Sport4All Inclusion Coach Blacktown City Council
Employment Term: Fixed term 18 months
Time Fraction: 0.6 EFT (3 days per week)
Remuneration: $66,667 pro rata ($40,000 equivalent) + 12% super
Reports to: Sport4All State Manager NSW/ACT
Get Skilled Access and Blacktown City Council are searching for the following person:
A person who has disability or lived connection to disability,
Who has a great connection with their community,
Who is passionate and motivated to build the confidence of community sport clubs and schools to include people with disability in all aspects of sport (playing and non-playing).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply for this position:
Please submit your CV or Resume (can be written, or recorded with audio or video)
Please submit a short response to the following question (can be written/typed, or recorded with audio or video) (max 250 words / max 2 minutes recording):
- Why are you passionate about inclusion in sport and what attracted you to GSA and this role in particular?
Application close Sun 21st Sept 2025 at 11.59pm AEST.
No late applications will be accepted.
About Get Skilled Access:
As a Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Consulting organisation we call you into conversations, we don't call you out. We're people with disability, lived experience of disability and allies of disability inclusion.
Founded by Dylan Alcott OAM in 2016, we partner with our clients to provide genuine, tangible, and engaging experiences that drive inclusion, productivity, and profitability, creating sustainable change towards an equitable and dignified experience for all.
Get Skilled Access designed and delivers the Sport4All program.
About Sport4All
The Sport4All (S4A) Program has been commissioned and funded by the Federal Government to build inclusion capability in community and school sport.
The Sport4All (S4A) Program employs local Inclusion Coaches in communities to help sporting clubs and schools be more accessible and inclusive for people with disability.
Role Location
The Inclusion Coach is employed by Get Skilled Access in partnership with Blacktown City Council will be part of the Community Development team
About Blacktown City and Council
Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.
With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Blacktown City is implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for residents and businesses.
Blacktown City Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. Delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.
Blacktown City Council Values - committed to ensuring their operations, service delivery and strategic planning show integrity. They will:
* strive at all times to be equitable, transparent and accountable
* be a committed advocate for the City's interests
* provide opportunities to involve and empower the community in creating a dynamic City
* be committed to the organisational values of teamwork, customer focus, innovation and safety.
About the Inclusion Coach
The 'Inclusion Coach' must be a person with disability and/or lived connection to disability who has been involved in sport as a player, volunteer, or administrator. The Inclusion Coach will work within the Blacktown City Council area to connect local sporting clubs and schools with the Sport4All resources and help them to complete the Sport4All training program.
The Inclusion coach will use their real-life disability experiences and the experiences of their network to build relationships with the clubs and schools, which will help them to understand the purpose of Sport4All and the benefits and opportunities the program can bring.
The Inclusion Coach will be trained in the Sport4All program at the beginning of the role, with further training and development offered.
The Inclusion Coach will be managed by the Sport4All NSW & ACT State Manager, supported by the Community Development team – Blacktown City Council.
Key responsibilities and activities of this role:
Develop a connection with First Nations organisations and the sporting community within your region.
Connect and work with the Get Skilled Access Sport4All Team
You will understand the S4A program goals and work towards achieving these through working with local sporting clubs and schools.
You will create a plan for contacting and keeping connections with sporting clubs and schools for reporting purposes.
You will understand the S4A program goals and work towards achieving these through working with local council, sporting clubs and schools.
You will create positive and successful relationships with sporting clubs and schools to bring them into the program.
You will help sporting clubs and schools to connect with other relevant organisations to achieve their inclusion goals.
You will check in, assess, and support Sports clubs, Schools, and organisations to create more inclusive sporting opportunities for people with disability.
You will support Schools and clubs to deliver inclusive sports activities such as sessions and workshops.
You will promote the Sport4All program and educate community groups about how participating in sports can help people with disability.
You will share with all people from all groups within the community the opportunities for people with disability to participate in all sporting activities, including First Nations people, to participate in all sporting activities.
You will explore the sporting needs of people with disability within your local community.
You will keep records and data up to date on which clubs, schools and organisations connect and complete the Sport4All Program, as well as keeping record of the people with disability participating in sport within the local community.
Your role will work on empowering sporting communities within your community to better include people with disability, including First Nations people, in sport.
Essential Skills, knowledge and qualities:
Ability to create strong relationships with the people and groups interested or connected to the Sport4All Program.
Communication skills in writing, public speaking and phone calls to connect with many different people and groups within the community.
Passionate and motivated, with the ability to work independently and to be resourceful while working without always being told what to do.
Ability to connect with grass roots sporting clubs, teachers, school leadership and other school staff.
Ability to plan your trips and travel around the local community, including to different schools and sporting clubs.
Organised and able to manage administration tasks, and have technology skills including setting meetings, emails, phone calls, recording data etc.
Understanding and ability to use computer programs to collect and keep data on Sport4All connections.
Able to manage your time and prioritise while continuing to keep communication connections with schools, sports clubs, organisations, and any people or groups who have an interest or connection to Sport4All.
What you can expect from working with both Get Skilled Access and Blacktown City Council Government:
All abilities, friendly, flexible working arrangements.
Opportunities for professional development and training
A supporting and positive work environment that values diversity
A real sense of work-life balance
Other Relevant Requirements
This role may require travel in NSW.
This role may require work outside ordinary work hours, including evenings and weekends, for meetings and events.
Conditions of Employment
* Right to work in Australia (e.g. Australian citizen, permanent residency status, or visa permitting you to work in Australia).
* You are required to notify GSA if your right to work in Australia ceases during the term of your employment.
* Current Working with Children Check (employee)
* A satisfactory National Police Criminal History Check prior to appointment
If you have any questions after reading the Job Description or have any technical issues, or have any accessibility needs or reasonable adjustments required to any elements of the recruitment process, please contact Jenny Crandell ).