Casual and work experience

This page lists casual and work experience opportunities at the Australian Sports Commission and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

For information about full-time and part-time positions with the Australian Sports Commission visit the jobs page.

Casual employment

Swimming instructors

Swim and Fitness at the AIS regularly requires self-motivated and outgoing staff with excellent customer service skills to teach swimming and aquatic safety to Swim School children.

Austswim qualification plus resuscitation ability are essential (Swim and Fitness at the AIS is able to assist you to gain these qualifications).

A variety of shifts are available, including after school and on weekends.

To apply, download the swimming instructor application.

For more information contact:

Swim School Manager, Australian Sports Commission
Tel: (02) 6214 1924
PO Box 176 Belconnen ACT 2616

Use the Contact Us form to email questions.

Childcare workers

The AIS Caretaker's Cottage Childcare Centre seeks enthusiastic casual staff to provide high-quality childcare to children, from birth to five years old.

To apply, download the childcare worker application form.

For more information contact:

Childcare Director, Australian Sports Commission
Tel: (02) 6214 1905
PO Box 176 Belconnen ACT 2616

Use the Contact Us form to email questions.

Work experience

The Australian Sports Commission offers work experience and clinical placements to postgraduate and undergraduate tertiary level students from Australia. We do not have a formal work experience program for secondary school students.

To apply, please fill in the Work Experience Submission Form.

Active After-school Communities program

The Active After-school Communities program is a national initiative that provides primary school-aged children with access to free, structured physical activity programs after school.

For information about work experience positions with the Active After-school Communities program visit the contacts page.

AIS Sports Science Sports Medicine

Sports Science Sports Medicine is the AIS section responsible for all of the Institute service delivery departments, which are divided into: Clinical Services, Sports Sciences, Athlete and Career Education, Applied Research Centre, and the National Sport Science Quality Assurance Program.

For information about work experience positions in the Sports Science Sports Medicine section, contact:

Human Resources, Australian Sports Commission
Tel: (02) 6214 1328
PO Box 176 Belconnen ACT 2616

Use the Contact Us form to email questions.

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Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

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700 athlete scholarships are offered annually at the AIS.
263 current and former AIS athletes competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
142 Olympic medals have been won by athletes from the AIS since its establishment.
40 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
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