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Sports, Cultural and Social Activities Co-Ordinator - Full-time/Part-time

Earlscliffe Independent Sixth Form College, Folkestone

  • Ref:KCC886-6138-43S
  • Posted:23/06/2020
  • Pay:Competitive
  • Start Date:Late August 2020
  • App Close Date:15/07/2020 at 10:00
  • Interviews:To be arranged

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JOB DESCRIPTION – SCS Co-ordinator

Responsibility

 

Responsible, along with all other non-academic staff of the School, to the Head of Pastoral Care and Boarding as their Line Manager and to the Director of Studies for Wednesday SCS sessions.

 

Duties

The Sports, Culture and Service Coordinator is responsible for the organisation and administration of the areas of student life involving SCS.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Providing all students with a balanced programme of age-appropriate sports, creative and service activities
  • To publish and promote these activities, notably through the Term Card
  • To promote activities at Forums; and at break times and meal times
  • To oversee and staff all sports activities appropriately
  • To oversee and arrange all Social sports fixtures (the school student body is divided into Socials, mixing boys and girls, nationalities, ages and courses)
  • To arrange regular sports fixtures with other schools
  • To undertake termly feedback from students on SCS activities in order to offer a programme suited to their needs
  • Coordinating with the DoS/HoP/HT on the balance of activities and time offered to students.
  • Ensuring that sports, creativity and service activities offered to students meet the ethos of the school and fulfil the requirements of the school’s policies
  • Assist in monitoring the work of all those involved in the programme
  • Ensure Health and Safety, safeguarding, and all other relevant policies, including Risk Assessments, are adhered to and completed before undertaking any activity, trip, event or sport
  • To deliver a coherent, planned, weekly sports session with clear aims, objectives and desired outcomes for both the ITY class (ie UK Year 11) and Year 12/13 as required (in addition to Wednesday SCS)
  • Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of all students’ participation in SCS
  • Providing the DoS /HT/HoP with accurate and up-to-day records of students’ involvement in SCS activities
  • Ensure students maintain their SCS Diaries
  • Organising and supervising such visits, trips and expeditions as may be required to enable students to meet the school’s requirements ; liaising with the School Manager with regard to logistics and purchasing of train tickets etc
  • Promoting SCS activities within the school community and securing the involvement of colleagues in the running of some of these activities.
  • Cost planning for events and trips; retaining trip and event lists of participants for invoicing; retaining receipts, and liaising with JF accordingly
  • Communicating clearly with parents, students and staff on matters pertaining to the SCS programmes

 

An SCS Coordinator is expected to:

  • Coordinate, in advance, with the Bursar / School Manager on any payments to be made in connection with SCS
  • Attend regular meetings of the school as relevant
  • Monitor the implementation of all SCS activities
  • Coordinate the placement of SCS activities within the overall school calendar
  • Attend such meetings and functions as may be required for the organisation of SC S activities or for the school as a whole
  • Undertake such other duties as may be assigned by the DoS/HT/HoP for the optimum participation of students in SCS

Information about the school

Earlscliffe was founded as an independent, day and boarding, sixth form college in 2012 and is part of the Dukes Education group of elite educational establishments.

We offer a gold standard A-level programme in traditional subjects providing the best academic preparation for entry into the worlds most competitive universities.

Earlscliffe offers a personalised education like no other college of its kind, drawing on the traditions and methods of Oxbridge colleges, top public schools, Ivy League universities and innovative best practice.

Earlscliffe is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), verification of candidates’ right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023). Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of our recruitment process. We value diversity and promote equality for all.

We reserve the right to close vacancies early so please apply as soon as possible

For further details on our Safeguarding Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy, please see our school website: https://www.earlscliffe.co.uk/about-earlscliffe/policies/.

Job Contact Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.