Join the NSW Institute of Sport as part of our Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement team - where world-class performance and Olympic dreams come to life at Sydney Olympic Park.

About the role

The Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement (AW&E) Advisor plays a key role in supporting NSWIS athletes to achieve holistic development and long-term success. This specialist role focuses on enabling athletes to manage their lifestyle within and beyond sport by providing tailored support across career, education, and personal development.

Working collaboratively with coaches, performance teams, and key system partners, the AW&E Advisor will design and deliver development frameworks and initiatives aligned with the NSWIS Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Framework. The role supports athletes through critical career and life transitions, assisting them to build the skills, confidence, and networks needed to thrive during and after their sporting journey.

This is a full time position, attracting a salary range starting at $103,236 pa plus superannuation.  The contract period for this role is up to 31 December 2028 in line with the Olympic cycle. 

This is an athlete facing role, a Working with Children Check is required.

For further information about the role and the key accountabilities please see the job description.

About you

You are a proactive and trusted professional individual with a strong commitment to supporting athletes in achieving holistic success, both within and beyond their sporting careers. Highly organised and adaptable, you demonstrate sound judgement, integrity, and a solutions-focused approach in a high-performance environment.

You have experience in athlete wellbeing, education, counselling, or career development, with the ability to guide individuals through key transition points and implement evidence-based strategies that enhance performance and wellbeing. Your ability to build trusted relationships, collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, and engage effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders enables you to deliver impactful, athlete-centred outcomes.

You bring a high level of professionalism, excellent communication skills, and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement, inclusion, and the values of NSWIS.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or highly regarded undergraduate degree in Education, Counselling, Psychology, Sport Management, Career Development, Social Work, Arts, or Business; or an equivalent  graduate certificate qualification.
• Experience in, or comprehensive awareness of contemporary issues relating to athletes in the Australian high performance sport system.
• Working with Children Check or be willing to obtain this prior to working with us.

Working at NSWIS

The NSW Institute of Sport [NSWIS] is a high performance sporting organisation that supports Australian athletes to become world’s best in line with the National 2032+ Win Well High Performance Strategy. We reach all regions of NSW with an Olympic and Paralympic training facility based at Sydney Olympic Park and high performance hubs across NSW that provide world class daily training environments for our athletes and coaches.

Our experts work in collaboration with partners within the national sporting system to create and deliver high performance support services and environments to prepare athletes and coaches for international competition.

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles that may arise over the next 18 months.

For more information about the NSW Institute of Sport please visit nswis.com.au.

NSWIS is committed to protecting Children from harm. We require all applicants that will work with athletes to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

Commitment to Diversity

The NSW Institute of Sport is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects our community, sport partners and athletes. We encourage applications from suitable candidates including; of all ages, genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, veterans, refugees, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability.

The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSWIS recruitment/interview process, then please email nswis_recruitment@nswis.com.auand let us know.