The Head of Sport role at St Andrew’s School, Turi, is a senior leadership position crucial for maintaining and advancing the school's reputation for sporting excellence within East Africa's leading international school environment. St Andrew's School is a highly respected institution comprising a Preparatory School (circa 220 pupils, ages 3-13) and a Senior School (circa 330 pupils, ages 13-18). It is fully co-educational. The Head of Sport is responsible for driving the vision, ensuring high-quality sports delivery, overseeing facility development, and integrating sports across both schools. The role requires commitment to the school's Christian ethos and the goal of becoming the leading school in Africa.
Key Responsibilities
The overarching responsibilities of the role include:
- Supporting and promoting the Christian ethos of the school.
- Driving forward the vision and mission of Turi to become the leading school in Africa.
- Ensuring the reputation and delivery of sporting excellence.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of sporting facilities and training.
- Facilitating the integration of sport in the Senior and Preparatory Schools.
- Playing an effective part in the Co-curricular Leadership Team (CCLT).
- Line-managing the Assistant Head of Sport and leading a team of talented coaches.
- Coordination of tours and fixtures to other schools, with a particular focus on the safe logistical execution of overnight tours in Nairobi which involve accommodation and guardians being booked for pupils and accommodation sought for staff.
Key Duties
The principal duties of the Head of Sport are focused on Sport, Facilities, and Management:
Sport
- Oversee the running of all sporting events, both internal and external.
- Liaise and consult with Heads of Sport from District K IAPS schools.
- Produce the fixtures list for each term.
- Oversee the prompt production and distribution of team lists.
- Liaise with the Catering Manager and School supervisor over all catering and estate requirements for sports.
- Co-ordinate transport requirements for each term.
- Ensure the highest quality of coaching is provided.
- Identify talented children and provide effective pathways for their development, such as through the Altiora Peto Programme (APP).
- Facilitate INSETs for all sports staff at the start/end of term in relevant sports.
- Maintain and manage coaching resources.
- Keep abreast of all new sporting initiatives within Kenya and internationally.
- Oversee the health and safety provision in all areas related to sport.
- Organise and collate weekly sports’ reports to be read out in the Head’s assembly.
- Liaise with the Deputy Head (Academic) with regard to end of term and Speech Day awards.
- Be a presence/coach on Sports Tours on weekdays and weekends as required.
- Liaising with parents as necessary to keep them informed of sporting arrangements and news.
Facilities
- Liaise with grounds staff to ensure excellent facilities, including all pitches and the swimming pool.
- Ensure that sports kit and equipment is properly maintained and at correct quantities.
- Ensure provision of staff sports kit in line with marketing brand parameters.
- Order high-quality and relevant equipment for the department.
- Check that all equipment meets safety standards.
Whole School
- Liaise closely with the Head of Sport (Senior) over whole School sport provision.
- Link closely with the Head of Sport (Senior) over Sports Scholarship entry and the assessment programme.
Management
- Line-managing the Assistant Head of Sport and leading a team of talented coaches.
- Attend weekly Co-curricular Leadership Team (CCLT) meeting.
- Uphold high standards of professional conduct.
- Take an appropriate part in the School’s appraisal process.
Required Professional Attributes
Staff are expected to be committed to allowing students to thrive; first-class communicators; passionate about education and the students they teach; creative and diligent in their planning; and, given life in a full boarding school (in a remote location), are adaptable, energetic and resilient. They must demonstrate a commitment to help the school provide a world-class education for its students, characterized by the highest professional standards.
Required Skills and Attributes (Personal and Professional Qualities)
The ideal candidate must exhibit the following personal and professional qualities:
- A strong personal empathy with the School’s Christian ethos.
- Purposeful, proactive and sound judgement with the highest standards of personal integrity, energy, stamina, resilience, empathy, enthusiasm, and a sense of humour.
- Academic curiosity.
- Supportive, encouraging, compassionate and inclusive.
- Impressive personal presence and presentation.
- Literate and numerate, excellent in the use of IT and with a keen eye for detail.
- A passion and appreciation for quality literature.
- High work standards evidenced by a consistently thorough detailed and organised approach.
- The presence, intellect, tact and credibility to represent the School at all levels and to a variety of audiences, both internal and external.
- Vision, creativity and imagination combined with the ability to operate at a strategic level.
- First class oral and written communication, and presentation skills.
- High levels of discretion and confidentiality.
- The ability to manage and prioritise a diverse workload, to meet deadlines and to work calmly under pressure.
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