Fitness & Personal Training (Sport & Recreation)The Chiefs Rugby Club was founded in 1996 as the Waikato Chiefs for the inaugural Super 12 season. The Chiefs are 1 of 6 NZ Professional rugby union teams who play in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. Based in Hamilton, the Chiefs primary home ground is FMG Stadium, but covers the region including Counties, Bay of Plenty, Thames Valley, King Country, Taranaki and Waikato. The Gallagher Chiefs won back-to-back Super Rugby Championships in 2012 & 2013. In 2019 they broke the record for most consecutive playoff appearances by a Super Rugby team with an 8th consecutive appearance. In 2021, history was made when the Waitomo Chiefs Women faced the Blues Women in NZ's first ever women's Super-Rugby match, and in 2022 the Waitomo Chiefs Manawa went on to win the inaugural Women's Super Rugby Aupiki Competiton and were finalists in 2023 and 2024. The Gallagher Chiefs were finalists in 2023 and 2024 and have a world class coaching group which includes Head Coach Clayton McMillan and a playing roster with senior and up and coming All Blacks.WE'RE HIRING!An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Athletic Performance Coach to join our Athletic Performance Team here at the Chiefs Rugby Club. Reporting to the Head of Athletic Performance, you will lead the prescription and delivery of team and individual strength and conditioning training programmes and provide sport science logistical support to the Chiefs Manawa for our up-coming Super Rugby Aupiki Campaign. You will also lead the delivery of athletic performance support to the Hamilton based Black Ferns Hub.Based in Hamilton, the role is fulltime. The nature of the role will require some irregular hours, weekend work, with some requirement for domestic travel.Ideally, you will have 5+ years of Athletic Performance experience (as a strength and conditioning coach) in a high-performance sport environment, preferably Rugby Union at National Provincial Championship level or equivalent high-performance sport programme. You will have applied knowledge and experience working with development athletes. Finally, you must be qualified and registered to work in New Zealand.We now welcome applications and ask that you please submit your cover letter and CV to the Head of Athletic Performance (******) by 5pm, Friday October 11th. In addition, please also direct any questions or queries relevant to the role to the Head of Athletic Performance.Your application will include the following questions:How many years' experience do you have as a Performance Coach?Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
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