COLLEGE OVERVIEW
Sports College South Australia (SCSA)
is a forward-thinking and student-centric independent, co-educational college.
SCSA
works in partnership with young people who want to complete their education in an environment that is fun, fosters connection and a sense of belonging, and is flexible, empowering them to achieve personal success. Innovative intentions mean learning is applied and focused on relevance. Uniquely, it is delivered through and/or connected to sport because it enables and empowers young people to develop real-world skills for now and in the future.
SCSA
places a student's interests at the forefront of their education, creating a learning environment that enables agency and delivers a personalised, engaging, and suitably challenging curriculum.
SCSA
provides students with fantastic opportunities to connect authentically with a range of South Australia's foremost sporting organisations and develop a range of transferable skills for the next stage of their journey.
SCSA
promotes very strong, supportive, and productive relationships between students and staff. Our unique approach allows the teacher, mentor and other key staff to know each young person, their personal circumstances, and their career aspirations. The teacher then works with each student to develop their confidence as learners and their skills for life, and to guide them through their personal journey.
Across our work,
SCSA
is fully committed to child safety and the creation of an environment in which adults and young people thrive, feel safe, included, and welcome. All staff have a responsibility to contribute to this culture and to ensure that they interact with students in a manner that actively promotes the rights and empowerment of young people.
POSITION CONTEXT
The Athlete Development Program (ADP) is SCSA's purpose-built high-performance learning environment for Year 9–12 student-athletes. It integrates education with training, competition, travel and recovery while supporting academic progress and wellbeing. Through personalised, sport-connected learning, students train with purpose, learn with direction and perform with confidence. Launching in **** with Years 9 and 10, the ADP will expand into a complete Year 9–12 pathway.
The Strength & Conditioning Coach (S&C;) works with coaches, sport science staff, physiotherapists, teachers, Advocates and external programs to deliver safe, engaging and age-appropriate physical preparation. The role develops the strength, power, speed, movement, conditioning, robustness and recovery behaviours required for long-term development.
Training must respond to growth and maturation, training age, physical capacity, injury status, confidence and competing school and sporting demands.



Assessment and monitoring data must inform practical training, recovery and support decisions.
The S&C; Coach will lead physical preparation for their allocated sport, including session delivery, testing and monitoring, individual planning, injury-risk reduction, return-to-training support, athlete education and stakeholder communication. Applicants will primarily support ADP Football at T.K. Shutter Reserve, Klemzig, or ADP Basketball at The ARC Campbelltown, with travel between partner facilities.
SCSA prefers one full-time Coach across both programs but may appoint two 0.5 FTE Coaches aligned to Football and Basketball. Positions may be ongoing or fixed-term, subject to applicant suitability and organisational needs.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Lead safe, engaging strength and conditioning services for ADP Football or Basketball.
Deliver progressive gym, field and court programs developing strength, speed, movement, conditioning and recovery.
Individualise training for athlete development, maturation, capacity, injury status and competition demands.
Align training plans with coaching, competition, education and external commitments.
Support testing and monitoring to inform training, load and recovery decisions.
Collaborate with athletes, families, staff and partners on coordinated development planning.
Embed injury-risk reduction, progressive loading and return-to-training support.
Promote professionalism, safety, coachability and athlete ownership.
Maintain appropriate supervision, records, privacy and child-safety standards.
Support athlete education, program improvement and broader ADP priorities.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
Commitment to SCSA's vision and sport-connected learner-athlete development.
Experience delivering strength and conditioning programs for adolescents or developing athletes.
Knowledge of long-term athlete development, growth, maturation and age-appropriate progression.
Ability to coach strength, speed, movement, conditioning and recovery safely.
Ability to design progressive football- or basketball-specific gym, field and court programs.
Experience using athlete testing and monitoring to guide training and recovery.
Understanding of injury-risk reduction, rehabilitation and return-to-performance processes.
Strong communication skills with adolescents, families and stakeholders.




Ability to contribute to multidisciplinary planning and shared decision-making.
Strong organisation, initiative, problem-solving and time management across venues.
Professional integrity and understanding of child safety, inclusion, confidentiality and boundaries.
Desirable
Relevant experience within school, academy, pathway or high-performance sport.
Experience supporting football or basketball athletes.
Familiarity with athlete-management, testing or monitoring technologies.
Relevant professional accreditation or postgraduate qualifications.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATES & CLEARANCES
A relevant tertiary qualification in strength and conditioning, sport science, exercise science or a related discipline.
Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA) Professional Level 2 accreditation or an accepted equivalent.
Current Driver's Licence and the capacity to travel between SCSA and partner venues.
Current First Aid qualification, including CPR and anaphylaxis training, or willingness to obtain before commencement.
Current Working with Children Check, RRHAN-EC certification and Protective Practices Training, or the capacity to obtain these before commencement.
These qualifications, certificates and clearances must be held before the successful applicant commences in January ****.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Show us who you are
We are seeking applied Strength & Conditioning Coach/s who combine strong technical knowledge, quality coaching and a passion for supporting young people in a sport-connected education environment. Your CV shows what you have done; your video helps us understand who you are.
Alongside your CV, submit a three-minute video addressing:
Why you are interested in the SCSA Athlete Development Program and the strengths you would bring to coaching adolescent football or basketball athletes.
A time you adapted an athlete's program based on maturation, experience, injury, readiness or competing demands. What informed your decision, and what was the outcome?
How you would create an engaging, supportive and high-standard workplace while collaborating with coaches, sport science, physiotherapy and other support staff.
Upload the video to OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud or another cloud platform and include the shareable link in the cover-letter submission box.
Applications must be submitted through SEEK.
Applications close
Wednesday 12th August **** at 11:59 pm
The College reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact
Kym Williams
(Head of Athletic Development) by email (******).

📌 Strength & Conditioning Coach (Adelaide)
🏢 Sports College South Australia
📍 Adelaide