Rugby League is Australia’s most entertaining and community driven sport. Rugby League broadcasts have grown to be the most watched programs on Australian television. The NRL Telstra Premiership is the closest elite sporting competition in the country and the State of Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland is Australian sport’s greatest rivalry.
We’re looking for dedicated professionals to join our team and help shape the future of Rugby League. If you’re ready to make an impact in a fast-paced, purpose-led organisation, we want to hear from you.
In The Role You Will
- Develop HPE curriculum aligned units incorporating practical activities that are underpinned by contemporary, evidence-based learning design principles (e.g., representative practice, constraint manipulation).
- Design safe and inclusive learning environments for diverse learners that encourages student engagement.
- Design scope and sequence documents using modified games and activities to deliver holistic HPE/PDHPE outcomes and integrate cross-curricular priorities.
- Establish pedagogical principles and design standards to ensure consistency and educational rigour in curriculum products.
- Stay informed on curriculum reform and national education trends
- Conduct program reviews to ensure relevance across diverse school settings.
- Partner with professional associations to secure endorsement and accreditation of education products.
- Build and maintain relationships with educators, systems leaders and curriculum authorities.
Ideally you will have:
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and communicate effectively with diverse groups, including educators, administrators and sport industry professionals.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes, ideally within a sport, education or community focussed environment.
- Recognised teaching qualification and current registration in an Australian state or territory.
- HPE/PDHPE teaching experience and demonstrated expertise in curriculum development.
- Primary classroom teaching experience and broad curriculum knowledge across subjects.
- Knowledge of the Australian curriculum and state curriculum/syllabus implementation.
- Knowledge and understanding of contemporary motor learning theory and its application in learning design.
- Proven ability to design and implement resources that embed sport in classroom programs.
Whilst we look for experience, we also look for people who share the same beliefs as our organisation - we are UNITED, POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE & DISCIPLINED. Should you meet most of the criteria and share our beliefs, please apply.
The NRL is a child-safe organisation committed to providing a safe place for all children to learn and have fun. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with us and require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment, a process that will include, but is not limited to comprehensive reference checks, an identity check, “Working with Children” checks and/or national criminal history checks.
