Expressions of interest are sought from suitably qualified and experienced teachers to apply for the position of Sports Coordination Officer. The Sports Coordination Officer will be employed 5 days per week for the remainder of Term 1 beginning on Monday 27 February 2017 until Friday 7 April 2017. The Sports Coordination Officer is responsible for coordinating sports activities and events as part of the representative school sport pathway and facilitating professional support to teachers and schools.

The role requires high level organisation, communication and administration skills and the provision and facilitation of professional support for teachers and schools. The role also requires management of and support for representative school sport associations, teams and officials and management of appropriate financial procedures.

The position is based on administrative hours, but may involve some weekend and evening work. The role requires the successful candidate to hold a current drivers licence and have the ability to engage in travel between work sites. The position statement of duties and selection criteria are attached

Location: Bankstown North Public School 322 Hume Highway Bankstown 2200

Level of appointment: This position will be paid at SEO1 level

Period of Appointment: 5 days per week from Monday 27 February 2017 to Friday 7 April 2017

Application Details: Applications of no more than two A4 pages are required. The application should address the selection criteria and include contact details and sports education experience. Also include the names of two referees who are familiar with and able to discuss your abilities and suitability for this position. One of your referees must be your current Principal or Manager.

Enquiries and email applications to:

Robyn Field

R/Learning Teaching and Leading Coordinator

Ph: 9531 3931 Email: robyn.l.field@det.nsw.edu.au

Closing date and time: Friday 24 February 2017 at 3pm

Expression of InterestSports Coordination Officer

Sports Coordination Officer

Sports Coordination OfficerStatement of Duties

Organising and coordinating representative school sport and state carnivals and assisting the organisation of national carnivals as appropriate.

Providing and facilitating professional support for teachers and schools.

Assisting in the implementation of major Government initiatives relating to sport.

Providing executive support to representative school sport associations including managing the representative teams and team officials.

Managing the School Swimming and Water Safety program where appropriate.

Preparing sport calendars and publications.

Maintaining appropriate financial procedures for the conduct of representative school sport programs.

Drafting Ministerial responses and correspondence.

Selection Criteria

Teaching qualifications and recent school based experience within the K-12 range.

Demonstrated commitment to participating in accreditation processes.

Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum content and understanding of current trends in teaching, learning and student wellbeing.

High level written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive written records.

Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively and liaise and negotiate with key stakeholders.

Capacity to innovate, problem solve and develop creative solutions to emerging issues.

Proven successful experience in the planning, design, development, budgeting and evaluation of quality programs.

Experience in the use of systems to analyse, record, manipulate, store and retrieve data.

Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies.

Sports Coordination Officer

Sports Coordination Officer

Please complete all sections of this form. This document should be signed by your principal/manager, then scanned and emailed as a PDF attachment together with your application addressing the selection criteria to: robyn.l.field@det.nsw.edu.au by Friday 24 February 2017 at 3:00pm

Applicant details

First name

Family name

Home address

DoE email

DoE Serial no

Work phone Mobile

Current workplace

Current position

Position applied for

Sports Coordination Officer Location: Bankstown North Public School Hume Highway Bankstown

Contact details for referees

1. Referee’s Name

DoE email

Work phone Mobile

2. Referee’s Name

DoE email

Work phone Mobile

Endorsement of principal/manager

I have discussed this expression of interest with the applicant and will release him/her to the position of Sports Coordinator Officer, Educational Services Ultimo Operational Directorate if he/she is successful in gaining this position

Principal/manager signature

Date

Endorsement of applicant

Applicant signature Date

Please email your application of no more than two A4 pages, together with this page to robyn.l.field@det.nsw.edu.au by Friday 24 February 2017 at 3:00pm

Sports Coordination Officer