Vice Principal, Senior School

Queen Margaret's School • Duncan, BC

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About The Position

Help shape a thriving Grades 8–12 community where students are known, supported, and inspired to grow.

As Vice Principal, you will work closely with the Senior School Principal to support student life, guide the culture of the division, and help ensure the Senior School remains a place where students feel known, supported, and challenged to grow.

As the school continues to grow and evolve, the Vice Principal will play a key role in supporting the daily life and culture of the Senior School. Working closely with the Senior School Principal — and as part of the broader leadership structure that includes the Deputy Head of School and Head of School — the Vice Principal helps ensure that students feel known, supported, and challenged to grow.

This is a highly relational role for an educational leader who enjoys working closely with students and faculty while helping guide the rhythms and culture of a vibrant school community.

For a deeper understanding of the role, our school community, and the opportunities ahead, candidates are encouraged to review our Vice Principal_Senior School Candidate Information Pack.pdf

The Role
The Vice Principal contributes to the life of the Senior School across three interconnected areas: student life, co-curricular engagement, and academic support.

Supporting Student Life and Advisory
A central part of the role is strengthening the systems and relationships that ensure every student is known and supported.
The Vice Principal helps guide the Grades 8–12 advisory program, supporting faculty advisors and ensuring advisory remains a meaningful space for mentorship, reflection, and connection.
The role also supports the daily rhythm of student life — including attendance, supervision, and student wellbeing processes — working closely with student support teams to coordinate timely and thoughtful support when challenges arise.
Through a restorative and relational approach, the Vice Principal helps ensure expectations remain clear and consistent while encouraging student voice and leadership across the Senior School.

Co-Curricular Life and Community Engagement
At Queen Margaret’s School, learning extends well beyond the classroom.
The Vice Principal supports the coordination and development of co-curricular opportunities across Grades 8–12, including clubs, athletics, arts, service learning, outdoor education, and leadership initiatives.
The role also contributes to the planning of assemblies, ceremonies, performances, and school events that strengthen the sense of connection within the Senior School community.

Supporting the Academic Life of the Senior School
Working alongside the Senior School Principal and faculty, the Vice Principal supports the academic life of the division.
This includes monitoring student progress and attendance, coordinating early support for students when needed, and assisting with key academic processes such as timetabling, reporting cycles, course selection, and examinations.
The Vice Principal also helps support experiential and project-based learning initiatives and contributes to faculty collaboration and professional growth, helping sustain a culture of reflection and excellence in teaching.

The Opportunity
Queen Margaret’s School is a community with a strong sense of purpose, tradition, and momentum. In recent years, the School has experienced meaningful growth in its programs, facilities, and student opportunities. As the school continues to evolve, the Vice Principal will play an important role in strengthening the student experience across Grades 8–12.
The role offers the opportunity to contribute to several key areas of school life:
Strengthening the advisory experience, ensuring every student feels known and supported
• Supporting a strong and consistent student culture, grounded in clear expectations and restorative practices
• Expanding co-curricular opportunities that foster leadership, creativity, and real-world learning
• Supporting student success across the division, working closely with faculty and student support teams

Requirements

• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada and eligible for certification through the BC Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch.

Responsibilities

• Strengthening the systems and relationships that ensure every student is known and supported.
• Helps guide the Grades 8–12 advisory program, supporting faculty advisors and ensuring advisory remains a meaningful space for mentorship, reflection, and connection.
• Supports the daily rhythm of student life — including attendance, supervision, and student wellbeing processes — working closely with student support teams to coordinate timely and thoughtful support when challenges arise.
• Helps ensure expectations remain clear and consistent while encouraging student voice and leadership across the Senior School.
• Supports the coordination and development of co-curricular opportunities across Grades 8–12, including clubs, athletics, arts, service learning, outdoor education, and leadership initiatives.
• Contributes to the planning of assemblies, ceremonies, performances, and school events that strengthen the sense of connection within the Senior School community.
• Supports the academic life of the division.
• Monitoring student progress and attendance, coordinating early support for students when needed, and assisting with key academic processes such as timetabling, reporting cycles, course selection, and examinations.
• Helps support experiential and project-based learning initiatives and contributes to faculty collaboration and professional growth, helping sustain a culture of reflection and excellence in teaching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed