WAIS is seeking an experienced and passionate Coach to support the Head Coach in delivering a high-performance daily training environment, fostering excellence across a dual-gender program for WAIS hockey athletes. Please note, this role has a maximum term of 4 years with the potential to extend.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing male and female athletes for selection to national squads and achieving international success. You will work closely with WAIS performance support disciplines and proactively collaborate with Hockey Australia and Hockey WA to ensure alignment with the national performance pathway.

About us:

WAIS was established in 1984 to enable Western Australian athletes to achieve international sporting success.  Our vision is to have Western Australian sporting champions creating community pride and inspiring the next generation. We operate in partnership with National Sporting Organisations and State Sporting Associations along with the VenuesWest and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries to deliver a high-performance training environment for sports and athletes.

Success for us is about winning well.  As a high-performance sporting organisation, winning is important, but how we win is equally important. 

We are about our people and creating a culture of excellence, teamwork and respect.  From athletes to support staff, everyone at WAIS plays a critical role in our success.

Role Overview:

In this role your key areas of responsibility encompass:

• Athlete performance and wellbeing
• Assisting the Head Coach to achieve WAIS Hockey program objectives
• Providing leadership across the performance pathway; and
• Developing and maintaining meaningful and effective engagement with stakeholders for the program.

About you:

• You are committed to upholding Australia’s High Performance WinWell pledge putting athlete wellbeing at the forefront of your role.
• You have a minimum of 3 years’ experience coaching national junior and senior level hockey players and a minimum of Hockey Australia Level 2 Coach or international equivalent.
• You have a demonstrated track record of coaching State Teams (U21 or higher) and successfully progressing hockey players through the high-performance pathway
• You have amazing interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with athletes, parents, colleagues and external stakeholders alike.
• You can demonstrate your technical and tactical knowledge across hockey disciplines with an understanding of key levers for achieving skills progression and acquisition.
• You have or are able to attain a Working with Children Check and National Police Criminal History check.
• Above all else, you are a genuine team player that cares about others and always acts with kindness and integrity.
• Applicants will need to have a visa with full working rights to be eligible for this role.

Join us:

If you’re ticking all the boxes above and you’re ready to make a meaningful impact to the Hockey program at WAIS, we want to hear from you!

Please go to our career’s portal at wais.elmotalent.com.au/careers/default/jobs to view the full position description, and then apply to join our team at WAIS.

All applications must be submitted through the WAIS career portal.

Please include a cover letter addressing your suitability for your role, along with your resume.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note that shortlisting will commence immediately and be ongoing so don’t delay in submitting your application!

Interviews may commence straight away and will take place Thursday 5th December and Friday 6th December. The job closes at 8am (AWST) on Monday 2 December 2024.

Please note, any candidates that are not shortlisted for interview will be communicated with at the conclusion of our process.

For further information:

For role related queries please contact the HR team via email at hr@wais.org.au or Sheila Galloway (Performance Team Director - Pathway) at sgalloway@wais.org.au