Principal Digby Neck Consolidated Permanent

**Principal - Digby Neck Consolidated - Permanent 2024 (82861)
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**_INTERNAL APPLICANTS - CLICK HERE TO APPLY_**:
**Tri-County Regional Centre for Education**

**The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education (TCRCE) encompasses the three (3) Counties of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby serving approximately 6100 students in twenty-two (22) schools, composed of 13 Elementary Schools, 6 High Schools, 1 Middle School, and 2 Elementary/High Schools.**

**DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS (mm,dd,yyyy)**:04/21/2024** at 11:59pm.

**Effective Dates (mm,dd,yyyy)**: 08/01/2024

**Position Type**: Permanent

**_TO APPLY_**_: _**
- **_Complete the online profile/resume - _**_you can attach a resume to your profile, security checks, and reference letters if applicable. _
- **_Ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certificates._**

**Position: Principal**

**Reports to: Director of Programs and Student Services**

**Location: Digby Neck Consolidated School (DNCS)**

**This is a Public School Administrators Association of Nova Scotia (PSAANS) position. The salary for this role is band 11 as outlined within the terms and conditions of employment in accordance with the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework. For additional details, the framework can be found **here**.**

**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.**

**Qualifications**:
***Either**

**a) A Master’s Degree in Education, preferably with an administrative component; OR**

**b) Be actively enrolled in a Master’s Program, preferably with an administrative component and have completed at least two (2) courses towards that degree; OR**

**c) An Administrative Block Program; OR**

**d) Completed Nova Scotia Instructional Leadership Academy Program (NSELC); OR**

**e) in the judgment of the Regional Centre, have formal qualifications, including a minimum of an undergraduate degree in education and specific training/experience directly related to the vacant position.**
- **Should have a minimum of five (5) years teaching experience;**
- **Superior administrative skills;**
- **A commitment to establishing partnerships with all relevant community groups;**
- **Proven to be a collegial decision-maker with a demonstrated ability to be decisive and consistent;**
- **Superior skills in strategic planning and implementation of instructional programs;**
- **Knowledge of, and commitment to, quality inclusive education for all students;**
- **Superior ability to stimulate professional growth of staff, through effective professional development programs;**
- **Demonstrated commitment to and above average knowledge and abilities in the areas of curriculum and curriculum development, implementation and evaluation;**
- **Superior interpersonal and communications skills;**
- **Superior skills in facilities management, record keeping, financial management and in the supervision of teaching and other staff;**
- **Superior skills in the use of current technology as a tool in education;**
- **Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural diversity and cross cultural understanding;**
- **Proven ability to communicate and work alongside diverse cultural and racial backgrounds;**
- **Demonstrated ability to value the voice and contribution of others while remaining open to corrective criticism;**
- **Advocacy of firm, clear and consistent discipline practice;**
- **Completion of WHMIS and First Aid, or willingness to obtain upon hire;**
- **Demonstrated ability to discharge the duties of a principal as set out in Section 38 of the Education At.**

**Experience**:

- **2 Years Administrative Experience (preferably at similar grade levels)**
- **5 Years Teaching Experience (preferably at similar grade levels)**

**Accountabilities**:
**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 regional centre, as required by the regional centre;**
- **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 regional centre;**
- **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 regional centre policies are followed;**
- **Identify the staffing needs of the school;**
- **Assist the region with the selection of staff for the school;**
- **Evaluate the performance of teachers and other staff of the school;**
- **Assist the regional centre in the development and implementation of professional development programs;**
- **Encourage teachers and other staff of the school, students and parents to particip