Vice-Principal

Position: Vice Principal

Location: Gillam School

Start Date: September 3, 2024

FTE: 1.00 FTE

Term of Employment: Permanent

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Division provides a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, transportation and moving expense reimbursement, subsidized housing or housing allowance and isolation allowance in qualifying communities, annual travel reimbursement, reimbursement for approved courses and more!

Gillam School is a thriving Nursery to Grade 12 school located 304 km north of Thompson on the Fox Lake Cree Nation Traditional Territory. Gillam is a prosperous community with a beautiful, newly-renovated recreation centre that includes: skating and curling rinks, a community library, a movie theatre and a fitness centre. The community is a recreational paradise offering fishing, boating, hunting, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and hiking trails. Other amenities include a hospital, pharmacy, Co-op grocery store and hair salon. There are also daily flights to Winnipeg.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Education Degree and Valid Manitoba Teaching Certificate (or eligibility for)
• Master’s Degree in Education/Administration and/or Certificate in School Leadership would be an asset
• At least five years of teaching experience and previous administration experience would be an asset
• Excellent understanding of current Manitoba Curricula and differentiated instruction
• Experience working in a northern community
• Knowledge of Indigenous Way of Life
• Proficiency in a variety of computer applications in a network environment and experience with and understanding of school-based technology
• Ability to work with teachers to promote and deliver inclusive schooling
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with parents, the community and foster parental involvement
• Keen ability to identify and creatively solve problems
• Ability to work in partnership with community agencies
• Capacity to work in and respond to a demanding, fast-paced school environment

Applicants are required to submit the following:

• cover letter
• current resume
• list of three professional references including email addresses and contact numbers, all of whom must have knowledge of the applicant’s performance in the applicant’s current or recent assignment

Thank you for your interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

By applying, you consent to the Division contacting your references. As a condition of employment, the

successful candidate will be required to submit a clear Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Check)

and Child Abuse Registry Check, at their own expense. Further information is available at www.fsdnet.ca

Reasonable accommodations are available for persons with disabilities on request.