Vice Principal - Heritage Park Middle School

Vice Principal

Heritage Park Middle School

School District 75 'Mission Public Schools' is a medium-sized school district in the Fraser Valley, servicing the urban centre of Mission, as well as several smaller communities running east towards the Harrison Mills/Kent area. Mission Public School District is located on the Traditional, Ancestral, Unsurrendered, and Shared territories of the Stó:lō people, of Leq'á:mel, Semá:th, Máthxwi, Sq'éwlets, and Qwó:ltl'el First Nations, stewards of this land since time immemorial.

We appreciate and embrace the vital role of all Indigenous peoples, groups, organizations, and associations residing on and within these lands. We also acknowledge and share traditional teachings of Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers and the sharing of Indigenous Knowledge and Worldviews in the curriculum and throughout our workspaces.

Mission Public School District (MPSD) serves approximately 6500 students, and the geographic area has over 40,000 residents and is growing. The western portions of the district serve as an exurb to Metro Vancouver, while the eastern portion is highly rural. MPSD has 13 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, a large senior secondary, an alternate school, and a vocational college.

Mission Public Schools SD#75 is seeking a caring, creative, and innovative leader who demonstrates a strong commitment to student achievement and wellbeing, truth and reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion, and who are dedicated to advancing the District’s Strategic Plan and supporting Board goals. The Vice Principal will work alongside other positive, enthusiastic, and compassionate members of the District Leadership Team to achieve the District’s strategic goals. Ideal candidates are engaged, visionary thinkers with a strong student-centered approach.

RESPONSIBILITES:

The Vice-Principal is responsible for leadership and administration in the school in accordance with the school district’s mandate and philosophy. The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications, experience, and attributes:

• A commitment and demonstrated ability to create educational environments that are inclusive and focus on the comprehensive learning needs of all students;
• Implementing Ministry, District and School goals while establishing a culture of staff professional development directly related to student learning and achievement;
• Demonstrated leadership in learning, evidenced by current knowledge of pedagogical best practices and the redesigned curriculum;
• Promoting a comprehensive range of learning opportunities for students, including social responsibility, fine and performing arts, athletics, global citizenship, and technology;
• Implementing innovative practices that lead to student success;
• Demonstrated commitment to personal accountability and professional growth;
• Demonstrated commitment to the role that public education can play in the success of individuals, communities, countries and the world;
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to listen effectively and work collaboratively;
• Demonstrated ability to build effective teams and a sense of community, and to work effectively in a unionized environment;
• Demonstrated ability to plan with the end in mind and to remain focused on agreed-upon goals;
• A demonstrated consultative style of leadership exhibiting strong decision-making skills.
• An ability to work with partners to establish clear goals and direction;
• Excellent skills as a visible, accessible, dynamic, innovative and flexible leader with strong emotional intelligence;
• A background of successful teaching experience and school administrative experience;
• Successful experience with improving outcomes for Indigenous learners, working with Indigenous communities, and a commitment to a personal journey toward Truth and Reconciliation;
• Demonstrated leadership in assessment and reporting;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills;
• Demonstrated skills in working with collective agreements in a unionized environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Certification:

• British Columbia Teacher Regulation Branch certification or eligibility
• Master’s degree or enrollment in a master’s program in an appropriate educational field

Experience:

• School based administrative experience is required, preferably in middle school environment.
• Extensive knowledge and/or experience in middle school education.

Other:

• A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License
• A clear Criminal Record is required for this position, with a review to be updated every five (5) years.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability, experience, and understanding to provide support and supervision of staff to enhance their growth as professionals.
• Exceptional interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Creative and inclusive problem-solving approaches.
• Demonstrated commitment to a consultative, teamwork approach involving students, parents, school staff and the community.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with students, employees, parents, and the community.
• Demonstrated leadership and motivation of a diverse team of individuals.
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the First Peoples Principles of Learning and inclusive practices.
• Demonstrated commitment to healthy schools and communities.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional growth and distributed leadership.
• Strong organizational and management skills, including financial and operational.
• Demonstrated good judgement in assessing and acting on organizational strengths and needs.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain a positive, cooperative and caring school community.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in problem solving, conflict management and mediation.
• Demonstrated understanding of middle school curriculum.
• Demonstrated understanding of equity-based approaches and culturally safe practices.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience supporting learners with disabilities and diverse needs.
• Knowledge and experience with educational technology applications.

OUR OFFER

This position includes a comprehensive employee benefits package:

• Extended medical, vision and dental
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Paid holidays, plus sick and vacation time
• Pay range as per the BCSPEA Regional Salary for Vice Principals – Minimum $138,502 /Maximum $146,126.
• Placement in the salary range is determined by an assessment of qualifications and ability to meet the key requirements of the job, and consideration of internal equity comparisons.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4:00PM , November 5, 2026

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Accommodations/adjustments are available for interviews and in the workplace. If selected for an interview Human Resources will provide information on how to request accommodation/adjustments.

This job is classed under School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 40021) in Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). Here’s how NOC describes the work in general; the posting above has the details for this job.

School principals plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of teachers and other staff of an elementary or secondary school. They are employed by public and private schools. Administrators of elementary and secondary education plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the academic affairs of a school system. They are employed by school boards.

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