Head of College Water Polo

Head of College Water Polo

**Location**:Cape Town, ZA

**Date**:26 Feb 2025

**Application closing date**:10/03/2025
- Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 118 premium private schools spanning 6 continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 90,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
- In 27 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
- By joining our award-winning team of over 13,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.

**OUR SCHOOL**:

- Reddam House Constantia is located in the beautiful Constantia Valley, opposite the award winning Steenberg vineyard and golf estate. Welcoming children from Stage 1 to Grade 12, we are a top performing IEB school that excels in equipping our students to thrive after school. We nurture individuality, talent and self-assurance in a secure, relaxed, self-disciplined environment. Our school is fully equipped with a variety of premium academic, cultural and sporting facilities that promote student success.**ROLE SUMMARY**:

- To adopt an aspirant view to students in their care, promoting the progress and well-being of individuals and of any class, team or group assigned to them. Under their guidance our students will become Interested and Interesting. To design and lead an age appropriate, scaled learning programme that develops players and teams for high performance learning and play**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Meet and manage all safeguarding protocols and policies
- Manage all Water Polo teams, coaches, fixtures, events and supporting logistics
- Support Sports admin during the winter season
- Coach at least one Reddam team - therein to plan, prepare and present engaging sessions
- Teach three GET phase Education classes
- Teach two GET phase Sports Science classes
- To be a Tutor teacher, ensuring effective pastoral care for a group of students
- Attend relevant Reddam sports tours as either the coach or manager
- Support the development of a Sports’ department striving for best practice
- Serve the community
- Behave in a professional manner with regard to punctuality, behaviour, and standards of work
- Consistently evaluate, reflect on and develop their and our practice
- To undertake any other reasonable tasks that the School Heads / Heads of Sport determine

**WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR**:

- Able to set clear expectations and stretching goals
- Adaptable style that drives for high performance
- Ability to judge learning effectiveness
- Excellent preparation and planning
- Assessment of student outcomes to enhance performance
- The ability to engage and ‘interest’ children
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Sport administration / leadership
- The ability to contribute to a high performing team
- Outstanding commitment to action and realising objectives
- Excellence in communication - clear, concise, and consistent
- Strategic competency in using word, excel, google docs and classroom
- A commitment to advancing the capability of the adults under their care
- A commitment to advancing the capability of themselves
- SACE accreditation.

**SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT**
- Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.