About us:

This position presents a unique opportunity to work for a Club with a strong track record in the VFL and VFLW, and that are respected members of both the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues. 

Box Hill Hawks are the proud VFL and VFLW affiliate of the Hawthorn Football Club.

The Club has a clear vision for the future– to create an environment steeped in excellence and opportunities to ensure that the Club is successful, sustainable, socially inclusive, and equally focused on both men’s and women’s programs. 

About the Role:

The Club is seeking to appoint a passionate and driven Dietitian, to work within both the VFL and VFLW program. This is a voluntary opportunity to gain valuable experience within an elite football program.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with implementing a best practice nutrition program for the Box Hill Hawks VFL + VFLW Programs and their players
• Provide individualised nutrition support to players to support their performance
• Game Day Presence to provide nutrition support pre-, during & post-match
• Liaise with key stakeholders, including Box Hill High Performance & Medical Teams, as well as AFL/AFLW Dietitian
• Coordinate post-match catering with support of Football Operations Team

The ideal candidate: 

You are driven to learn and improve your skills, further capitalising on your previous knowledge and work experience.

You have the ability to build rapport and trust with players, high performance, medical staff and other key stakeholders.

You are an excellent communicator, and a collaborative member within a team, further assisting you to establish effective relationships across the Club.

This role does require game day presence at all games.

Our offer to you:

As a Box Hill Hawks and Hawthorn Football Club employee, you will have access to…

• People first mentality and vibrant culture
• In house health & wellbeing programs 
• In house learning & development programs and opportunities
• Discounts on club merchandise 
• Free memberships 

This role will be based at Box Hill City Oval.  

Applications close Friday 28th February 2025.

The Box Hill Hawks are an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and diverse candidates. We provide a welcoming, safe and flexible approach to work and provide an environment that benefits from and enables the best from everyone.

As an organisation we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. It is essential that anyone involved with the Box Hill Hawks understands their responsibility in relation to child safety. Our organisation requires all applicants to obtain a ‘Working with Children Check’ and a ‘police check’ prior to appointment.