Wellbeing Coordinator Female Talent

• Want to work in the sporting industry
• Do you enjoy working collaboratively in an energetic environment
• Want to make a difference in the football community

About us:

WA Football (WAF) is the peak Australian Rules Football body in Western Australia and plays a key leadership governance and funding role to football throughout the State whilst also driving the overall development and growth of the sport.

The WAF is a not-for-profit organisation that plays an important role in the on-going development of football across all communities.

We are passionate about what we do and the people we work with. Our environment is welcoming diverse collaborative and team driven.

Our values:

Our organisational values are front and centre of everything we do. Every service we provide every interaction we have and every employee behaviour provides evidence and validates these values:

• Our People
• Being our very best
• Our relationships
• Leading our industry

Working at the WAF is more than just a job you will be joining our WAF family you will love what you do and the people you work with.

About the role:

The role will look to implement individualised programs and initiatives in the areas of wellbeing personal development and off-field career pathway planning for players involved in the WA Football performance pathways and development programs. The role exists to support players with their non-athletic endeavours and to provide support in managing the competing demands of football alongside various other pursuits including academia culture employment and personal development. This role is a 0.6FTE 12-month contract.

Key role responsibilities:

• Maintain strong working relationships with players to ascertain individual wellbeing development and support requirements
• Liaise with and maintain strong working relationships with players relevant personal networks (parents family school WAFL Club)
• Providing support at camps across wellbeing coordination and design and implementation of wellbeing education modules)
• Standardising Wellbeing Mentor roles across WAFL clubs by working with WAFL Wellbeing Staff and assisting with their professional development
• Support players transitioning into and out of the State programs

To be considered for this position you will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

Essential criteria:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or relevant professional experience in athlete wellbeing
• Demonstrated experience in the development implementation and evaluation of innovative and contemporary wellbeing strategies and initiatives
• Educational facilitation experience with groups of young athletes
• Scope to travel with teams
• Ability to work outside of normal office hours
• WA Working With Children check
• Drivers Licence
• National Police Clearance

Desirable criteria:

• A Tertiary degree or qualifications in counselling or psychology
• In-depth understanding of the sport and non-sport requirements of elite athletes

All applications will berequiredto present a current Working with Children Card and a National Police Clearance (no older than six months).

Applications close 5pm Monday 20th October 2025. A full Position Description for the role is available upon request by emailing. Applicantsare required tosubmita Cover Letter and Resume online via SEEK to be considered for shortlisting.

We reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date.