Director of Hockey at St Stithians College

• The Director of Hockey will lead and manage the hockey programme for St Stithians College as a whole. The position will innovate, develop, partner and manage the College’s Hockey Precinct, developing strategies, plans, policies and programmes to ensure an integrated Long-Term Hockey Development Plan to meet the College’s expansive needs. This would need to include a School and age-appropriate hockey development plan. 
• The successful candidate will be responsible to drive, benchmark and monitor the College hockey programme through strategic direction to ensure that College maintains its position as one of the leading hockey schools in the country. They will be responsible for player and coach development with a focus on the improvement of the technical, tactical and mental abilities of players and coaches. The role will involve stakeholder management, partnerships, and engagement including parents and sponsors.  The successful candidate will be required to ensure that St Stithians College remains on the cutting edge in relation to International and National hockey best practice, sets  the national trend in the Hockey space while being accountable for the overall success and strategy of the St Stithians Long-Term Hockey Development Plan.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have:

• Relevant qualifications and proven experience in leading and developing hockey programmes (Recreational- competitive- high performance)
• A level 3 coaching certificate will be an advantage
• Previous proven experience coaching hockey at a Provincial or national level.
• Proof of a hockey coaching system, style of play (Saints Way) and a LTAD Implementable Curriculum across the College.
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills, with attention to detail
• Ability to problem-solve, innovate and work collaboratively
• Strong and proven relationships with Schools, Universities, Provincial and National Federations
• Strong and proven experience in strategic recruitment of students and commercial acumen.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook and Budget Management.
• Excellent command of English (verbal and written communication)
• Resilient and able to use initiative, prioritise, multi-task and able work under pressure
• Ability to adapt to and cope with change
• A strong appreciation of the importance of the College’s values and culture, and a willingness to work within the Methodist ethos of the College