Director of Sport

Job Description

Section: Whole School (Early Years 1 to Year 12 – 3 to 18 year-old students)
Accountable to: Headmaster
To commence: July, 2025 / January, 2026

BSCR Sporting Vision: ‘All sporting activities at the BSCR should be student-centred, values-driven,
skills-based and personally challenging’

• Lead and oversee the teaching and learning in the PE Department; ensuring that the contents and pedagogies
  employed are appropriate to and compatible with i) the School’s Sporting Vision and Guiding Statements ii) the
  curricula studied and iii) the examinations that are taken
• Ensure that department members are i) preparing suitable lesson plans and course descriptions and ii)
  maintaining records of students’ performance according to school and department criteria to facilitate the
  production of appropriate School Reports
• Hold regular Department meetings (typically once every four weeks) to coordinate the efficient running of the
  department providing minutes to the Heads of Primary and Secondary as well as the Headmaster
• Oversee the performance management and professional development of all members of the department
• Oversee and coordinate the preparation of internal and external examinations throughout the department
• Oversee and coordinate the development of the school’s Physical Education curriculum
• Provide information for the Heads of Section as is needed for planning timetables, options, exams etc.
• Act as a liaison between the different sections and levels within the School to ensure the maximum continuity in
  programmes
• Work in conjunction with the facilitators of our Representative Teams, Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular
  Programmes and the Student Council to ensure that the contents and pedagogies employed in all sporting
  activities are appropriate and compatible with the School’s Sporting Vision and Guiding Statements
• Work in conjunction with the facilitators of our Representative Teams, Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular
  Programmes and the Student Council to ensure the appropriate use of our sporting facilities and resources
• Work in conjunction with the Health and Safety Committee to ensure that all sporting activities are undertaken
  in a safe manner
• Ensure that appropriate learning resources are provided and available for all sporting activities
• Revise and, where appropriate, approve orders for materials and requests for duplication to the ‘bodega’ within
  the limits of the department budget and/or the clubs budget
• Provide an annual order for course books and sporting equipment for the Administration. Make extra orders, as
  required, within the limits of the departmental budget
• Organise departmental covers for teacher absences and/or events
• Coordinate, in conjunction with the Head of Primary, the sporting elements of the Primary House tournaments
  and Primary break-time activities
• Coordinate the organization of the Gran Classic Race
• Coordinate, in conjunction with other areas of the school, the annual Sports Festival and Health and Wellness
  Week
• Coordinate the management of the sports facilities for all extra-curricular activities and events including Talent
  Shows and rehearsals, Semana Civica, University Fairs, educational activities
• Plan and oversee the sporting activities at the annual International Fair
• Collaborate with the Headmaster in the areas of appointing new staff to the Physical Education Department

IMPORTANT

1. In making an application, for both local and international contracts, candidates are asked to make it absolutely clear for what position they are applying. The School will not necessarily reply to speculative applications; only to those sent in response to advertised positions. However we do keep a limited database of previous applications.
2. We only contract qualified teachers who have at least two years of relevant, prior experience. Also, we teach English throughout the school as a first language and because of this, we do not offer international contracts to EFL or ESL teachers.
3. If you qualify and are interested in applying for any of our job openings, please email us at staff.applications@bscr.ed.cr with a copy of your CV and a brief description as to why you think your qualifications and experience would make you a good candidate for the advertised post.