Head of Sport - Aquatics, Pymble Ladies' College
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Position Overview
The Head of Sport - Aquatics provides collaborative leadership and strategic oversight of the College's Aquatic programs — Swimming, Diving and Water Polo. This role ensures excellence in staff management, program operations, coaching, athlete wellbeing, and the overall student experience within all aquatic disciplines.
In addition, the role oversees the management and daily operations of the Aquatic Centre, including delivery, quality assurance and financial sustainability of the College's Learn to Swim program. This includes coordination of staff, compliance, safety standards, and alignment with College policies and strategic objectives.
Working as one of three Heads of Sport within a collaborative leadership model, this role shares responsibility for the planning, coordination, and continuous improvement of all College sport programmes. Together, the three Heads of Sport lead Head Coaches, Sports Coordinators, and specialist staff to deliver inclusive, high‐performance, and future‐focused opportunities for every student.
The Head of Sport - Aquatics plays a pivotal role in advancing Pymble's vision as Australia's leading school for girls in sport. This includes fostering a culture of participation, performance, and professionalism; ensuring that all aquatic programs reflect the College's strategic priorities, the FTEM athlete development framework, and the College's Olympic Pathway vision towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond.
Responsibilities
* Strategically lead the College's swimming, diving and water polo programs
* Oversee the State‐of‐the‐art Aquatic Centre and Learn to Swim program
* Foster a culture of participation, performance, and professionalism
* Ensure excellence in staff management, coaching, athlete wellbeing and student experience across all aquatic disciplines
* Manage daily operations, safety standards and quality assurance of the Aquatic Centre
* Coordinate financial sustainability of the Learn to Swim program, including budgeting and resource allocation
* Collaborate with other Heads of Sport to plan, coordinate and continuously improve all College sport programmes
Qualifications
* High‐level swimming or aquatics coaching experience, preferably within a school environment.
* Strong expertise in coordinating a range of sporting programmes.
* Proven team leadership, supervision and staff development capabilities.
* Excellent management, communication and time‐management skills.
* Empathetic and decisive leadership with the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, sporting associations, contractors and service providers.
* Practical experience within a commercial Learn to Swim environment, including operations and budget management.
Benefits & Opportunities
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of aquatic sports at a leading girls' school and make a lasting impact on the next generation of athletes.
Contact
General enquiries for this position should be directed to Scott Oakhill at 0408 258 337 or FREECALL AU 1800 634 388 or +61 2 9555 5000.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full‐time
Job function
Management, Education, and Administrative
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