Posted: 25 July 2024
Link to Apply: https://www.seek.co.nz/job/77570007
New Zealand Cricket is looking for expressions of interest for the role of Team Physiotherapist with the Auckland Cricket Association’s Men’s team (Auckland Aces). This is an opportunity to combine your passion for sport with your clinical expertise.
This is a full-time, fixed term contract which will commence from 1st September 2024 through to 14th April 2025 and is based in Auckland, although you will be required to travel with the team for all matches and attend all trainings (home and away). While the role is initially a 7.5-month fixed-term contract, there is an option of clinic work in the off-season to make this a 12-month role and can be discussed upon application.
The Physiotherapist will:
- Be available for team training, camps and internal touring schedule
- Co-ordinate and manage all player treatment and monitoring, in conjunction with Auckland Cricket Men’s Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Work closely with Auckland Cricket’s High-Performance Manager, Auckland Cricket’s Coaches and Sports Science team over health, medical and injury issues
- Liaise with NZC medical staff and collect data as required for their injury surveillance requirements
- Input data into the NZC Athlete Management System database
The ideal applicant will:
- Be a NZ-registered physiotherapist, preferably with a post-graduate physiotherapy qualification
- Be able to communicate effectively with elite athletes of all ages
- Have a good knowledge of Strength and Conditioning programming, workload progressions and monitoring, and preferably with experience and/or qualifications in this field.
- Have previous experience working with sporting organisations or teams (preferably cricket)
- Have strong administrative and organisational skills
- Have the ability to assume some Management responsibilities when travelling with the team.
If you have an interest in cricket, are a good team player and are ambitious to work in a vibrant new management team with some of NZ’s leading International Players, we’d love to hear from you! Applications close on 9 August 2024. Please note all applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
Name of Author: New Zealand Cricket
The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
