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

OUR PHILOSOPHY

At Beau Soleil, we firmly believe that action is what truly matters. This philosophy permeates all aspects of our work, both as staff and for our students. We are a community that champions the power of engagement and participation, both inside and outside the classroom.

Our unique holistic education is grounded in four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Ambition, and Determination. These values form the framework of our community life for our international student body, which encompasses individuals from over sixty different countries, each bringing diverse academic backgrounds and future aspirations.

With curricular programs offered in both English and French, students graduate with either an IB or High School Diploma. The small class sizes allow for a flexible educational experience, and our staff is encouraged and supported to innovate in all that they do.

OUR COMMUNITY

The Beau Soleil campus is an inspiring workplace with facilities that are second to none. Our ongoing campus development and maintenance program ensures that both students and staff thrive in an environment of which they can feel justifiably proud.

Located in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon, our campus offers an enviable lifestyle, with access to skiing in the winter months and a myriad of outdoor and sporting activities year-round. Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva are all within easy reach, providing opportunities for cultural exploration and inspiration.

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 not an addition to our school life — it is central to our identity.

As the Director of Co-Curricular Learning (CCL), you will play a crucial senior leadership role in designing, leading, and continually enhancing an exceptional experiential program that embodies the Beau Soleil educational model. You will oversee diverse areas such as sports, outdoor education, student enrichment, entrepreneurship, service, and global engagement, ensuring that every program reflects our unwavering commitment to ambition, excellence, and care.

A key aspect of this role is the strategic vision and management of Beau Soleil’s signature Trips and Expeditions program. You will be responsible for its innovation, growth, and operational excellence, ensuring that each experience is educationally meaningful, safe, financially sustainable, and fundamentally transformative for our students.

Working closely with the Vice Principal and the senior leadership team, you will uphold the highest standards in impact, safeguarding, compliance, and risk management across all co-curricular offerings.

If you are inspired by purpose, energized by innovation, and committed to shaping experiences that extend beyond the classroom, we invite you to bring your leadership, expertise, and vision to 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, positioning experiential learning as a defining pillar.
• Executive leadership & impact governance: Provide strategic insight within the senior leadership team, embedding measurable objectives and impact indicators into the School Development Plan.
• Co-curricular program excellence: Oversee the design, coordination, and continuous improvement of a diverse, inclusive, and high-quality co-curricular portfolio responsive to student needs.
• Trips & expeditions strategy and delivery: Direct the long-term development 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.
• Sport & outdoor education leadership: Drive the strategic development of competitive sport, performance pathways, and Outdoor Education.
• Student empowerment & enrichment: Lead the Co-Curricular Learning team while promoting student agency, sustainability, and service learning initiatives.
• Partnerships, representation & community engagement: Build strong external partnerships, represent the School in experiential education forums, and maintain transparent communication with parents.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

• Degree-level qualification
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
• Significant leadership experience in experiential learning or co-curricular programming
• Strong safeguarding knowledge
• Proven experience leading 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.