Vice Principal

**Position**:
Vice Principal

**Contract Type**:
1.00 FTE; Probationary

**Duration**:
2024/2025 School Year

**School**:
Brooks Junior High School

**Application close date**:
As soon as a suitable applicant pool has been established

TREATY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We wish to acknowledge Treaty 7 territory - the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu T’ina First Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

the Brooks Junior High School is hiring....

a passionate, dynamic, and student-centered school leader to join their team as a Vice Principal for the 2024-2025 School Year

BJHS is a junior high school of about 560 students in grades 7-9. Students receive a full range of academic offerings in addition to a well-developed option program that includes Band, Art, Construction, Drama, Outdoor Pursuits, Foods, and Digital Technologies. BJHS also offers a large variety of extra-curricular and athletic programs. The school hosts the District Life Skills program and supports a large English as an Additional Language (EAL) Learner program.

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**Our Mission**:
Provide opportunities that inspire students to achieve and succeed as resilient learners who positively impact their communities.
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personal integrity;
excellent communication and organizational skills;
outstanding relationship-building and interpersonal skills;
a proven ability as an instructional leader with a focus on optimal learning for all students;
a leadership style characterized by collaborative decision-making and high visibility in the school;
a proven ability to work with all partners to establish clear direction and achieve goals;
the ability to develop and maintain a safe and caring learning environment; and

a commitment to inclusive approaches that celebrate diversity, and an understanding of First Nations Metis & Inuit foundational knowledge.

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**Requirements for consideration Apply**:
valid Alberta Teaching Certificate;
completion or active enrolment in a Graduate/Master’s degree program in education; and

able to meet the Leadership Quality Standard.

**Condition of Employment**:
Clear Criminal Record Check (CRC) with Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

they authorize the school division to contact references, school or faculty

any other attachments, for the purpose of (1) verifying qualifications and

other information, (2) assessing past performance, and (3) determining

suitability for employment. Applicants understand that references will be received

in confidence by Grasslands Public School Division and will not be released to

applicants without the referees’ consent.