Graduate Assistant- Sports Graduate Assistant- Boarding/Pastoral

  • Full Time
  • Nakuru

The Role

St Andrew’s Senior School is seeking to appoint two Sports Graduate Assistants who will assist the Director of Sport and a House Parent respectively. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with an interest in the following sports: basketball, hockey, volleyball, cricket, football, or rugby.

The Sports Graduate Assistant key areas of responsibility will be:-

Responsibilities  

The overarching responsibilities of a Sports Graduate Assistant include: 

Supporting the School’s Christian ethos as well as supporting the Chaplaincy team
Reinforcing co-curricular and sporting provision 

Enhancing the pastoral care of students 
Administrative duties

  Co-curricular and Sport 

Coaching of sports teams for both boys and girls of ages 13 to 19 years old, including leading sports tours.  
Assist in the running of Co-curricular /sport  
Assist in instructing, teaching and coaching student games during P.E. lessons, practice and competition 
Participate in the provision of the adventure program. 
Support the running of the weekend activities program 
Help with the Service program 

 Pastoral Care 

 Work within one of the boarding house teams, including pastoral duties in the evening and weekends 
Act as a role model in all areas to pupils within the boarding house around the school 
Work with Houseparents’ to support individual pupils as needs arise 
Attend a weekly Boarding House team meeting 
Assist with registration of students 
To support the Houseparent with the admin tasks that are needed for boarding 

Person Specification

Working at St Andrew’s, Turi, is an exciting and dynamic experience. We look to recruit committed and resourceful staff, who are looking to not only develop their skills and leadership capacities, but also embrace new experiences and challenges. There are some things that are essential to working with us. The successful candidate will need to be able to support the School’s aims and Christian ethos. They will have to have a degree in education or related field.
Beyond that we want to have staff who love working as part of a team; who are first-class communicators and who are passionate about the subjects and pupils they teach; who are creative and diligent in their planning; who are adaptable, energetic and resilient.
Experience of working in a School environment, or in boarding, would be desirable, but not essential. Above all, what matters is a commitment to help us provide a world-class education for our children.
It is essential that the applicant is a practicing Christian.

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