Are you passionate about women’s football and athlete development? This is your chance to join a proud and historic club as Essendon Football Club (EFC) looks to appoint a Strength & Conditioning Coach on our AFLW program.About usEssendon FC - "The Bombers" - are a professional sporting team in the Australian Football League. As home to 5 sporting teams, we run our AFL men’s and women’s programs, VFL women’s and men’s programs, and a wheelchair football team. But we’re more than the game. Not only do we exist to win premierships, we aim to give back to our loyal membership base, and importantly, our community. We understand and take seriously the impact we have on social outcomes and work tirelessly to ensure these are positive, from our partnership with The Long Walk, to our indigenous pathway programs. To do this, we have strong commercial partnerships and innovate with non-traditional ventures, such as our Essendon Education Academy and EFC Investment Fund, so that we can deliver world class events, give back to our fans, run community programs and ultimately, strive toward our next premiership. About the roleAs our AFLW Strength & Conditioning Coach you’ll be responsible for managing the physical development of the AFLW playing group. You will assist the Head of Strength & Conditioning with programming, player monitoring, data collection, rehabilitation, and injury prevention processes for the team. Working closely with the Head Physio to provide assistance with rehabilitation and program planning for individual players transitioning from injury rehab, back into the playing group. You will also manage the use of GPS data within the AFLW program. Please note this role is a part time and maximum term position during the AFLW season.About youWith a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science or equivalent and a Level 1 ASCA accreditation, you will have experience working within an elite team sport environment. You’ll pride yourself in your strong attention to detail and your ability to program and plan for individual elite athletes. Bringing a high level of energy to the team, you’ll have the ability to communicate clearly with all stakeholders and be able to remain calm and effective when faced with challenges. Experience working with female athletes is desirable but not essential.The PerksOur work doesn’t always fit the 9 to 5. Your life doesn’t always fit the hours around it. We offer flexibility with hybrid office / home working arrangements and hours. More annual leave? Sure! EFC People* will be gifted additional leave per year taken to coincide with Footy Department mini breaks or at the discretion of the CEO. EFC People may also choose to purchase up to 10 days per annum additional leave during the year for extra time off*.Parent friendly - We put family at the centre of our work. We know they are the centre of yours. We offer paid parental leave to both the primary and secondary carer of a biological or adopted child*. Access to our Wellbeing Partner – Converge which supports a Healthy Mind, Healthy Body and Healthy Workplace.Continuous professional development - to compete at our best we have to keep learning. It’s an expectation and a commitment we make to everyone at EFC. All EFC people will have access to the Essendon Leadership Academy which consists of formal learning, coaching and mentoring, to support you in achieving your career goals.But wait there’s more - You will have access to great benefits and discounts through our Commercial Partners. Along with two x Flexi Home & Away memberships* giving you access to our Home & Away games at Marvel Stadium and the MCG. Free onsite parking at our premium workspace, The Hangar, and more.Please keep reading...Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. We pride ourselves on creating an environment of shared spirit of passion, innovation, and inclusivity. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion is an important part of how we do business. We are united in upholding our Club-wide values and are consistently setting the benchmark both on and off the field as we strive to win our next premiership. And we wouldn’t be an elite footy club if we didn’t celebrate. All our win’s matter, on and off the field, we love to reward and recognise our people from monthly barbecues to tickets to the Crichton Medal and Brownlow. AUDTullamarine3043
