Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach

Queensland Government; Brisbane; Sur place; AUD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) seeks a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach to design and deliver world-class S&C programs for nationally categorised athletes within QAS High Performance across Brisbane. You will lead and develop a team of S&C Coaches, driving excellence in athlete performance and service delivery.

You will provide leadership, mentoring and professional development, working within a multidisciplinary performance support team and aligning with What It Takes to Win

Qualifications

• Evidence-based strength and conditioning practices.
• Ability to lead and develop a team of coaches.
• Experience delivering high-performance S&C programs.

Responsabilités

• Design and deliver world-class S&C programs for national-level athletes.
• Lead and mentor S&C staff and support professional development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary performance support teams and stakeholders.
• Liaise with Athletics Australia to identify trends and optimise outcomes.

Connaissances

Leadership

Mentoring

Programme design

Performance analysis

Outils

S&C monitoring systems

Description du poste

The Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach will be responsible for the design and implementation of world-class strength and conditioning programs aimed at maximising the physical performance of nationally categorised athletes within QAS High Performance programs across Brisbane, while also leading and developing a team of Strength and Conditioning Coaches at the QAS.

Join the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) as we work towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond, supporting Queensland athletes to achieve success on the world stage. This role is responsible for designing and delivering high-performance strength and conditioning programs that maximise the physical capabilities of nationally categorised athletes across QAS programs. In addition, you will provide leadership, mentoring and professional development to a team of Strength and Conditioning Coaches, driving excellence in athlete performance and high-performance service delivery.

Some Of Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Provide world-leading evidence-based strength and conditioning services to a QAS High Performance Athletics program, coaches and QAS categorised athletes in line with each athlete's Individual Athlete Performance Plan (IAPP), which is aligned with their What It Takes to Win (WITTW) framework.
• Deliver specific and relevant performance testing and tracking/monitoring for QAS categorised athletes, providing timely feedback to the coaches, athletes and Performance Support team members.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary performance support team that creates a high-performance environment to provide an integrated program based on the level and needs of QAS-supported athletes. This includes spending an appropriate amount of time in the daily training environment (DTE) and attending weekly Performance Support team meetings.
• Regularly liaise with key internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to Athletics Australia to collaboratively identify current sport-specific S&C trends to deliver high-quality integrated outcomes.
• Lead and mentor S&C staff, support professional development, and contribute to applied research and knowledge sharing across the high-performance network.
• Demonstrate high level responsibility for the application of agreed National Quality Assurance Standards relating to data collection, methods and equipment maintenance and utilise QAS-approved systems for athlete programming, monitoring, reporting and data management.

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our athletes.

We are committed to an environment where athletes from any background are heard, treated fairly and free from abuse.

More information regarding the QAS Safeguarding Statement of Commitment can be found on our website .

The role description will outline any qualifications, licences and specific requirements of the role. If you are interested in this job we encourage you to read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.

• Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies (identical or similar).
• Appointments are subject to criminal history checks in accordance with section 52 of the Public Sector Act 2022 .
• Prior to appointment, current and previous public sector employees are required to disclose any history of serious disciplinary action in accordance with section 71 of the Public Sector Act 2022 .
• All employees are required to disclose any interest/s that conflict, may conflict or may be perceived to conflict with the discharge of their duties in accordance with section 89, 182 or 183 of the Public Sector Act 2022.

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Occupational group Sport & Recreation