Principal of Wws

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7324 Kirkpatrick Way
Whistler, BC, V8E 0E8
Phone:
604 932-1885

Fax: 604 932-1876

PRINCIPAL OF WHISTLER WALDORF
Permanent, Full-time

Join a strong team of experienced, engaged, and hard-working faculty and administrative staff at Whistler
Waldorf School in the world-renowned mountain resort of Whistler, BC Canada. Our 200+ Waldorf School
is currently seeking a qualified leader for a full-time** School Principal **position** **to start as soon as possible.
In addition to our very competitive wages and extensive compensation package, WWS also offers its’ staff
professional development, a balanced lifestyle with summer and school holiday breaks, and tuition
international work permits, moving and housing support.

The Principal serves as the day-to-day leader of the Whistler Waldorf School. The Principal is accountable
for upholding the legal, pedagogical requirements for operating a Waldorf school in the province of British
Columbia, including but not limited to curriculum planning, delivery, assessment of learning, progress
reporting, student safety and parent relations. As a member of the school leadership team, the Principal
works in a collaborative and consultative manner with the school stakeholders to support the mission,
vision and values of the Whistler Waldorf School.
- Specific responsibilities are listed below_:
**Legal**:

- Awareness and accountability of legal requirements for operating an independent school in the

province of B.C. with regards to education and student safety and ensuring compliance with all
regulations
- Maintains confidentiality of student information
- Awareness of risk management and how it pertains to operation of the school
- Supports Registrar in ensuring student files are maintained according to WWS policies

**Leadership**:

- Represents the Whistler Waldorf School with the Ministry of Education, the Association of

Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and ensures the appropriate pedagogical policies,
procedures and accompanying documentation is maintained with respect to operating a
Waldorf school in the province of British Columbia
- Provides day to day leadership to Whistler Waldorf School faculty, staff, students, and

parents/guardians
- Supervises and evaluates the Lower School, High School, and Student Support Chairs
- Works in partnership with the Chairs to ensure curriculum oversight, and teacher development
- and evaluation- Supervises external mentors, evaluators or educational consultants as required

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- Monitors and tracks Key Performance Indicators as identified in WWS’ Strategic Plan
- Collaborates with Operational Management Team to set measurable annual goals for the school

based on annual strategic plan review

**Human Resources**:

- Conducts or oversees faculty performance evaluations for all faculty members as per evaluation
- guidelines.- Oversees faculty enrichment and improvement plans as needed
- Reviews and assesses requirements for hiring and scheduling as it relates to student numbers,
- programming, and operations budget in partnership with the Chairs- Participates in the hiring process for faculty and staff in partnership with the Chairs
- Ensures faculty compliance with all policies and procedures

**Administration**
- Oversees progress report writing prior to distribution with Education Administrator and Chairs
- Ensures educational quality through regular educational program review and improvement

based on the strategic plan and relevant data as well as the Whistler Waldorf School’s mission
and vision
- Ensures Permanent Student Record forms are completed for each student at the end of each

school year by their respective teachers and Registrar
- Ensures completion of long-term, mid-term and short-term lesson planning as required for the

Ministry of Education (Planbook) with Education Administrator and Chairs
- Oversees the IEP/ILP process and documentation in partnership with the Student Support Chair
- Ensures that all attendance processes are managed according to policy in collaboration with
- Reception- Approves field trips and guest speakers
- Coordinates academic schedule in collaboration with Chairs and Education Administrator
- Oversees annual Foundational Skills Assessment for grades 4 and 7 with Lower School Chair
- Works with Operational Management Team to complete monitoring and evaluation visits and
- AWSNA accreditationwith Director of Advancement

**General**
- Fosters an environment where healthy relations and communication between faculty, PAC and

parents are maintained
- Ensures opportunities for parent education and understanding of Waldorf education are created

and encouraged to build and maintain a healthy level of enrolment to support the overall
financial health of the school
- Fields concerns from parents/guardians about their child or their child’s education and provides

support, takes appropriate action, including communicating in a timely manner and ensuring
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