Director of Sport
Haileybury Astana School
Kazakhstan
- Expiring soon
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- Salary:
- Attractive and Competitive Remuneration Package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 4 November 2024
Job overview
DIRECTOR OF SPORT,
HAILEYBURY ASTANA SCHOOL
Closing date: November 4th, 2024
The successful candidate for the Director of Sports position will be a passionate and driven leader, committed to enhancing the sporting experience within a vibrant and ambitious educational environment.
Applicants should possess the following qualities:
• A passion and energy for fostering sports and physical activity across all year groups from Nursery to Year 13;
• A proven track record in effective leadership of teaching and learning in physical education;
• Extensive knowledge of a variety of sports, including volleyball, football, basketball, and swimming;
• Strong understanding of the KS3, GCSE/iGCSE, and A Level or IB curricula;
• A commitment to contributing to a comprehensive extra-curricular program, including events before school, during lunch, and after school, as well as evening and weekend fixtures (some requiring travel);
• Excellent interpersonal skills for engaging with students, parents, and colleagues;
• A sense of humor, initiative, proactivity, and a desire to enhance the wider school community.
To view our comprehensive information pack and details of the application procedure please Click here - VIRTUAL JOB PORTAL AND CANDIDATE BRIEF.
Applications are invited from experienced colleagues with a clear understanding of senior school education who are committed to the very best learning and teaching outcomes.
A generous package including a very competitive salary, annual gratuity, BUPA Global medical insurance scheme, annual flights home, full school fee remission for up to 3 children, high quality fully furnished accommodation, and relocation allowance is offered according to eligibility.
Full details will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
Applications close: 23:59 KZ Time (GMT +5) on Monday, 4th of November 2024.
Haileybury Astana School reserves the right to interview and recruit strong candidates before the closing date and therefore encourages applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.
All applications should be made through the TES portal. No applications will be accepted through any other means.
Interviews:
Our recruitment procedure will consist of two stages of online video-conferencing interviews with the Senior Leadership team.
All applications will be acknowledged. Applicants, who have not been contacted for an interview by 5th of November, can assume that on this occasion they have been unsuccessful and are sincerely thanked by the Board for their interest.
Haileybury Astana is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and those connected to the school to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including reference checks with previous employers and a DBS check or IPCC equivalent. Online searches will be carried out as part of due diligence checks for shortlisted candidates.
Personal data will be used for recruitment purposes only.
Haileybury Astana School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
We prioritize the safety and well-being of children in our school by taking Safeguarding and Child Protection very seriously. Our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy outlines the measures we have in place to ensure the safety of all students. This policy covers the procedures we follow to both prevent and respond to any concerns related to child protection.
The successful applicant must be available to commence employment in August 2025.
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About Haileybury Astana School
- Haileybury Astana School
- Ivan Panfilov Street, Building 4, Astana
- 010000
- Kazakhstan
Haileybury Astana (HAS), located in the capital city, Astana, is the second Haileybury school in Kazakhstan. It has a growing roll that currently stands at 670 pupils from kindergarten to Year 13. The teaching medium is English with additional teaching of Kazakh language and history.
Haileybury Astana has a significant profile within the country and further afield and has been visited by many national and international politicians and other significant personalities including the First President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev, various European royalty and individuals from the world of sport and the arts.
Astana is a purpose built, modern, international, rapidly growing cosmopolitan city. Haileybury Astana was formally opened by The First President in September 2011.
The school initially took pupils only from years 1 to 6 but is now populated up to year 13 with the Junior school offering a mix of National Curriculum and the IPC up to year 6. The first cohort of IGCSE pupils taking public exams was in summer 2017 and IB diploma in summer 2019. It draws on the educational values and ethos of Haileybury UK and has increasing connections with Haileybury College to ensure that pupils of the school are able to benefit from educational opportunities offered by the UK in the form of reciprocal visits, tours and planned exchanges.
The school also offers a wide range of extra curricular activities and is increasingly becoming an academically successful school.
Continued professional development is an important aspect of staff support at Haileybury Astana. Reciprocal opportunities in conjunction with Haileybury UK are planned, and the school offers both the NPQML and the NPQSL in-house in association with UCL as professional qualifications for aspiring staff.
Despite being a day school, Haileybury Astana operates a House system with four Houses named after famous Haileybury alumni: Attlee, Bartle Frere, Edmonstone and Kipling. House competitions take place during the year and the academic progress of pupils, participation in school life, concerts, sport and contribution to the community are all rewarded by the House system.
The school, with its success and profile is attracting considerable public interest. Please take time to visit our staff recruitment platform where you will find all details of living in Astana and working at Haileybury along with details of the specific job you are looking at. Further details of the school can be found on https://www.haileybury.kz/en/astana/working-at-haileybury The website offers an overall summary of the facilities available, the academic programme, details of the staffing structure, and the wide choice of extra curricular activities which are offered to pupils.
The Governing Body comprises five members nominated by the founding investors, and five nominated by Haileybury UK, including the Master of Haileybury UK, Martin Collier. The Chairman who is nominated by the founding investors is Ian Hunt, former HMC Head, and former CEO of Gabbitas Education.
Mr John Coles, the Headmaster of Haileybury Astana, was appointed in September 2020.
Haileybury Astana is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and those connected to the school to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening including reference checks with previous employers and a DBS check or equivalent. Our Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website: https://www.haileybury.kz/en/astana/school-policies
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