Assistant Coach – Recreational Sport (Contract Position)
Job Purpose
The Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation (WCPSC), is seeking to employ a suitably qualified individual as an Assistant Coach: Recreational Sport to coach school-going learners at a MOD Centre, whilst promoting after-school, mass participation, competitive and next-level activities.
This is done through the Mass participation, Opportunity and access and Growth and Development (MOD) Programme, School Sport Programme and Neighbourhood School Programme, within the Western Cape Province. The successful candidate/s will be stationed at an identified school, within an area as per the advertisement.
Minimum Requirements
Qualification relevant to the KPAs, or a minimum of 1 years’ appropriate operational experience that is relevant to the KPAs.
Key Performance Areas
The successful candidate will:
- Promote/foster the vision, mission, aims and purpose of the MOD Programme through awareness programmes;
- Plan and coordinate MOD Centre activities for various age groups each day for a period of 25 hours a week;
- Implement structured lesson plans daily;
- Nurture, develop and enhance learners’ skills progressively;
- Initiate and promote the talent identification process at the MOD Centre;
- Record data/statistics, keep records and assist with research and policy development;
- Record assets received by the MOD Centre;
- Submit MOD Centre administrative reports; and
- Account and report to the relevant MOD Centre Coach/Manager.
Competencies
Knowledge and experience of the following:
- Knowledge of Mass participation, Opportunity and access, Development and growth (MOD) Programme
- Good understanding of recreation-based activities, School Sport and Neighborhood Schools activities and relevant next-level participation, e.g play sport, arts and culture
- The ability to work well within a team
- Good communication skills (written and verbal) in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape;
- Proven computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet);
- Excellent report writing skills
- Sound organizing and planning skills.
Applications
Applications must be submitted on a WCPSC application form, obtainable from any school, government department and website signed and submitted and accompanied by a completed curriculum vitae, certified copies of qualifications and identity documents, and the names of at least three references. The reference number and name of the post must be indicated. A separate application must be completed for each post applied for. It will be expected of the candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place determined by the Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation.
NO LATE AND INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED
If no contact is made within three (3) months of the closing dates, then it should be deemed that the application was unsuccessful.
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