Head of Culture

Curro Holdings 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.

Commence duties in April 2026.

Vacancy Reference: 27665

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

• Create annual culture activities plan across the primary school based on cultural organising bodies schedules.
• Liaise with cultural organising bodies.
• Registration of learners 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 centre and ensuring that quality service is given to our learners.
• Drive excellence in all cultural activities presented by the school.

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

Closing date: 11 March 2026.

PRIMARY SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL

Please note that you will need to submit a comprehensive CV and copies of your qualifications and SACE registration (if applicable) as part of your online application.

• If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position.
• But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.
• Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.
• Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.

NB:
Please note that if you are found to apply for two or more positions that you do not qualify for in the least, you will be blocked from the system for 30 days. This is due to a large volume of applicants who are abusing the system.