Vice-Principal

Salary/Wages to be discussed during interview
Type: Full Time
Location: Stouffville, ON
Educational Requirements: Educational training required
Experience Required: Experience required
Closing Date: 2025-04-30 9:00AM

Description

• Uphold ethical, honest, and respectful conduct in the workplace 
• Proficiency in policies and procedures of Stouffville Christian School
• Demonstrate the importance of discernment, discretion, and confidentiality concerning the sharing of information.
• Demonstrate emotional stability, objectivity, flexibility, and optimism in dealing with everyday stress and communicating the Gospel of Christ.
• Participate and lead meetings, staff development, and activities that support the school's mission and vision
• Attend as needed evening and weekend school activities and events.
• Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority.
• Willing to participate in continuing education opportunities that will increase proficiency and job skills.

• Assist in addressing staff, student and family issues.  
• Support the implementation of behavioral and academic intervention strategies
• Conduct individual student counseling, oversee classroom behavioral conduct, and carry out student discipline.
• Participate in parent-teacher conferences.
• Initiate, oversee, and provide assistance with school events and activities
• Assist in reviewing  student candidates, conducting interviews of prospective students and their parents, conducting school tours and speaking at events designed for prospective students and families.
• Meet with parents to discuss academic and behavioral progress.
• Assist with general supervision of students during arrival and dismissal lunch and class transitions.
• Maintain appropriate documentation regarding discipline issues. Include parents as appropriate to ensure their involvement and assistance.
• Develop and nurture the student life and gospel centered culture through weekly involvement in chapels and daily staff devotions 
• Reinforcing the mission & vision of the school is understood and modelled by students.

• Provide Christ-centered, Biblically directed, spiritual leadership for school and staff 
• Establish staff timetables and schedules, ensuring sufficient staff coverage for safety, and care.
• Assist principal in developing and then implementing curriculum and processes for curriculum.
• Assist in recruiting, vetting, interviewing and onboarding applicants for school staff and substitute positions 
• Coordinate substitute coverage for employee absences 
• Assist in planning and leading scheduled meetings for faculty and staff during planned professional development days and staff meetings.
• Assist the principal in planning and providing professional development opportunities for all staff 
• Provide support for staff and family relationships
• Responsibilities of ensuring the mission & vision are understood, taught, and displayed by staff.

• Establish, implement and oversee  policies and procedures for the responsible management of the school; ensuring that the mission and vision statement of SCS are realized in the day-to-day operations of the elementary school.
• Oversee the general operations of the front office, including the duties of the administrative assistant 
• Demonstrate servant leadership in dealing with staff, students, and parents
• Build strong relationships with students and parents.
• Recognize the role as parents as primarily responsible for God for their children's education and be prepared to assist them in that task.
• Maintain a high visible presence for students, staff, and parents at the school.
• Other duties as assigned.
• when required, lead the coordination and communication with other school administrations for insight into their operations, best practices, event coordination, etc.
• support targeted communication to the parent body (beyond the day to day comms)
• Oversea the administrative staff and ensure smooth communication between the office, bookkeeper, and board
• Conduct performance appraisals and give feedback to all staff (teachers and admin)

• Minimum of bachelor's degree in education educational and certified with the Ontario College of Teachers 
• Minimum of 3-5 years of elementary school teaching experience with at least 1-3 years in a leadership role. 
• Strong understanding of early childhood and elementary education principles.
• Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, flexibility and optimism; poised during high stress situations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and written communication skills.
• Able to handle multiple projects independently and collaboratively.
• Strong technology skills 
• Acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior and be an active member of a local evangelical church that aligns with the school’s essential beliefs
• Must pass a criminal background check.

How to apply