Geelong Grammar School - Netball Coach

Geelong Grammar School is one of the world’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools. Offering exceptional educational opportunities across four campuses from Early Learning to Year 12, Geelong Grammar School is committed to making a positive difference for students, staff, and the community. We believe in prioritising wellbeing, creativity, and academic rigour. Our character is compassionate, curious, and courageous, and we achieve our goals through working ethically, collaboratively, inclusively, progressively and with substantiation.

The sports programme based at our Corio campus requires casual Netball Coaches for the upcoming winter season (to commence April 2025)

Previous coaching and/or playing experience is required. Training occurs at the School throughout the week with matches/competition on a Saturday morning. Applicants must possess a current Working with Children Card (Employment) and/or VIT Registration and be willing to obtain a National Police History Check. 

About the role:

The role is responsible for the following:

• Planning and delivery of a coaching programme within the designated sport over the season, including the development of specific training and skill development sessions (pre and in season) to meet desired expectations and outcomes for the sport
• Monitoring student attendance, performance, dress and effectively communicating and encouraging the expectations of student behaviour
• Facilitating positive interactions with students and other internal and external coaches
• Actively exercising a duty of care and monitoring the welfare of all students involved in netball
• Attending all professional development and induction programmes and activities as required

About you:

To be successful in this role you will need:

Essential Skills:

• Experience in coaching and the implementation of a coaching programme within netball
• Previous experience in developing the sports skills and experiences of students
• Excellent communication and motivational skills and a capacity to manage and coordinate sports teams
• Knowledge and understanding of adolescent development and behaviour relevant to coaching sports teams

Desirable Skills:

• A relevant coaching qualification and/or extensive netball experience
• Competition experience within netball as an athlete

Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse. 

The School’s Student Safeguarding Framework, which includes the Student Safeguarding Strategy, Student Safeguarding Policy and Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct, is available on the GGS website, under ‘Student Safeguarding’.  The School’s expectation is that all staff members (and School Community members) comply with the Student Safeguarding Framework policies and procedures and the Child Safe Standards, as applicable to their role.  Any queries in respect of this Framework or the School’s expectations should be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..   

If you are passionate about Netball and looking for an opportunity to extend this passion into paid employment, apply here.

Please be aware that applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, and interviews may occur prior to the closing date.

Applications close at 10:00am on Tuesday 22^nd April 2025