National Wheelchair Coach - Melbourne, Australia - Tennis Australia

Tennis Australia

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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

It is an exciting time for Tennis in Australia and we have ambitious plans to continue to grow the game from grassroots through to high performance.

Our Performance team is focused to become global leaders in Players with Disability tennis. Together, we're creating an inclusive, high-performance environment where players with disability thrive in tennis. To help us achieve our plans we are looking for a National Wheelchair Coach to join our team

We will consider applicants from all states and territories.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Players with Disability, The National Wheelchair Coach is responsible for the holistic development of select Australian wheelchair tennis players.

Central to the role, the National Wheelchair Coach will oversee the daily training environment and tournament schedules of assigned players nationally.

This will include daily on-court training with players in their home state, and daily/weekly touch points with select players in other states.

In this role you will:

Deliver professional oncourt coaching for all assigned wheelchair athletes (private and group as needed) in their home state.
Oversee the training and competition schedules for assigned athletes.
Collaborate with each assigned player and their private coach to create an appropriate touring schedule.
Provide professional coaching and support services for touring athletes (nationally and internationally).
Support the development of a talent ID strategy to ensure a pipeline of players throughout the pathway.
In conjunction with other stakeholders, select Australian representative teams.
In collaboration with the Coach team, increase the awareness and development of the private coach network in wheelchair tennis coaching.
Deliver coaching workshops on wheelchair tennis where required.

About you

What you will bring to the role:

High Performance coaching qualifications or willing/ability to attain (essential)
Strong leadership skills and experience
Proven ability to develop and implement a highperformance tennis program and environment for developmental and elite tennis athletes
Extensive experience coaching tennis at an elite national or international level and a successful track record
Past playing experience at the elite international level (preferred)
Alignment with the Tennis values of Excellence, Humility, Collaboration and Imagination
You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check

What's to love

Tickets to the Australian Open & Superbox tickets to concerts and events at Rod Laver & Melbourne Arena
Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
Monthly health & wellbeing activities through our Serving Your Health program
Flexible working practices
Salary packaging
A range of discounts from our sponsorship partners

To Apply

If you think you're up to the challenge, we'd love to hear from you A copy of the position description can be found

here

Applications close 14th April 2024._
Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to childsafety._

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