- Full Time Permanent Role
- Drive Participation and School Spirt
- Toowoomba Based
TGS is seeking a Head of Athletics and Head Coach to join the team. This role leads the School's athletics program from Years 5-12, overseeing all Cross Country and Athletics operations.
Working closely with Heads of Sport, teachers, operations teams, and coaching staff, the Head of Athletics ensures a cohesive, engaging athletics experience for students.
About TGS
Founded in 1875, TGS is a member school of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland (GPS). It is an independent non-denominational day and boarding school for boys with a total enrolment of 1,200 from Preparatory to Year 12. The School’s campus covers 20.5 hectares and is located one kilometre from the centre of Toowoomba.
It is our vision that our boys will graduate from TGS with the skills to be independent, well-balanced, and successful in life. That they are boys of good character who respond well to challenges and achieve life-long wellbeing.
About the Position
Reporting to the Head of Sport, you will be responsible for driving high-quality coaching, athlete development, and participation across track and field, while coordinating training and competition programs.
Selection Criteria:
You will be able to demonstrate your ability and commitment to:
- Leadership in Athletics Program Management: Demonstrated experience leading and managing comprehensive athletics programs, including coordinating Track & Field and Cross Country operations, with proven ability to build program culture, oversee coaching teams, and deliver high-quality training and competition experiences.
- Coaching Expertise and Athlete Development: Advanced knowledge of athletic training principles, injury prevention, rehabilitation collaboration, and strength and conditioning methodologies, supported by relevant accreditation (Level 2 Track & Field minimum).
- Operational Planning and Administration: Proven capability in coordinating schedules, events, camps, competitions, staffing, and logistics, including budget preparation and resource management, while maintaining accurate systems, documentation, and reporting in a high-volume school environment.
- Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive relationships with students, parents, staff, coaches, and external stakeholders, exercising confidentiality, professionalism, and a collaborative approach.
- Strategic Thinking, Adaptability and Personal Drive: Evidence of strong organisational skills, time management, and the ability to manage competing priorities, combined with a proactive, energetic, and adaptable approach that supports long-term program development, talent identification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Student Protection at Toowoomba Grammar School
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. At TGS, staff are committed to providing environments where children and young people receive the highest standard of care, where their rights are supported, and they can thrive and be fruitful. Staff at TGS understand the Child Safe Standards and how the school promotes the development of a strong, child-centred culture that prioritise safety, cultural responsiveness, and wellbeing for all children and young people.
TGS places emphasis on genuine engagement with children and young people, create conditions that reduce the likelihood of harm to children and young people, create conditions that increase the likelihood of identifying harm, and respond to any concerns, disclosures, allegations or suspicions of any person, including employees.
Committed to the provision of a safe and supportive living and learning environment for all students, staff must:
- Understand and adhere to all obligations relating to the protection of children and young people as outlined in our policies and procedures
- Attend or complete all student protection mandatory training annually and any other professional learning events as required by the School
- Support and engage with all student protection initiatives and programs across the School.
All School staff, unless otherwise eligible for an exemption, must possess a current Positive Notice or “Blue Card” issued under the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 before commencing employment with the School. Volunteer Blue Cards are required to be transferred to Paid Employment cards.
