About us
Joining the Hawthorn Football Club represents a unique opportunity to work in a fast paced, elite sporting environment where you can be yourself and thrive.
Our Club’s values and One Club philosophy across our men’s and women’s football programs ensures that inclusion and diversity are at the core of all we do. You will work and thrive in an environment that is committed to excellence and supported by a culture of wellbeing and work/family balance.
Our strategic priorities guide the Club to deliver long term objectives to continually grow, innovate and achieve on-field success. We are excited that our new state of the art home Kennedy Community Centre in Dingley will be completed in 2025.
We are committed to creating a supportive environment in which people feel connected to our football club and to each other. Importantly we want to have fun!
About the role
Reporting to the AFLW Senior Coach, this fixed term, part-time role will provide specialist forwards coaching and be responsible for the forward line performance, with a focus on assisting the Head Coach.
Key Responsibilities
- Coach the players on and off the field - build relationships, analyse their performance, and work with them individually and as a group to improve performance.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with AFLW football department staff and other relevant HFC staff and networks
- Work with the Senior Coach to challenge and support critical areas of coaching that have an impact on forwards (and team) performance
- Engage with the Forwards Development Coach to professionally support their development through the coaching opportunity.
- Plan and prepare specialised training and skills sessions, and deliver these to the forwards to educate and improve individual and team development and performance
- Contribute to the high-performance culture and align with the overall strategic direction set by the Head Coach and Head of Football
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have exceptional coaching knowledge (AFL Level 3 desired), have demonstrated they can develop athletes in the forward craft, and have multiple years coaching Football at a Senior/State Level or higher.
Prior experience working as a specific Forward coach and demonstrated knowledge of relevant measures of success and specific line skills, strategy, plans and tactics is highly desired for this role.
Availability
- Due to the nature of the role and the industry, the AFLW Assistant Coach will need to be available for trainings and games, from preseason in May, with official games commencing in August and going through until the end of November.
Our offer to you
As a Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will work in a supportive, values driven and harmonious team. You will be challenged and provided with opportunities to learn new things, grow, and develop. Our initiatives which drive wellbeing, connection and performance include:
- Access to gym facilities
- Special offers and discounts through our Corporate Partners
- Professional development opportunities – inhouse and external
- One Club memberships to enjoy games with your family and friends
The Hawthorn Football Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We welcome applicants who reflect the diversity of the Australian community and encourages applicants from the following backgrounds to apply:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Culturally and linguistically diverse
- LGBTIQ+
- People with a disability
- People who live in rural and regional locations
We provide a welcoming, safe, and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.
As an organisation we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Hawthorn Football Club understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organisation requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ prior to appointment.
