A list of sport vacancies at secondary schools and other sport organisations within the greater Wellington region.

Director of Sport, St Mary’s College Wellington

Parental Leave Contract - 12 month position, full time, start 4 August 2025

St Mary's College is a state-integrated girls’ Catholic secondary school (year 9-13) in central Wellington. We are a culturally diverse school with a roll of approximately 560 students and a strong sense of community. St Mary’s has an expansive sports programme and a reputation for sporting excellence.

With our Director of Sport going on 12 months’ parental leave in August 2025, we are looking to appoint a fixed term full time Director of Sport to maintain the leadership and energy of our sports department and to ensure the effective delivery of our sports programme.

Key objectives of the position include:

• Deliver the annual sports programme and achieve short term goals to advance the school’s longer term goals in sport;
• Deliver an effective and engaging sports programme through efficient administration, monitoring, organisation, and communications;
• Support the school’s values, culture and ethos through the delivery of the sports programme;
• Inspire sports teams and individuals to demonstrate a commitment to school-wide values;
• Ensure all sport and physical recreation activities are delivered in accordance with school policies.

The Director of Sport reports directly to the Principal and is assisted by a part time administrator who works 20 hours per week.

The role requires:

• An energetic, self-driven team player
• Proven leadership ability
• Exceptional and effective administrative skills
• A high level of organisation
• Strong interpersonal skills
• The ability to stay calm under pressure
• Enjoyment of a busy working environment

Flexibility is required in this position as there will be times when travel or attendance at events outside of usual working hours is required.

All employees of the College are required to support the special character of the school. Please also note that the appointee will be required to consent to a police safety check in order to hold this position.

Our preferred start date is 4 August 2025 to allow a two-week handover period with the permanent Director of Sport before she goes on leave, but this start date can be negotiated with the successful applicant, if required.

Job Description - Director of Sport JD

Application Form - Application Form

To Apply - please forward your cover letter, CV and completed application form to humanresources@stmw.school.nz

Applications close - 4pm, Wednesday 28 May