Head Of Athlete Development

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**THE COLLEGE**

Moreton Bay College was established in 1901 as a school for girls from PP-12 and now supports an enrolment in excess of 1100 students. With a focus on academic excellence, underpinned by a rich and caring pastoral program, MBC is the educational foundation for building perseverance, discovering courage and exploring creativity. With over 40 co-curricular activities to choose from, MBC stretches beyond the classroom and offers girls the chance to explore their identities, while harnessing success. With 116 years of history, the College is well established with extensive libraries, sports, state-of-the-art music and performance centre, an Olympic sized swimming pool and a chapel. In 2014, the College completed a state-of-the-art Science Centre, featuring eight laboratories, a growth room and four experimental investigation rooms.

An historic turning point in the College's evolution occurred on July 1, 2011 when Moreton Bay Boys' College (MBBC) and Moreton Bay College (MBC) came together on the premise that they are stronger together. Governed by a single Board and led by a single Executive Principal, each school retains its single gender focus and its own personality and attributes. Both schools have significant strengths to benefit the other and together have a unique market-leading proposition in private school education.

**THE POSITION**

The overall purpose of the Moreton Bay College Head of Athlete Development (HAD) role is to support the student-athlete whilst coordinating with the relevant internal and external parties. The HAD recognises the unique needs of the student-athlete who is highly committed to both sports and academics and ensures the student experiences an 'athlete friendly' educational environment at the College. The HAD advocates for all student-athletes within the College whilst being the direct liaison between the College and the World Academy of Sport. This position will report to the Director of Sport.

In addition to this, the Head of Athlete Development will coordinate the Moreton Bay College Athletics and Running programs and will contribute to the quality of other sporting programs across the College.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- The duties and responsibilities of the Head of Athlete Development include:_

**World Academy of Sport** (WAoS)
- Direct College liaison with the WAoS
- Utilise the WAoS resources to direct and support athletes to lead a balanced life
- Through collaboration with the WAoS utilise resources to organise and contribute to an annual sport staff conference / PD days / High Performance Camps

**PASTORAL**
- At the beginning of each academic year, undertake meetings with student-athletes and other stakeholders such as parents and coaches to understand the goals both academically and sporting.
- Monitor well being and school workload for High Performance athletes attending the College.
- Map and monitor the student-athletes' academic and sporting workloads.
- Exhibit commitment to student's pastoral care while involved in High Performance programs.
- Work with allied health practitioners to ensure injury rehabilitation pathways are being developed and followed.
- Act as the schools contact for the coaches and national associations.

**ACADEMIC**
- Meet regularly with the athletes, coaches, parents and teachers to monitor the student-athletes overall progress.
- Create, liaise and work with curriculum leaders to create a structure / schedule for the athlete that maximises time at school for the athlete.
- Communicate with the teaching staff any potential conflicts and collaborate on resolving any potential issues.
- Collaborate with the relevant curriculum coordinator and the student-athlete to ensure an appropriate course selection has been made to support the student-athlete in their further studies.
- Set Plans with Year 10 students

**SPORT**
- Create, plan and manage athlete development programmes across all sports in collaboration with the Director of Sport.
- Design and implement long term athletic development pathways.
- Organise and oversee the talent development programme within the College.
- Manage sporting commitment through collaboration with parents, coaches, medical staff (particularly when injured).
- Connect student-athlete with relevant support networks (nutritionists, sports psychologists, exercise physiologists) to support the athletes ability to tolerate the physical demands of training, competition and study.
- Lead and coordinate the College's co-curricular Athletics and Running programs.

**KEY CONTACTS FOR THE HEAD OF ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT**
- Internal_
- Students
- Parents
- Director of Sport
- Director of Swimming
- Head Coaches
- Sports Co-ordinators
- Strength and Conditioning Coach
- PE Teachers
- Head of Secondary
- Deputy Head of Secondary - Teaching and Learning
- Deputy Head of Secondary - Students
- Head of House
- Cou