Strength and Conditioning Practitioner

**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**

The Strength and Conditioning Practitioner is primarily responsible to lead allocated sport(s) on the design, implementation and delivery of world class strength and conditioning programs that optimise the achievement of performance outcomes. This position will be primarily responsible for NSWIS Sailing and will deliver technical expertise, services and support to athletes and coaches as part of an interdisciplinary team, ensuring continuous development in line with the achievement of the performance outcomes for each sport program and/or athlete.

The Strength and Conditioning Practitioner will work collaboratively with the Australian Sailing National Physical Preparation Lead to ensure NSWIS Sailing Athletes are ready to take on the physical and mental loads required to effectively transition to the Australian Sailing Team (AST).

This is a full time position, attracting a salary range of $108,057 - $113,044 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:

- 3-5 years full time experience in successful strength and conditioning program design and practical implementation for elite level athletes
- Demonstrated extensive experience in working in a performance environment encompassing project and research work
- Proven success working with coaches, athletes, and other service providers across multiple sports
- Demonstrated record of providing leadership and coordination to achieve high personal and team performance, and meet organisational and strategic objectives
- Experience developing and supervising staff/interns to achieve performance outcomes
- Work collaboratively as part of a high performing team/ organisation, establishing and maintaining effective partnerships with key internal and/or external stakeholders to lead and deliver high quality business outcomes
- Proven ability to analyse, interpret, summarise, and communicate relevant data/results including strength and conditioning reports to athletes and coaches for improved performance and influencing athletic training programs
- Demonstrated technical expertise in the maintenance, technical operation and related procedures/protocols of sport science equipment and facilities
- Highly competent in a practical setting to coach individual and groups of athletes
- Highly developed communication skills (including interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and representation) and a proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of MS Office and other sports specific computer programs (Visual Coaching Pro & Smartabase desirable)

**Essential Requirements**
- 5+ years fulltime experience in conditioning and physical preparation program design and practical implementation for elite athletes
- Undergraduate degree in Exercise, Health, Sport Science, or related field
- ASCA Level 2 or international equivalent
- ASCA PCAS Pro or international equivalent
- Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) Anti-doping Fundamentals and Annual Update
- Valid NSW Driver’s License
- Current NSW 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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