Sport Coordinator Permanent

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• B ED or Post Graduate Certificate of Education.
• Sport Science qualification is advantageous.
• SACE Registered.
• 2 to 3 years as a sport coach.
• 1 to 2 years in sports/event coordination is advantageous.

The responsibilities are:

Sports planning and administrations        

• Review and plan the coaching timetable for high school.
• Assign coaches to coaching activities and plans.
• Manage communications to parents regarding sports activities.
• Manage the process of indemnity and permission slips for all sporting events that are being coached.
• Run and plan the sports awards process.
• Attend and participate in AGMS for all relevant sports in the district.
• Manage and ordering of stock and equipment.
• Entering of teams into leagues, tournaments, competitions and galas based on fixtures received from districts.
• Put fixture timetable together and communicate based on weekly planners.
• Communication of results and maintain files of different sports up to date.
• Organisation of the stock room.
• Compile reports on sporting results for the year.
• Create termly sporting calendars.

Coaching of sports and health and safety            

• Assigning of coaches to various sports and teams.
• Research coaching clinics for growth of coaches and assign coaches to learning opportunities.
• Coaching of current coaches.
• Coaching in own sporting discipline.
• Officiation at matches.

Physical education 

• Planning of PE programmes as per the IEB document.
• Design cross sport talent identification and skills development.
• Design PE assessments including sport specific rubrics.
• Review assessments to search for hidden talent and encourage growth of new sports talent.

Sports events and tours      

• Plan sports events and ensure smooth running.
• Attend relevant tours, camps, and sporting events.
• Assign teams on day of sporting events.
• Assign student helpers to duties on the day.
• Make visitors feel welcome.
• Take register of learners leaving the school.
• Coordinate return slips to confirm attendance of matches.
• Find substitutes and replacements.
• Running of the sports events during the day including managing the schedule, making announcements, and making sure the programme runs according to plan.
• Placing of catering orders for coaches, parents, and learners.

Staff Management   

• Mentoring and management of coaches.
• Management of disciplinary issues with Head of Sport.
• Mediation between staff and parents in the event of issues.

The successful candidate will start on 01 July 2025.