Our School
Outstanding opportunity to work at a top co-educational school
Ballarat Clarendon College is a co-educational school for day and boarding students. Approximately 2,000 students attend the school. Clarendon is unrivalled as Victoria's top co-educational school with an unwavering commitment to excellence. It has a prestigious rowing program with a high percentage of students being involved. Attracting and retaining dedicated Rowing Coordinators is a key element to the program's success.
The school is based in Ballarat, a regional city in the heart of Victoria. Across three campuses students attend the school from 3-year-old Early Learning to Year 12. Ballarat Clarendon College is an equal opportunity employer.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Rowing Coordinator to join our dedicated team. This unique opportunity allows you to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of young rowers and drive excellence throughout all phases of the rowing program.
The Rowing Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the rowing program is effectively incorporating the school's work in student development and is focused on supporting students within the program in the development of skills, competencies and capacities in the social and emotional domain. The role has overall responsibility for student wellbeing and safety within the program.
The Rowing Coordinator will promote the reputation and ethos of Clarendon through effective communication about rowing events, detailed planning and maintaining effective relationships with all stakeholders involved in Clarendon's sporting program.
Key Responsibilities
- Attend land and water training sessions for their allocated squad/s during Terms 1, 3 and 4.
- Attend all camps, regattas and boat unloading for allocated squad/s.
- Attend the Australian Rowing Championships (if coaching a crew attending).
- Provide mentoring and support for volunteer coaches in executing the prescribed technical model and training program.
- Collate data (ergos and technical evaluations).
- Provide recommendations to the Head of Rowing in relation to crew selections in allocated squad/s.
- Ensure all safety requirements are followed and adhered to.
- Attend rowing staff meetings, and professional development sessions.
- Maintain all coaching and rowing equipment.
- Coach an allocated crew (at discretion of the Head of Rowing).
Child safety commitment
Ballarat Clarendon College is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students through its Child Safety Framework and an ongoing focus on ensuring a culture of child safety is promoted and maintained. The school adheres to clear policy and procedural frameworks that ensure compliance with the mandated Child Safe Standards.
How to Apply
Please submit an application, including a cover letter outlining your salary expectations.
Current Working with Children Check and Police Check is required.
Ballarat Clarendon College is committed to the health and safety of its staff, students and our community, which includes implementing Child Safety Standards and Government Health Directions.
At Ballarat Clarendon College, we value diversity, embrace difference and nurture a connected, safe and respectful community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sexualities and genders.
Assistance or reasonable adjustment requirements can be made at recruitment@clarendon.vic.edu.au.