Subject Head, Mathematics

If you are passionate about guiding adult learners and fostering a culture of growth mindset to inspire teachers towards continuous learning, empowering them to transform student-athletes into motivated, curious learners who are future-ready and responsible contributors impacting lives locally and globally, then we want you

Guided by Head of Department, Mathematics, you will be responsible to provide curriculum leadership to customising curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, including the use of technology, where student-athletes’ learning and development wrapped around student-athletes’ sports development and aspiration. This includes:

- Developing a shared learning vision for the team as aligned with the department’s vision;
- Determining educational goals and focus for teaching & learning for the team in alignment with the department’s goals and priorities;
- Establishing an effective framework for the monitoring and evaluation of instructional programmes, classroom practice, and student-athletes’ learning; and
- Nurturing a positive climate of integrity, professionalism and well-being in the team that is aligned to the school’s culture.

**Requirements**:

- Professional teaching qualifications, such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education, or other similar qualifications
- At least 5 years of teaching and leadership experience in secondary school or pre-university institutions. Applicants who are currently holding the position of Subject Head and Senior Teacher will be an advantage
- Preferably an Honours degree or a good undergraduate degree in Mathematics
- Experience in pre-university and/or International Baccalaureate Diploma programme is an advantage
- Interest in sports preferred

The Singapore Sports School (SSP) is a specialised independent school dedicated to the optimal sports development and academic rigour of our talented student-athletes. We believe in providing selected student-athletes, who have the ability to excel in sports, with the necessary support to pursue excellence in both sports and academics. With a team of dedicated teachers and experienced sports coaches and sports scientists, we provide a sound education experience, professional coaching expertise as well as various post-secondary pathways to enable them to achieve their sporting dreams and academic excellence.

The appointed Youth Head Coach will be responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the training and competition plans for student-athletes towards high performance in sports, based on long-term athlete development principles. This will include student-athletes in STTA’s National Youth set-up, i.e., the School-Within-School (SWS) Programme in SSP, Junior Development Squad (JDS) and Youth Training Squad (YTS). The appointed Youth Head Coach will prepare quarterly reports on the overall performance and progress of the various teams. In addition, the appointed Youth Head Coach will conduct regular review with each national youth paddler to discuss performance progress and goals. He/She will work with the SSP General Manager, STTA Senior High Performance Manager, fellow coaches, school staff and external stakeholders to achieve the sporting goals and holistic development of the student-athletes.

**Requirements**:

- At least 10 years’ experience of competitive coaching with elite and developmental youth athletes
- Able to lead, mentor and develop a team of coaches to increase their capabilities and deliver a higher standard of coaching
- Able to work as part of a team while showing initiative and independence in delivering the assigned duties
- Possess the equivalent of the ITTF Level 2 and/or an international table tennis coaching qualification recognised by ITTF
- Fulfil requirements to obtain National Registry of Coaches (NROC) membership and Ministry of Education (MOE) registration (for foreigners, to obtain NROC within 3 months)
- Displays good understanding of sports science as applied to elite youth sports based on long term athlete development principles
- Keen understanding of the quality Daily Training Environment needed for the development of student-athletes
- Competent in values inculcation and character development for student-athletes
- Good planning, administrative and organisational skills, with progressive knowledge, skills and attitude towards the use of data analytics in the training programme
- Able to communicate well in English with student-athletes, parents and other stakeholders. - Experience working within a school environment would be an advantage.