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What this job is
A Sports Development Officer designs and delivers community sports programmes to increase participation, skill development, and engagement across diverse population groups in Australian localities. They work for local councils, non-profit sports organisations, or state sporting associations to identify barriers to participation, recruit participants, manage coaching or volunteer staff, and evaluate programme outcomes against participation targets and community health objectives.
Pay
A$1,442 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Community Developmentcore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
- Goal Setting and Planningcore
- Group Facilitationcore
- Inclusive Practicecore
- Negotiationcore
- Report Writingcore
- Research and Analysiscore
- Stakeholder Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- Adapt teaching to target group
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Adjust sporting equipment
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Disability Awareness and Inclusion
- Feedback Collection and Actioning
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Process Improvement Identification
- Record Management
- Reporting and Analytics
- Risk Identification