
Head of Sport
2 days ago
Sports and Activities | Toowoomba
Closing date: 19/09/2024
**Head of Sport**
- Non-Teaching role
- Permanent Full-Time Position
- Strategic Leadership and Program Innovation
As Head of Sport, you will play a crucial role in shaping programs that promote not only physical health but also teamwork, leadership, and resilience, contributing to the holistic development of students. Your strategic leadership will involve innovating and implementing a vision for the sports department, ensuring the School remains competitive and integrating sports with academics and co-curricular activities for a well-rounded experience. Additionally, by building strong relationships with the school community and local sports organisations, you will enhance the school's reputation, attract top talent, and foster a vibrant school spirit.
**About Us**:
Toowoomba Grammar School (TGS) is a renowned institution that has been shaping minds for nearly 150 years. We are a day and boarding school for boys, and a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland (GPS).
TGS has been honoured with The Educator’s 2024 5-Star Employer of Choice award. The Award acknowledges excellence in providing competitive salaries, employee benefits, professional development opportunities and nurturing a culture of inclusion and respect.
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**Position Overview**:
The Head of Sport provides strategic leadership and direction to the sports department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality sporting programs across all year levels. Key responsibilities include managing sports operations, mentoring coaching staff, overseeing student athletic development, and fostering strong community and external partnerships. The role demands strong organisational, communication, and technical skills, with a focus on enhancing the school’s sports reputation and student engagement.
This is a full-time role and a non-teaching position.
**Selection Criteria**:
You will be able to demonstrate your ability and commitment to:
- **Leadership and Strategic Direction**: Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a School sports program or high performance program, with the ability to develop and implement a strategic vision that aligns with the school's overall objectives. Experience within a GPS school is favourable.
- **Advanced Communication and Relationship-Building Skills**: Highly developed communication and liaison skills, with the ability to effectively engage and negotiate with students, parents, staff, and external stakeholders, fostering positive relationships that enhance the school's sporting reputation.
- **Mentorship and Coaching Development**: Proven ability to mentor and develop coaching staff, with a focus on research and implementation of current trends in coaching, player development, and industry best practices, ensuring continuous improvement and excellence in the school’s sports programs.
- **Community Engagement and Program Promotion**: Experience in promoting and marketing sports programs within the school’s broader catchment area, including the ability to build and sustain strong relationships with state and national sports bodies, clubs, and other key partners to maximise opportunities for the school's sports initiatives.
- **Technical Proficiency and Administrative Expertise**: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, OneNote, Microsoft Teams, and other school-related software systems (e.g., TASS), with a demonstrated ability to establish, update, and maintain effective administrative systems with high attention to detail.
If you’re eager to make a difference and drive innovation in the TGS Sports Program, we’d love to hear from you
For a full Position Description please refer to the attachment below.
**How to apply**:
- a cover letter addressed to the Headmaster addressing the vacancy being applied for;
- a resume;
- the names and contact details of three confidential referees.
**Applications close on 19 September 2024**
- Applicants must possess the legal right to live and work in Australia to be considered for this position._
- We do not welcome interest from recruitment agencies at this time._
**Working with Children**
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. All School staff, unless otherwise eligible for an exemption, must possess a current Positive Notice or “Blue Card” issued under the _Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000_ before commencing employment with the School. Volunteer Blue Cards are required to be transferred to Paid Employment cards.
**About Toowoomba**
Toowoomba is one of Australia’s largest inland cities, with a population around 162,000 people. It is a beautiful provincial city and is known as “The Garden Ci
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