Assistant Head of Adventure at St Andrew’s School

The School

• St Andrew’s, Turi is one of the leading international schools in Africa. Founded in 1931, it has grown to comprise both Preparatory and Senior Schools. St Andrew’s is a full boarding school, situated on a beautiful 450- acre site on the western slopes of the Rift Valley, North West of Nairobi, and at an altitude of 2500m (making it malaria free) where the wonderful climate makes it one of the most sought-after places to live in Kenya.
• St Andrew’s has a strong Christian foundation and ethos, which continue to define and govern the nature and work of the School. The Senior School has over 365 students (The Prep School has 230 students) from over 25 nations, with the majority hailing from Africa. The School’s distinctive Christian character is evident in all aspects of School life, with children from all faith backgrounds welcome.

Person Specification

• Working at St Andrew’s, Turi, is an exciting and dynamic experience. Our desire is to recruit committed and resourceful staff, who are looking to develop their skills and leadership capacities and who desire to embrace new experiences and challenges.

Skills and Attributes

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience in the outstanding delivery of adventure provision
• A sense of purpose, the highest standards of personal integrity, someone who seeks the highest in all they do
• A strong personal empathy with the School’s Christian ethos
• A professional demeanor that is supportive, encouraging, compassionate and inclusive
• Impressive personal presence and presentation
• High literate and numerate skills, excellent in the use of IT and with a keen eye for detail
• High work standards evidenced by a consistently thorough detailed and organised approach
• The presence, intellect, tact and credibility to represent the School at all levels and to a variety of audiences
• Vision, creativity and imagination
• First class oral and written communication, and presentation skills
• High levels of discretion and confidentiality
• The ability to manage and prioritise a diverse workload, to meet deadlines and to work calmly under pressure

Responsibilities

The overarching responsibilities of the role include:

• Promoting the Christian ethos of the school
• Establishing and developing a culture of excellence
• Ensuring delivery of excellent adventure provision

Specific responsibilities of the role are to:

• Organise and lead pupils in any adventure activities as directed, both on and off site, as well as developing new activities;
• Organise and lead adventurous offsite expeditions as directed, both within Kenya and internationally. This involves leading the staff team and students with responsibility for the overall safety of all, as well as for all finances and logistics;
• Act as a ‘Quartermaster’, cataloguing, maintaining, repairing and logging the use of all of the Adventure equipment;
• Help ensure that all activities are properly resourced and that the school has the requisite SOPs, risk assessments, training, expertise and equipment to undertake these activities safely;
• Support and help develop staff wanting to take part in or organise adventurous activities, and be actively involved in activities such as Scouts and Turi Award, as needed;
• Help train up and develop the capabilities of staff and Y12 Adventure Instructors leading pupils in Adventure;
• Help maintain the Adventure accident and ‘near misses’ log and make recommendations from it;
• Carry out administrative and organisational tasks as directed by the Head of Adventure;
• Support and encourage the School’s Christian ethos;
• Give reports and information on Adventure as required; 
• Attend meetings as required and supports the smooth running of the school as appropriate;
• Support the Head of Adventure and the Directors of Co-Curricular, as needed.