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Head of Sports and Social Sciences Teacher (Grade 4 to 7)
Curro Mossel Bay
Vacancy Reference: 22448
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What are we looking for?
- An appropriate academic and professional education qualification from a recognised institution.
- Relevant experience in teaching Social Sciences.
- 2+ years as a sport coordinator.
- Sport Science qualification.
- 1+ years in sport management.
- Current SACE registration
- CAPS curriculum experience is essential
- A clear criminal record is essential
- Personal commitment to education and a willingness to contribute to the values and ethos of the school
The responsibilities are:
Sports programme planning and administration
- Create annual sports plans to support sporting activities across the primary school based on district schedules and CURRO calendars.
- Plan and set up sporting roster and extramural programme for the year and per term.
- Create and manage communications to parents regarding sports activities.
- Arrangement of transportation to schools.
- Create and manage the process of indemnity and permission slips for all sporting events.
- Provide input into marketing process including providing of content and writing of newsletters as relating to sports.
- Oversee and manage all sporting activity processes including biometrics on buses.
- Assign and Plan staff duties roster including coaches, marshals, officials etc.
- Recruit and select outside coaches and manage contractors.
- Plan and order sports equipment and budget management for all sporting activities.
- Represent schools on district planning committees.
- Plan and manage first aid support at all events including outsourcing.
- Setting of awards criteria and management of creation of awards
- Relationship building with neighbouring schools.
Coaching of sports and grow coaches
- 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
- Put in place health and safety protocols
- Officiation at matches
Sports Health and Safety
- Review all health and safety requirements including fields and equipment.
- Put in place health and safety protocols in line with the school’s general health and safety policy.
- Set up of safety and security protocols for all events.
- Sports field maintenance
- Sporting event security management
Physical education
- Planning of Physical education programmes (CURRO achievement programme).
- Design cross sport talent identification and skills development.
- Design Physical education assessments including sport specific rubrics.
- Review assessments to search for hidden talent and encourage growth of new sports talent.
Sports events and tours management
- Identify potential sporting camps across all sports.
- Plan sports events and tours calendar annually.
- Assess quality of camps.
- Budget for sports events and camps.
- Plan and management major sporting events from beginning to end.
- Planning for regional and national CURRO events.
Subject teaching
- Plan and set up assessment roster for the term for subject.
- Set up the demarcation for each assessment during the term as per the grade.
- Monitor and adjust planning throughout the term as per unforeseen events.
- Set up and design of classroom for optimal performance of class and based on specific needs.
- Designing and setting up of atmosphere in class to suit the grade.
- Setting of rules and boundaries to manage discipline.
- Communication and relationship building with learners and parents (newsletters, sporting letters, outings letters etc.)
- Take attendance registers.
- Plan lessons to be interactive and creative.
- Make use of modern days tools and processes
- Managing the teaching pace based on the learners.
- Set up workbooks as per specifications.
- Make sure that learners are aware of events, homework etc.
Staff Management
- Interviewing and selection of coaches.
- Mentoring and management of coaches.
- Input into Staff appraisals.
- Management of disciplinary issues with Head of Primary school.
The successful candidate will start on 01 January 2025.
Read more about where you will work
PRIMARY SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL
Please apply before 19 November 2024 .
Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, and therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.
P.S Please view your profile for progress on your application.
If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position. But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with. Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.
NB: Please remember and take note before applying that this is a Permanent position.
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