Vice-Principal

Our Goals: Success ♦ Reconciliation ♦ Team ♦ Communication ♦ Sustainability

School District No. 74 (Gold Trail) SCHOOL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

VICE-PRINCIPAL –DESERT SANDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL

The Gold Trail School District invites applications for the position of Vice-Principal at Desert Sands Community School with employment to commence August 1, 2025. Desert Sands Community School enrols approximately 244 students in kindergarten through grade 12, of which 61% are of Indigenous ancestry. Desert Sands Community School is located in the Village of Ashcroft which lies on the unceded and traditional territory of the Secwépemc and Nlaka'pamux First Peoples. The school's Action Plan for Learning guides the work of the school.

The successful applicant will demonstrate:

• A minimum of 5 years of exemplary teaching experience;
• Leadership experience with elementary and secondary school programs and curriculum;
• Ability to produce a positive school climate by empowering others through shared decision- making;
• Successful leadership of innovative student achievement initiatives;
• Experience leading and supporting experiential, place-based and inquiry learning;
• Skill in all aspects of supervision for and of learning;
• Effective time and task management and well-developed organizational skills;
• Exceptional ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, parents and community organizations to enhance student achievement;
• Demonstrated excellent communication, conflict resolution and interpersonal skills;
• Documented commitment to improving school success for Indigenous students;
• Highly successful experience working with Indigenous communities;
• Demonstrated ability to establish welcoming learning environments that create a sense of belonging for all students;
• Practices and philosophy that demonstrate a strong commitment, understanding and appreciation for diversity;
• BC Professional Teaching Certificate;
• Master's Degree, or working toward completion.

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$137,931 $141,624 $145,318

Gold Trail School District offers a competitive benefits and pension package.

This position commences 01 August 2025. Applications marked “Leadership Opportunity – Desert Sands Community School” will be accepted until noon on Friday June 13, 2025.

Applications must include contact information for three (3) professional references,

including current supervisor.

Our Goals: Success ♦ Reconciliation ♦ Team ♦ Communication ♦ Sustainability

Darcy Martin, District Principal of Human Resources

School District No. 74 (Gold Trail), PO Box 250, Ashcroft, BC, V0K 1A0

Email: hr@sd74.bc.ca

The Gold Trail School District has received approval from British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner allowing preferential hiring to persons of Indigenous ancestry. The District may give preference in hiring to persons of Indigenous ancestry who possess the necessary qualifications

over other applicants until such time as the percentage of staff of Indigenous ancestry in the School District is equal to the percentage of students of Indigenous ancestry in the School District.

School District No. 74 (Gold Trail)

Gold Trail respectfully acknowledges that the land on which we gather is the unceded and traditional territory

of the Nlaka'pamux, St'at'imc and Secwépemc First Peoples.

PO Box 250, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0

Phone: 250 453 9101 Fax: 250 984 0772 Website: www.sd74.bc.ca