Head of Culture (full-time)

Head of Culture (full-time)

Curro is an independent schooling provider that offers quality education from the early childhood development phase to Grade 12. Curro prides itself on providing an ethical, values-based environment and offers learner-centric, balanced, innovative and relevant curricula across schools.

Curro seeks to appoint a Head of Culture (full-time) at Curro Sandown in Cape Town to commence duties in January 2027

Vacancy Reference: 29795

Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.

Key performance areas

Culture activities and programme and management

• Create annual culture activities plan across the primary school based on cultural organizing bodies schedules.
• Liaise with cultural organizing bodies.
• Registration of leaners with relevant bodies.
• Plan and set up culture roster and extramural programme for the year, and per term.
• Create and manage communications to parents regarding cultural activities.
• Arrangement of transportation to schools for cultural activities where required.
• Create and manage the process of indemnity and permission slips for all events.
• Provide input into marketing process including providing of content and writing of newsletter inserts / extracts.
• Oversee and manage all cultural activity processes.
• Assign and plan staff duties roster for educators who wish to coordinate and facilitate.
• Plan and order cultural equipment.
• Manage service and repairs of equipment.
• Cultural budget management.
• Represent school on district planning committees.
• Setting of awards criteria and management of the awards process.
• Relationship building with neighbouring schools.
• Source and invite adjudicators for all events.
• Source and manage outside coaches for cultural activities as required.
• Liaise with the music center and ensuring that quality service is given to our learners.
• Drive excellence in all cultural activities presented by the school.

Qualifications, experience and skills

• Bachelor’s degree of Arts or equivalent qualification.
• Certificate in Events Management.
• SACE Registered.
• Experience in coaching and organizing cultural events.

Closing date: 01 September 2026.

Please apply online via Curro Recruitment Portal