Strength & Conditioning Practitioner - para Unit

**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**

An exciting opportunity within the newly formed NSWIS Para Unit exists for a Strength and Conditioning Practitioner to be responsible for taking a lead on the design, implementation and delivery of world class strength and conditioning programs across multiple sports aimed at maximising the pipeline of future Paralympic Athletes. The NSWIS Para Unit will be run in collaboration with a wide range of Para sports and include para athletes from a pre-elite to categorised level.

The role will be responsible for delivering technical expertise, services and support to athletes and coaches as part of the interdisciplinary NSWIS Para Unit and will collaborate closely with other key internal and external stakeholders to identify and develop performance outcomes for NSWIS Para Unit athletes.

The contract period for this role is up to 30 June 2027.

**Only applicants with domestic working rights in Australia will be considered.**

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

For further information about the roles and their key accountabilities please see the below role descriptions
- Senior Strength & Conditioning Practitioner
- Strength & Conditioning Practitioner

**About you**

You will have:

- Minimum 3-5 years full time experience in successful strength and conditioning program design and practical implementation for elite level athletes
- Proven success working collaboratively as part of a high performing team/ organisation with coaches, athletes, and other service providers across multiple sports
- Demonstrated record of providing leadership in the field of strength and conditioning to achieve high personal and team performance, and meet organisational and strategic objectives
- Experience developing and supervising staff/interns to achieve performance 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
- 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 (Vald Performance, Bridge Athletic & Smartabase desirable)

**Essential Requirements for a Practitioner**:

- 3-5+ years fulltime experience in conditioning and physical preparation program design and practical implementation for high performance athletes
- Honours or Master’s degree in Exercise, Health, Sport Science or related field specialising in the area of Physical Development
- ASCA Level 2 or international equivalent
- ASCA PCAS Pro or international equivalent
- Sport Integrity Australia - Anti-Doping Fundamentals and annual update.
- First Aid and CPR certificate
- Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Valid driver’s licence

**Essential Requirements for a Senior Practitioner**:
In addition to the above requirements, the Senior Practitioner will have:

- Extensive track record of success in Strength and Conditioning program design and practical implementation for elite athletes
- 2+ years demonstrated experience in the management and/or supervision of staff
- 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)
- A response to the pre-screening questions in the recruitment portal

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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