School District #59 (Peace River South)·Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Provide leadership to impact student achievement and school culture.
Work proactively with students, staff, parents, and the community while honouring diversity and equity.
Serve as vice-principal with a teaching responsibility (teaching component specifics to be determined with the successful candidate).
Implement academic, social-emotional, and behavioural supports and interventions appropriate to individual student needs.
Foster, maintain, and restore healthy relationships that promote a positive, welcoming school climate that honours diversity.
Use a restorative approach to student discipline.
Improve measured student success in alignment with district strategic planning goals.
De-escalate situations and promote positive solutions to problems.
Navigate difficult conversations with all partners
<p>Effective August 1, 2026.</p><p>Ecole Frank Ross Elementary requires a vice-principal who is authentic, innovative, and resilient.
This leader will have a passion for impacting student achievement, school culture and a desire to work proactively with students, staff, parents and the community, while honouring diversity and equity.
This position involves a teaching responsibility.
The specifics of the teaching component will be determined with the successful candidate.</p><p>École Frank Ross is a dual track, French Immersion and English, elementary school located in Dawson Creek, enrolling approximately 480 students.</p><p>School District No.
59 (Peace River South) is located in the beautiful Peace region of northeast British Columbia.
We serve 3600 students in 18 schools.
The three major centers in the district are the communities of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, and Tumbler Ridge.
We have a strong belief in developing teachers, meeting students where they are, and providing a rich meaningful experience for all learners.</p><p>IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE</p><p>ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS</p><ul> <li>Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, Administration or related field.</li> <li>If not currently in possession of such a degree, the successful candidate must be willing to complete one within three years.</li> <li>Must hold, or be eligible to hold, teaching certification in the province of British Columbia.</li></ul><p>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE</p><ul> <li>Record of exemplary teaching at variety of grade levels in more than one school.</li> <li>School-based or district-wide leadership as a teacher and/or administrator.</li> <li>Successful experience working with, and implementing programs/intervention for, students with diverse needs.
Can provide examples of striving for equity for indigenous learners, students with complex needs, and any other identified student/group.</li> <li>Ability to de-escalate situations and promote positive solutions to problems.
Able to navigate difficult conversations with all partners.</li></ul><p>LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES</p><ul> <li>Experience implementing academic, social-emotional and behavioural supports and interventions that are appropriate to the needs of individual students.</li> <li>Ability to foster, maintain and restore healthy relationships that promote a positive school climate and culture that is welcoming, honours diversity, is pro-active, and demonstrates a restorative approach to student discipline.</li> <li>Demonstrates positive competencies in communication, collaboration, and teamwork.
Values and promotes meaningful engagement with students, staff, parents, and community.</li> <li>Demonstrates ability to improve measured student success within the context of implementing district strategic planning goals.</li></ul><p>For further information, contact Christy Fennell at 250-719- 9755.
Please submit your cover letter and resume, including the names and contact numbers of two work related references, to <a></a></p><p>Deadline for application is Thursday, August 6th, at 11:00 am.</p><p> <br></br></p><p> </p><br></br><p></p><div></div><p></p><p><br></br></p><p></p><div></div><p></p><p><br></br></p><p><br></br></p><p> <strong><u></u></strong></p><div>
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Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, Administration, or related field (or willingness to complete within three years).
Hold or be eligible to hold teaching certification in the province of British Columbia.
Record of exemplary teaching across a variety of grade levels in more than one school.
School-based or district-wide leadership experience as a teacher and/or administrator.
Experience implementing programs/interventions for students with diverse needs, including equity efforts for indigenous learners and students with complex needs.
Ability to de-escalate situations and promote positive solutions; ability to navigate difficult conversations.
Experience implementing academic, social-emotional, and behavioural supports and interventions.
Demonstrated communication, collaboration, and teamwork competencies.
Ability to engage meaningfully with students, staff, parents, and community
Market context
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