Head of School Sports & Programs

Old School Ties; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgemead High School seeks a highly organised Head of Sport to provide strategic leadership and management of its sporting programme. The role oversees coaches, staff and logistics to deliver inclusive, values-based sport and high-performance development for learners.

The successful candidate will engage with learners, parents and sporting bodies, maintaining schedules, budgets and events while enhancing the school’s ethos and facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading school or youth sport programmes.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of all school sporting activities.
• Lead development of an inclusive, values-based sporting programme for participation and high-performance development.
• Manage sport managers, coaches and staff; coordinate logistics and facilities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Organisational skills

Communication

People management

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Education

Sport management or education qualification

Tools

School software management systems

Job description

Edgemead High School seeks a highly organised Head of Sport to provide strategic leadership and management of its sporting programme. The role oversees coaches, staff and logistics to deliver inclusive, values-based sport and high-performance development for learners.

The successful candidate will engage with learners, parents and sporting bodies, maintaining schedules, budgets and events while enhancing the school’s ethos and facilities.