Coach, Skateboarding

**About us**

The NSW Institute of Sport [NSWIS] is a high performance sporting organisation that supports Australian athletes to become world’s best. We reach all regions of NSW with an Olympic and Paralympic training facility based at Sydney Olympic Park and high performance hubs across NSW that provide world class daily training environments for our athletes and coaches. Our experts work in collaboration with partners within the national sporting system to create and deliver high performance support services and environments to prepare athletes and coaches for international competition.

**About the role**

In collaboration with the Skate Australia High Performance Program, the NSWIS Skateboarding Coach will be responsible for the development, implementation, and growth of a high-performance skateboarding program in NSW. The primary objective of the position is to maximise the potential of NSW athletes by providing expert coaching services to optimize athlete’s performances at national and international competitions. The Coach will work closely with NSWIS scholarship holders and identified talent, as well as contribute to the coaching of Australian athletes at selected domestic and international events.

This is a full time position with the contract period for this role is up to 31 December 2028 in line with the Olympic cycle.

This is an identified position requiring a Working with Children Check.

For further information about the role and the key accountabilities please see the job description.

**About you**

You will have:

- A deep technical understanding of competitive Park and Street skateboarding
- Contemporary knowledge of international performance trends in both World Skate and Industry-based competitions
- Understanding how to effectively leverage and maximize support services for national/international success in a ‘restricted resource environment’
- A strong knowledge and understanding of the complexities and demand of elite skateboarding in relation to competition environments, sponsorship, media, and travel commitments
- Minimum of 5 years of skateboarding coaching and technical delivery at a national and international level with demonstrated experience of successful campaign delivery
- Proven success in devising and executing long-term performance planning to guide the development of young talented and international athletes
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams to achieve holistic athlete development outcomes
- Experience in building and driving partnerships to better achieve shared high performance development outcomes

**Essential Requirements**
- Skateboarding Coach accreditation (SA, ASF or equivalent)
- Current driver’s license
- Current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Current First Aid and Resuscitation certificate
- Anti-Doping Fundamentals and annual update 2022
- Sport Integrity Australia (PBTR) Child Protection and Safeguarding
- A cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements and focus capabilities in the job description for the role (maximum 1 page)
- An up to date CV outlining experience, qualifications and achievements (please include at least two referees)

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles that may arise over the next 18 months.

NSWIS is committed to protecting Children from harm. We require all applicants that will work with Children to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment

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