As Head of Year, you will be guided by the Director of Student Development and collaborate closely with the wider Student Development Team -including the HOD Character & Citizenship Education (CCE), Counselling Team, Discipline Committee, ECG Officer, and Special Education Specialist – as well as staff and parents. Your leadership will be key in cultivating a caring and supportive culture, while designing and implementing developmentally appropriate and holistic student development programmes.
You will lead your level in:
- Fostering a culture of care and excellence, where student-athletes are engaged, motivated, and equipped to thrive in their academic and sporting pursuits
- Designing, implementing, and reviewing structured student development curricula and programmes aligned with the MOE’s 21st Century Competencies (21CC) Framework
- Identifying and supporting students with additional needs and coordinating timely interventions in partnership with relevant stakeholders
- Building staff capacity through coaching and professional development, equipping teachers with competencies to guide, mentor, and support student-athletes
- Working with staff, parents, and external partners to promote student well-being and social-emotional competencies across the cohort
Key Competencies and Attributes:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with students, staff, and parents
- Deep understanding of adolescent development and school-wide student development frameworks
- Ability to use data to inform student development planning and interventions
- Organisational leadership and team-building skills to drive level-wide initiatives
- Reflective practitioner committed to professional growth and school improvement
- A heart for student advocacy and a mindset of inclusive and empathetic leadership
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of teaching and leadership experience in secondary school or pre-university institutions
- Current or prior appointment as Year Head, HOD Student Development/Management, or HOD Discipline is preferred
- A recognised teaching qualification, such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education (Singapore), or equivalent
- An undergraduate degree in a relevant teaching subject
- Training or experience in restorative practices, special educational needs, counselling, or related areas will be an added advantage
- A genuine interest in sports and supporting student-athletes is preferred
Join us in shaping confident, compassionate, and resilient student-athletes who are ready to lead with heart and purpose.
We are seeking a suitable candidate to fill the full-time position of Youth Head Coach for Table Tennis to prepare our developmental student-athletes towards national team representation at international competitions and the Major Games (Southeast Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games). The Youth Head Coach will report to Technical Director/Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) for technical matters and Assistant Director Sports/SSP for operational and administrative matters.
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.
The appointed Youth Head Coach will ensure that the plans utilise all available resources including relevant support services (sport science, medicine and conditioning) and travel to relevant domestic and international tournaments as required. The Youth Head Coach will also work with the General Manager to recruit suitable student-athletes, mentor the team of coaches in JDS, SWS and YTS and establish good relationships with stakeholders such as STTA’s High-Performance Team. The candidate for Youth Head Coach must have experience in leading and mentoring a team of coaches.
If you are a highly motivated, engaging and enthusiastic individual with an understanding of the needs of elite student-athletes and if you want to work and excel in a challenging environment, we invite you to join us. You should forward a detailed CV with a recent photograph, stating your academic/coaching qualifications, working experience and current and expected salaries to [email protected]. Please indicate the job title on the subject heading of your email.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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.
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