What is the Role?

As part of an energetic and enthusiastic team, work with the Sport & PDHPE departments to help to deliver our Secondary School Sports Program for the 2024 Hockey season. The Head Hockey Coach needs to be available for midweek training and competition games on Saturdays. Training after School (3:30pm - 5:30pm) is primarily held at Sydney Olympic Park and on campus. Moorebank Hockey Centre is our home venue for Saturday competition, with locations varying from week to week. The 2024 Hockey season will commence with training and selections in March and competition commencing in May through to the beginning of September 2024.

Inspire our students to excel in the following sports:

• Hockey

Who will the successful applicants be?

• You will be working at either the St Andrew’s House Campus (Sydney Town Hall), or Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre (other venues may be used as needed)
• Bring specialist knowledge and experience as well as a passion and enthusiasm to coach and mentor in a school sport environment.
• Ideally hold a minimum Club Coach accreditation in Hockey and/or relevant experience in youth Hockey.
• Be a role model for our students
• Have a current Working with Children Check, Level 1 First Aid and Covid-19 Vaccination or be prepared to obtain these
• Model the St Andrew’s Cathedral School values and behaviours and uphold the Independent Sporting Association Code of Conduct.

Prior experience in a school setting is an advantage but not essential.

For any questions, please contact Phoebe Hunter, PDHPE Teacher on 9286 9482.

Interviews will commence as applications are received.

How to Apply

Click the apply button, and upload your resume, including some information about you and your previous coaching experience.

Who are we?

St Andrew’s Cathedral School (SACS) is an independent, Kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican school located in two high-rise buildings in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. The school offers students a strong academic program and extensive opportunities to be involved in sport, music, drama and outdoor education. As an authentically Christian school in the Anglican tradition, Christian values are embedded in all aspects of daily life, with honesty, integrity, humility, respect and service being foundational to the richness of relationships at SACS. We seek to develop students who think critically and creatively and have hearts that love, minds that grow and lives that give.   

 Why St Andrew's Cathedral School? 

The School received Voice Project's Best Workplace Award for staff satisfaction and engagement in 2020, and was recently awarded 5 Star Employer of Choice 2022 by The Educator for positive employee experience.  This is an amazing achievement, representative of a supportive, collegiate culture where every staff member is known, valued and equipped to excel in their role. 

Prior to employment at the School, this position requires the successful applicant to have a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

Please see www.newcheck.kids.nsw.gov.au for further information. It is an offence under the NSW Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 for a person convicted of a serious sex offence to apply for this position.