Locum - Junior School P.E. Teacher

TO QUALIFY TO JOIN OUR SCHOOL AS A SPORTS LOCUM YOU WOULD:

• Have a Bachelor of Education / Sports Management qualification, and a PGCE with a min. of 2 years of experience teaching Grades 4 - 7 Physical Education.
• Have the ability to coach sport or train high performance athletes (advantageous)
• Be highly effective and efficient, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Be digitally proficient, with a min. intermediate level of MS Office, Excel and Word.
• Have experience in coaching any sports code offered by the school (advantageous).
• Have strong administrative skills, with an excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Be engaging, honest, genuine, and kind.
• Have excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills.
• Have strong values that align to the Christian ethos of the school
• Have a clear criminal clearance certificate.
• Be SACE registered.

OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT YOU WOULD:

• Teach / Coach Grades 4 - 7 PE in the Junior School and be involved with high performance training in the Senior School.
• Manage communications to parents and staff regarding sports activities.
• Manage the process of indemnity, letters, budgets and permission slips for sporting events and tours.
• Put fixture timetables together and communicate based on weekly planners.
• Compile reports on sporting results on a weekly basis and for the year.
• Assist with administration, applications, hours sheets etc.
• Manage the Events Calendar for sport and facility bookings.
• Mediate with parents in the event of queries/challenges.

THE BENEFITS FOR YOU ARE THAT:

• You will work as a Sports Locum in a school with a positive, happy and supportive culture.
• You will have many opportunities to continue developing your skills in sport.
• You will be supported by the St John's D.S.G internal sports team.

This is a Sports Locum position for 5 months replacing a team member who will be on maternity leave.

St John’s D.S.G. reserves the right not to proceed with the filling of this post. An application will not in itself entitle the applicant to an interview or an appointment. Applicants who have not been contacted within 6 weeks after the closing date should take it that their application has been unsuccessful.

Closing Date of Application: 6th August 2025 at 17h00

Effective Date: Beginning October 2025 to end February 2026