Southpointe Academy is a leading edge International Baccalaureate (IB) Continuum School surrounded by the ocean, beaches and natural beauty of South Delta. As a co-educational, secular day school serving over 710 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, Southpointe is known for its strong sense of community, collaborative culture and commitment to professional development. The school fosters caring relationships with students and develops young people of character who make a positive difference in the world.
Southpointe takes immense pride in its world-class educational offerings. The International Baccalaureate Primary Years (Grades K-5), Middle Years (Grades 6-10), and Diploma (Grades 11-12) Programmes are globally recognized for their excellence, rigour and educational impact. These distinguished programmes are complemented by state-of-the-art facilities and purpose-built amenities, ensuring an innovative environment for learning. Southpointe is currently constructing a cutting-edge expansion campus spanning over 75,000 square feet, seamlessly integrated with its existing facilities. This substantial undertaking, to open in September 2026, not only mirrors the school's continuous growth, but also demonstrates a sustained commitment to offering an optimal learning environment for all members of the school community.
Southpointe is seeking a dynamic and collaborative leader to oversee the quality of all school events, manage and support the parent volunteer team (PVT) and develop an alumni engagement strategy, while fostering positive relationships with community members, organizations, and fellow staff surrounding the School.
As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director of Community Engagement is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing activities and events to help Southpointe achieve its public relations goal, strengthening its sense of community, and enhancing its reputation. They will work collaboratively with primary planning committees, event leads, Divisional Principals and school leadership. They are responsible for ensuring a coordinated approach to community engagement, alumni relations, and event delivery.
Key Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Leads, creates, implements, and evaluates the strategic and tactical community engagement plan
Serves as the primary liaison and manages the Parent Volunteer Team (PVT) and initiatives to strengthen the school community
Develops and oversees the alumni engagement strategy from a community relations perspective:
Serves as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and promotes the school's vision, mission, guiding principles, and strategic plan
Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills, including experience in goal setting, motivating, leading, evaluating and developing a team of professionals;
Strong organization, self-management, and collaboration skills to execute events to a high standard;
Demonstrated professionalism and discretion in handling sensitive/confidential matters and in representing the School, publicly and privately in all domains;
Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the School’s strategic goals;
Understand ethical behaviour and business practices and ensure one’s own behaviour and that of others is consistent and aligns with these standards and the School’s values;
Speak, listen, present and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques;
Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement action plans and evaluate the progress and results;
Knowledge and understanding of the education sector and/or working with children is an asset.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in a related field;
Minimum of 5 years of community and alumni relations experience, with a track record of accomplishment in programme development and execution;
Experience interacting with senior level business and community leaders;
Experience in managing and coordinating activities involving volunteers;
Experience with various communications and database programs.
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Benefits
? Comprehensive health and dental plan, and other extended benefits;
? Generous RRSP employer contributions;
? Staff wellness program;
? Subsidized school lunch programme;
? Professional development resources and support;
? Commuter benefits.
Applications
Please submit your application with the following supporting documents to our
Careers portal:
Cover letter;
Resume.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada or be in the process of obtaining the appropriate visa(s).
Southpointe Academy encourages applications from suitably qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds. We value each community member’s identity, perspective and well-being, and embrace our differences as a sign of strength. We believe in diversity, equity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
