The Queensland Academy of Sport’s mission is to inspire extraordinary sporting success. We recently brought this mission to life when 191 Queensland athletes proudly wore green and gold while representing Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Paris 2024 will go down in history as Australia’s best ever Games, setting the bar high for the next Olympic and Paralympic cycle.  The QAS is now on a mission to deliver more medals across more sports at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, in anticipation of hosting Australia’s most successful Games in Queensland in 2032. 

The QAS supports more than 500 elite athletes on their sporting journey from talented juniors to Olympians, Paralympians and World Champions. Our expert staff support athletes through in-house programs, partnerships with State and National Sporting Organisations, and individualised support for athletes on medal-winning trajectories to help them perform when it matters most. 

Our ambitious high-performance strategy for the 2032 Games is to create more medal-winning moments for Queensland athletes that inspire their state and nation. While this strategy defines our goals, our organisation’s culture is what will help us achieve them. Therefore, the QAS is looking for highly talented and motivated individuals whose values and behaviours align with ours, to join our QAS Team. 

Our values permeate every aspect of QAS, and if they resonate with you, you will excel and thrive in our organisation. If you want to contribute to something transformational and significant, and are committed to continuous improvement, join us on this important mission. 

Your contribution and key accountabilities 

• Lead the operational requirements for the Gold Coast Hub to deliver effective and efficient support for Gold Coast region coaches, categorised athletes, and performance support to achieve world class performances and medal success at the Olympics and Paralympics.  
• Lead, manage and provide operational support to the performance support team in the Gold Coast Hub and work with the Gold Coast Hub Resident program coaches to ensure that they provide the best practice performance support and deliver quality outcomes for the senior national team.  
• In collaboration with Gold Coach coaches, facilitate the athlete planning process for nationally categorised athletes and facilitate Performance Team meetings.  
• Work with the performance program coaches and Swimming Australia (SA) to formulate training and competition plans and provide logistical support for training camps and domestic competitions.  
• Proactively engage club coaches and categorised athletes who train at swimming clubs outside of the Gold Coast Hub and provide opportunities to engage in the Hub to enhance training, education and competition performance. 
• Where required, ensure effective Case management is in place for categorised swimmers on the Gold Coast. 
• Lead and manage the operations and performance support for all QAS supported domestic competitions as identified in the Swimming Australia High Performance calendar. 
• Provide operational support to the Brisbane and Regional Hub Manager by assisting with duties relating to the management of the Queensland Swimming Hub operations.  This may include investment planning and management. 
• Provide insight and contribute to the tracking processes to identify, monitor and support athletes that possess the attributes to successfully represent Australia at major events.  
• Regularly connect with the Brisbane and Regional Hub Manager to provide feedback and complete reporting requirements on Hub’s performance and ensure that the performance support team are provided with on-going technical development and feedback on their individual and collective performance.  
• Build and maintain productive and supportive relationships with Swimming Australia and Swimming Queensland high performance staff to ensure that all parties are updated on the operational needs and performance of the Gold Coast Hub.  
• Work collaboratively with the wider Australian High-Performance system (including State Institutes, AIS, international and professional elite sport networks) to share knowledge and leverage opportunities. 
• Provide a safe, and safe environment for QAS supported athletes and any other children and young people engaged with the QAS, free from physical, sexual and emotional abuse or neglect.  
• As a member of the QAS team, take shared accountability for setting a high performance culture to enable successful outcomes. This also includes adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards at all times.  
• Comply with the Code of Conduct for the Queensland Public Service, Public Service Values and departmental policies and positively contribute to a high-performing workplace culture that is respectful, inclusive and safe. 
• Demonstrate cultural capability and a commitment to cultural safety for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

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.