial and school board policies are followed;
- identify the staffing needs of the school;
- assist the school board with the selection of staff for the school;
- evaluate the performance of teachers and other staff of the school;
- assist the school board in the development and implementation of professional development programs;
- encourage teachers and other staff of the school, students and parents to participate in school decision-making through representation on school advisory councils and committees;
- participate in the establishment and operation of a school council;
- assist the school advisory council in the development of school improvement plans and, upon approval by the school board, co-ordinate their implementation;
- assist the school advisory council in the preparation of its annual report;
- account to the school board for money received from the school board or any other source;
- account to the school board, through the superintendent, for the performance of the school;
- co-operate with the staff of other departments and agencies of the Government to better meet the needs of the students in the school;
- perform such other duties as are prescribed by this Act or the regulations or assigned by the superintendent. 1995-96, c. 1, s. 38

Only Shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

SECURITY CHECKS:
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education requires that all newly hired employees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check and Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Checks. If you have current ones less than 3 months old you can attach these checks to your profile / resume.

We thank you for your interest in the posted vacancy. The appointment to this vacancy will be according to Article 47 of the Teachers Provincial Agreement.

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