Head of Sport (High School) Curro Hillcrest at Curro Holdings Ltd

Company: Curro Holdings Ltd

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Curro Holdings Ltd

Industry: Education / Teaching

Posted: Sep 7, 2025

Deadline: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: Matric

Experience: 4 – 5 years

Location: KwaZulu-Natal

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Field: Art / Crafts / Languages , Education / Teaching

The ideal candidate will hold the following:

  • SACE registered.
  • A relevant qualification in Education or Sports Management.
  • 4 to 5 years as a sport coach.
  • Experience in sports/event coordination is advantageous.
  • Holding a valid PDP and a willingness to drive school transport, where needed.

The responsibilities are:

Sports planning and administrations        

  • A willingness to support and mentor and be mentored.
  • Design and control of the Sport Budget.
  • The flexibility and willingness to work outside of normal school hours, when necessary.
  • The ability to lead a team and manage resources and processes.
  • Review and plan the coaching timetable for high school.
  • Create termly and annual sporting calendars.
  • Put fixture timetable together and communicate based on weekly planners.
  • Assign coaches to coaching activities and management of these coaches.
  • Manage communications to parents regarding sports activities.
  • Run and plan the sports awards process.
  • Ensure that day to day sport administrative duties are executed efficiently. This list includes, but is not limited to: fixtures, first aid, catering, set ups, transport, stock management, registers, team entries into leagues and tournaments.
  • Compile reports on sporting results and progress for the year. 

Coaching of sports            

  • Ensure coaching staff continue to upskill themselves and remain relevant in their skill set through coaching clinics and collaboration with relevant professionals.
  • Coaching of current coaches.
  • Coaching in own sporting discipline.
  • Officiation at matches.  

Physical education 

  • Teaching of PE lessons to grades 8 through 11.
  • Design cross sport talent identification and skills development.
  • Assist with the design of PE assessments and programmes.

 Sports events and tours      

  • Ensure that Curro Hillcrest host more sports tournaments and festivals, and the expectation is that the Head of Sport will attend and assist in these events, where needed.
  • Attend relevant tours, camps, and sporting events.
  • Assisting with the management of players in each sporting team.
  • Ensure timeous communication with all relevant role players.

Staff Management   

  • Collaborate and manage the sports department.
  • Mentoring and management of coaches.
  • Management of disciplinary issues that arise from time to time.
  • Mediation between relevant parties in the event of issues.

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The ideal candidate will hold the following:

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  • SACE registered.
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  • A relevant qualification in Education or Sports Management.
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  • 4 to 5 years as a sport coach.
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  • Experience in sports/event coordination is advantageous.
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  • Holding a valid PDP and a willingness to drive school transport, where needed.
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The responsibilities are:

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Sports planning and administrations        

nn

    nt

  • A willingness to support and mentor and be mentored.
  • nt

  • Design and control of the Sport Budget.
  • nt

  • The flexibility and willingness to work outside of normal school hours, when necessary.
  • nt

  • The ability to lead a team and manage resources and processes.
  • nt

  • Review and plan the coaching timetable for high school.
  • nt

  • Create termly and annual sporting calendars.
  • nt

  • Put fixture timetable together and communicate based on weekly planners.
  • nt

  • Assign coaches to coaching activities and management of these coaches.
  • nt

  • Manage communications to parents regarding sports activities.
  • nt

  • Run and plan the sports awards process.
  • nt

  • Ensure that day to day sport administrative duties are executed efficiently. This list includes, but is not limited to: fixtures, first aid, catering, set ups, transport, stock management, registers, team entries into leagues and tournaments.
  • nt

  • Compile reports on sporting results and progress for the year. 
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Coaching of sports            

nn

    nt

  • Ensure coaching staff continue to upskill themselves and remain relevant in their skill set through coaching clinics and collaboration with relevant professionals.
  • nt

  • Coaching of current coaches.
  • nt

  • Coaching in own sporting discipline.
  • nt

  • Officiation at matches.  
  • n

nn

Physical education 

nn

    nt

  • Teaching of PE lessons to grades 8 through 11.
  • nt

  • Design cross sport talent identification and skills development.
  • nt

  • Assist with the design of PE assessments and programmes.
  • n

nn

 Sports events and tours      

nn

    nt

  • Ensure that Curro Hillcrest host more sports tournaments and festivals, and the expectation is that the Head of Sport will attend and assist in these events, where needed.
  • nt

  • Attend relevant tours, camps, and sporting events.
  • nt

  • Assisting with the management of players in each sporting team.
  • nt

  • Ensure timeous communication with all relevant role players.
  • n

nn

Staff Management   

nn

    nt

  • Collaborate and manage the sports department.
  • nt

  • Mentoring and management of coaches.
  • nt

  • Management of disciplinary issues that arise from time to time.
  • nt

  • Mediation between relevant parties in the event of issues.
  • n

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