Rangi Ruru Girls School - Rowing Head Coach

Rangi Ruru Girls’ School is an independent girls’ school with a reputation for excellence across a wide range of academic and extra-curricular pursuits. With a proud history of sporting participation and excellence, we offer opportunities for our students to be the best they can be, whatever they choose to do. A key ingredient to this is attracting quality coaches who can help support the development of our programmes.

We are currently seeking a Head Coach to lead the Rangi Ruru Rowing programme into the 2024/2025 season and beyond.

Rangi Ruru Rowing has a distinguished record of performance at regional and national level. The programme is well resourced and managed, and has a very active and engaged support network, from parents to sponsors. The contribution made by our rowing coaches, led by the Head Coach is critical to the programmes success on and off the water.

Our ideal candidate will:

• have proven experience leading or delivering a secondary school rowing programme
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills

• have confidence in Excel and be able to articulate a proven seat racing process
• display outstanding leadership capability along with the ability to work as a member of a team
• be calm under pressure and be able to work positively in high-stress situations
• be supportive of the ethos and values of Rangi Ruru
• operate with discretion and understand the importance of confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
• place the well-being of students at the forefront of all decisions

The position includes attendance at up to four weekend regattas, three training camps and the National Secondary School Maadi Regatta.

Coaching rowing at Rangi Ruru offers an opportunity to be part of a highly respected and well supported secondary school sport programme. If you have a passion for inspiring, challenging and empowering sporting wāhine, then we welcome your application.

Visit https://rrgs.bamboohr.com/careers/54 for the position description and to apply.

Applications close at 5.00pm, Friday April 5^th, 2024.

Early applications are encouraged, and interviews will be undertaken for strong candidates prior to the closing date.