Director of Education and Secretary to the Board

Position

Description

Reporting to the board of ten (10) trustees, the Director of Education will provide leadership to a team of supervisory officers and staff across the system and district to ensure that the Board’s Vision of “Always Learning, Learning All Ways” and the priorities of its current Multi-Year Strategic Plan and related priorities are achieved.

Experience Required

A detailed candidate profile for the role is currently under development.  Requests for further information about the Board or role can be obtained by contacting Jordene Lyttle at jordene.lyttle@promeus.ca or Lila Read at lilaread@gmail.com. Candidates are ultimately asked to submit (in separate PDF files): a detailed cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of four (4) references (who will not be contacted without prior consent) to resumes@promeus.ca quoting project BWDSB2025 on or before 12:00 noon on March 31, 2025. All applications and inquiries will be treated as confidential.

Employer

Located on the traditional land of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, which is represented by the communities of Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) currently serves approximately 18,500 students in 40 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools across Bruce and Grey counties and employs about 3,000 permanent and casual staff.

Bluewater District School Board encompasses an area of 8,673 square kilometres and is represented by an expansive mix of friendly and welcoming rural and small urban communities. The northern part of the school district features the Bruce Peninsula, surrounded by 850 kilometers of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay shoreline. The eastern region includes the Beaver Valley, southern Georgian Bay, and the Blue Mountains. In southern Grey-Bruce, the Saugeen River, known as one of Ontario’s best family canoe routes, flows from Hanover to Southampton. Along the district’s western edge, the Lake Huron shore offers scenic sandy beaches and winding rivers.

Promeus Inc. and BWDSB are committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from members of groups who have experienced historical and/or current barriers to equity, without exception.  We are committed to an inclusive, barrier and bias-free selection process. Please advise us of any accommodation measures you may require during the selection process. Information received relating to the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.