Principal Hillcrest Academy

**Principal - Hillcrest Academy - 2025 (87884)
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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)**:05/25/2025** at 11:59pm.

**Effective Dates (mm,dd,yyyy)**: 08/01/2025

**Position Type**: Permanent

**Position**:Principal - Tri-County Regional Centre for Education (TCRCE)**

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

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;
- Oversee, evaluate and supervise the Early Childhood Educators 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 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 regional centre, co-ordinate their implementation;
- Assist the school advisory council in the preparation of its annual report;
- Account to the regional centre for money received from the regional centre or any other source;
- Account to the regional centre, through the Regional Executive Director, for the performance of the school;
- Adhere to Occupational Health & Safety Regulations as directe