Sports Central is one of nine Regional Sport Assemblies operating throughout regional Victoria. Based in Ballarat, the organisation supports the development of a strong and inclusive sport and active recreation sector across six shires in the Central Highlands, including Ararat Rural City Council, City of Ballarat, Golden Plains, Hepburn, Moorabool, and Pyrenees shires. Sports Central is a not-for-profit organisation, delivering across several funded programs through long standing government partnerships and a range of professional services and projects.
Sports Central’s purpose is to strengthen a Central Highlands sport and active recreation sector that promotes active and inclusive communities. The organisation’s guiding principles are inclusion, empowerment, community, collaboration, innovation and integrity.
Sports Central deliver community impact across the strategic pillars and goals of:
- Strong and Inclusive Clubs, Leagues and Facilities
- Development and Support: Local sport and active recreation organisations are stronger and more sustainable.
- Welcoming and Inclusive: Local sport and active recreation organisations offer more environments and program where everyone in the community is welcome and support to participate.
- Active and Healthy Communities
- Participation: The local community is healthier and more active through participation in sport and active recreation.
- Healthy and Safe Communities: Local sport and active recreation organisations promote healthier and safer programs and environments for their community.
The Project Coordinator position will work across all programs and services delivered by Sports Central, taking a lead on youth and inclusive participation initiatives.
VicHealth - Regional Sport Partnership
The Regional Sport Partnership aims to improve the health and wellbeing of rural and regional children and young people by working with partners to:
- Provide more suitable sport, recreation and play opportunities for physical activity and social connection through sport clubs/facilities, schools, the natural environment or other community spaces,
- Strengthen and improve local and/or systemic enablers that support involvement and participation in sport, active recreation and play, and
- Remove, mitigate or reduce the impact of local and/or systemic barriers that limit involvement and participation in sport, active recreation and play.
The aims of the program are achieved through the delivery of a range of community sport and active recreation development services including:
- Supporting the development of new participation projects,
- Advocating for the voice of young people to be promoted in the development of new initiatives,
- Promoting pathways in sport and active recreation for young people, and
- Breaking down barriers to participation for young people in our region.
*The program objectives and strategies are subject to minor change, pending the confirmation of the 2025-27 program scope.
Sport and Recreation Victoria - Together More Active Program
The Together More Active Program aims to:
- Promote a sustainable regional sport and active recreation system with the capacity to deliver broad and inclusive participation opportunities, and
- Increase the equity, diversity and inclusiveness of sport and active recreation across rural and regional Victoria.
The aims of the program are achieved through the delivery of a range of club and association development services including:
- One on one tailored support,
- Workshops and presentations,
- Promotion of resources and information, and
- Resource and strategy development.
Sport and Recreation Victoria - Sustainable Volunteer Workforce Program
The Lead Connect Grow Program is designed to address key opportunities within the Central Highlands region to strengthen and evolve the region’s sport and recreation sector workforce. The program aims to develop more inclusive and sustainable organisations through the development of a skilled and innovative workforce that better reflects its community.
The program aims to:
- Strengthen the workforce by increasing opportunities available to women and girls
- Diversify and grow the volunteer and paid workforce through inclusive club action planning
- Build more sustainable organisations through future skills mapping and innovative practice
- Better connect the sport volunteer workforce
- Promote leading industry practices across the Central Highlands and showcase our success stories
Professional Services
The role will deliver and support the delivery of a range of professional services offered by Sports Central, including:
- Strategic and participation planning,
- Policy and governance reviews,
- Workshops and presentations across a range of topics, and
- Bespoke support services as required by community.
General Project Delivery
The position will also support a range of other projects and services delivered for the organisation. These include the direct delivery of participation projects and clinics, and health promotion projects and presentation as required.
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