Are you a driven and visionary netball coach ready to shape the future of elite performance?

About Us

Netball WA has a clear vision to be ‘The best on and beyond the court’ becoming a world-class sport organisation respected for transforming lives through netball. Underpinning this vision and our purpose ‘to dream, play and achieve through the power of netball’, are our 2023-2025 Strategic Priorities which sit across three key areas – Play, Grow and Inspire. We encourage all candidates to read our 2023 NWA Strategic Plan

NWA needs extraordinary people to take our sport into uncharted territory. Shaping a performance culture and delivering world class performance starts with assembling the right team and creating an environment where that team can thrive.

Primary Purpose of Position

The WCF Assistant Coach plays a critical role in actively supporting the WCF Head Coach in leading and managing the development and implementation of a world class high performance program. This position is responsible for contributing to the strategic planning, technical development, and daily execution of training programs that align with the team’s competitive objectives and ensures flow through to underpinning Club programs including WCF Reserves, WCF Fever Academy and WCF Futures.

The Assistant Coach fosters a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement, while ensuring athlete wellbeing and development remain central to all coaching practices. Through collaboration with coaching staff, performance personnel, and athletes, the Assistant Coach helps drive a cohesive, disciplined, and winning environment.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in coaching or playing at an elite level.
• Advanced knowledge of high-performance netball principles, techniques, and trends.
• A demonstrated ability to inspire and influence athletes and staff in a professional
• sporting environment.
• A strong alignment with our core values: United, Leadership, Integrity, Courageous,
• and Excellence.

What we Offer

To achieve our vision of becoming ‘the best on and beyond the court’, NWA’s goal is to become the employer of choice within the industry. In addition to a competitive remuneration package, your reward for stepping into this challenge will be:

• A high-performance culture where you will lead and be led, challenge and be challenged
• Professional development and a strong commitment to support your career growth
• Flexible work practices to enable you to live your best life
• Free on-site parking at the Gold Netball Centre
• Mobile phone allowance
• Employer Funded Paid Top-up Parental Leave
• Tickets to home events
• Fantastic Sporting Brand Discounts
• Employee Wellness and Assistance Programs
• And above all, the opportunity to directly impact our great game of netball and ensure its sustainability for generations to come!

Other Information

Hours of Work

This role is a full-time maximum term role, working 37.5 hours per week through to 16 September 2026 with a possible extension. The sport industry operates outside of traditional business hours, including weekends. To succeed in this role, you must be willing and able to work when and where sport is happening. We have a flexible approach to ensuring our people can balance their family life and personal commitments alongside the demands of the industry.

Salary

A competitive salary will be negotiated with the successful applicant dependent on level of experience.

Child Safeguarding

NWA as a child safe organisation require all applicants that will work with children to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

If you would like a copy of the full position description please contact hr@netballwa.com.au.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply