Director of Co-Curricular Learning / Directress of Co-Curricular Learning

OUR PHILOSOPHY

At Beau Soleil, we believe that actions speak louder than words. This philosophy guides our staff and influences our students' experiences. We foster a community that recognizes the importance of engagement, participation, and action, both inside and outside the classroom.

Our unique holistic education is built upon four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Ambition, and Determination. These values serve as a framework for community life within our diverse international student body, which comprises individuals from over sixty different countries, each bringing unique academic backgrounds and aspirations for the future.

Our curricular programs are offered in both English and French, resulting in students graduating with either an IB or High School Diploma. Small class sizes promote a flexible learning environment, encouraging staff to innovate and bring fresh ideas into their teaching practices.

OUR COMMUNITY

The Beau Soleil campus is an inspiring workplace, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Our ongoing campus development and maintenance program ensures that both students and staff thrive in an environment deserving of pride.

Located in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon, our campus offers an enviable lifestyle, with opportunities for skiing in the winter and a plethora of outdoor activities throughout the year. Cities such as Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva are easily accessible for enriching cultural experiences.

YOUR PROFILE

Are you a visionary educational leader passionate about experiential learning and eager to shape transformative student experiences? At Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, co-curricular learning is integral to our identity.

As the Director of Co-Curricular Learning (CCL), you will hold a pivotal senior leadership role focused on designing, leading, and continuously enhancing an exceptional experiential program that reflects Beau Soleil's educational ethos. From sports and outdoor education to student enrichment, entrepreneurship, service, and global engagement, every program will embody our commitment to ambition, excellence, and care.

Your role will involve the strategic vision and oversight of Beau Soleil’s signature Trips and Expeditions program. You will ensure its innovation and operational excellence, guaranteeing that each experience is educationally meaningful, safe, financially sustainable, and transformative for our students.

In collaboration with the Vice Principal and the broader senior leadership team, you will uphold the highest standards of impact, safeguarding, compliance, and risk management across all co-curricular offerings.

If you are driven by purpose, energized by innovation, and committed to creating experiences that extend beyond academic learning, we welcome your leadership, expertise, and vision at Beau Soleil.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic vision & whole-school alignment: Lead and implement a cohesive co-curricular vision aligned with the School’s mission and strategic priorities, placing experiential learning at the forefront and ensuring alignment across academic, pastoral, and boarding frameworks.
• Executive leadership & impact governance: Provide strategic insight within the senior leadership team, aligning ambition with operational feasibility while embedding measurable objectives, participation data, and impact indicators into the School Development Plan.
• Co-curricular program excellence: Oversee the design and continuous improvement of a diverse, inclusive, and high-quality co-curricular portfolio that responds to student needs and global trends.
• Trips & expeditions strategy and delivery: Direct the long-term development, innovation, and operational leadership of the Trips & Expeditions program, ensuring clear learning outcomes and educational value.
• Operational, risk & financial stewardship: Ensure rigorous logistical planning, safeguarding, compliance, risk management, and transparent financial oversight to guarantee safety and sustainability.
• Sport & outdoor education leadership: Drive the strategic development of competitive sports, performance pathways, and Outdoor Education, promoting both inclusive participation and excellence.
• Student empowerment & enrichment: Lead the Co-Curricular Learning team while fostering student agency, sustainability, and service learning initiatives.
• Partnerships, representation & community engagement: Build strong external partnerships and global networks, represent the School in experiential education forums, and maintain transparent communication with parents to reinforce trust and program impact.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

• Degree-level qualifications
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
• Significant leadership experience in experiential learning, sport, or co-curricular programming
• Strong safeguarding knowledge
• Proven ability to lead complex trips and residential programs
• Experience managing budgets and logistical planning

Desirable:

• Experience in an international and/or boarding school context
• Outdoor education or coaching qualifications
• Experience managing complex program logistics
• Working knowledge of French (an asset)

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Visionary and entrepreneurial program leader
• Strategically minded with strong operational capability
• Financially literate and commercially aware
• Risk-aware and safety-focused
• Excellent communicator and ambassador for experiential learning
• Highly organized and solutions-oriented
• Student-centered and empowerment-driven
• Calm and decisive under pressure

Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.