Diving Hub Coach, Pathway

3 days ago


Sydney, Australia NSW Institute of Sport Full time

**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**

Under the guidance of the NSWIS Diving Senior Hub Coach, the NSWIS Hub Coach, Pathway will be responsible for assisting with the provision of high-performance coaching services to targeted NSWIS scholarship and talent athletes based at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC), with the goal of optimising performances of these athletes nationally and internationally, with a particular focus on assisting the progression of young athletes through the pathway.

The role involves collaboration with Diving Australia (DA) to align the performance pathway with the national High Performance Strategy and to drive the growth and development of the wider pathway within NSW.

This is a full time position, attracting a salary range starting at $94,631 plus superannuation. 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:

- Up to date with current trends in coaching science and practice that contribute to athlete success
- Strong technical diving specific background
- Understanding the key levers for high performance delivery to achieve national/international success
- Understanding how to effectively leverage support services for national/international success in a ‘restricted resource environment’
- Knowledge of talent pathway considerations and associated athlete success profiles for stages of the pathway
- Awareness of frameworks and tools that promote continuous improvement for work teams and individual contributors
- Knowledge of the Australian High Performance Sport Systems
- Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of MS Office and other sports specific computer programs

Experience required for the role
- A minimum of 3+ years’ experience in high performance diving coaching
- Successful campaign delivery at a State/National level
- Proven success with devising and executing a long-term periodised plan to guide the development of talent / emerging international athletes
- Experience working in international / domestic high performance sport environments, developing high potential performers into potential podium / podium performers
- Experience assisting with leadership of a high-performance support team to achieve holistic athlete and sport outcomes
- Experience with assisting to implement and drive monitoring systems for athlete development and tracking across local/national systems
- Experience in building and driving partnerships to better achieve shared high performance development outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to retain and progress high potential athletes.

**Essential Requirements**
- Relevant coaching accreditation
- Awareness of contemporary issues relating to athletes in high performance sport (mental health, wellbeing, social issues)
- Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) Anti-doping Fundamentals and annual update
- SIA (PBTR) Child Protection and Safeguarding
- Valid Driver’s License
- Current Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- First Aid and CPR Certificate
- 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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