The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport is inviting suitable qualified applicants to apply for School Sport Coordinator vacancies.
Closing date for applications: 08 September 2025
School Sport Coordinator vacancies at Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
- SCHOOL SPORT COORDINATOR: SCHOOL SPORT REF NO: CAS 36/2025
- (3-Year Contract Position)
- SALARY: R228 321 – R268 950 per annum (Level 05), plus 37% in lieu of benefits
- CENTRE: Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Western Cape Government
REQUIREMENTS:
- Senior Certificate (Grade 12 or equivalent qualification);
- A minimum of 1 year experience in coaching or administration in at least one of the specific codes: Aquatics, Gymnastics, Netball and Table Tennis/ Athletics, Basketball, Goalball and Tennis/ Baseball, Football, Hockey and Softball/ Chess, Cricket, Rugby and Volleyball/ Kgati, Kho–Kho, Jukskei and Morabaraba.
Competencies:
Knowledge of the following:
- Recreation-based activities,
- School Sport activities and relevant next-level participation, e.g. inter – school participation;
- Relevant recreation, school sport, and sport in general policies, rules, and regulations;
- National Sport and Recreation Plan;
- Prescripts surrounding the Public Service, e.g. Public Service Act & Regulations and Public Finance Management Act (PFMA);
- It will be advantageous to have a valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.
Skills needed:
- Numeracy;
- Literacy;
- Computer Literacy;
- Project Management;
- Presentation;
- Networking;
- Written and verbal communication;
- Interpersonal;
- Problem solving and strong ability to handle conflict;
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Proven leadership, managerial, administrative and asset management skills;
- Research and inter-sectoral collaboration skills;
- Ability to function as a team member;
- Ability to liaise with personnel at all levels;
- Possess presentation skills;
- Possess decision-making skills;
- Mediation skills;
- Be innovative and creative;
- Be tactful; and people and performance management skills.
DUTIES:
- To support and work closely with federation code specific structures, for the relevant sport or Indigenous codes to be developed in the following areas
- To link the school sport code specific structures with their respective federation structure in order
- To assist with the implementation of code development for the relevant priority codes
- Ensure that code specific accredited training is delivered to educators, coaches and volunteers
- Manage the collection of statistics, collate reports, and maintain a database of participants and track
their development; Monitoring and evaluation; It will be advantageous to have experience managing activities, events, and people.
ENQUIRIES: Mr C Meyer Tel No: (021) 483 9530
APPLICATIONS:
Only applications submitted online will be accepted, click here to apply.
