Coaching & Instruction (Sport & Recreation) Full time Wenona is seeking a Head of Water Polo to join our dynamic team. We are looking for someone to assist with organizing sports programs for our students from K – 12, by coordinating various aspects including administrative functions, coaching staff, and external suppliers and providers.
Wenona aims to encourage, challenge, extend, and nurture each student in a way that allows her to achieve her full potential. To achieve this, Wenona prides itself on attracting intelligent, inspiring, and motivated employees who serve to role model strong, positive relationships and are committed to fostering an environment where all staff are passionate about refining their skills and pursuing a love of learning.
The Position The Head of Water Polo plays a significant role, providing support to the Sports Department to students from Years K - 12. This role will focus on organizing and updating student profiles and assisting with events and coaches. The Head of Water Polo will work closely and collaboratively with the Sports Department.
Key priorities for the role include: Coordinating all aspects of student involvement in the co-curricular sport of Water Polo.Maintaining accurate and updated database and portal pages.Effective collaboration with the Sport leadership team regarding annual, term, and weekly planning to ensure timetables are prepared.Tracking and monitoring student participation, attendance, injury management, rewards and recognition scheme, and dress standards.Coordinating Water Polo, and delivery of selection trials, training, competition entries, weekly and season game reports, player and coach evaluations.Ongoing development and implementation of a coaching matrix/curriculum.Ensuring qualified and accredited coaches are recruited and allocated to each team.Organizing Sport Tours and camps or smaller sporting events and activities, as required.Recording, monitoring, and tracking inventory of School sporting equipment, coach and student sport uniforms as required for Water Polo.This is a permanent Part-Time position (0.4 FTE), with additional hours paid for competition commitments, commencing Term 1 2025.
About You To be successful in this role, you will bring relevant experience in Water Polo. The role requires excellent organization and communication skills, especially engaging with various stakeholders including students, coaches, teachers, and parents. We are looking for an enthusiastic team player who will support the team with various tasks from recruiting coaches to accurately updating student information in our systems.
Application Process Applications should be submitted via Wenona Careers and include a resume, a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the position, copies of qualifications, and names of two referees.
This role requires the successful applicant to hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check, valid NSW Police Check, and to be fully COVID vaccinated.
Wenona is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.
Wenona School is a child-safe environment. Our School actively promotes the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all School staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm, in accordance with their legal and ethical obligations including child safe standards.
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