WAIS is seeking a Sports Dietitian to join our Performance Support team on a 0.8 FTE parental leave cover through to January 2027. This role supports athletes to optimise performance through evidence based nutrition while prioritising wellbeing within a high performance environment.
Working closely with athletes, coaches and multidisciplinary support staff, you'll play an important role in delivering athlete centred nutrition strategies aligned with program objectives and WAIS' Win Well approach.
About Us
The Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) is the peak high-performance sporting organisation in Western Australia, proudly supported by the State Government and a member of the National Institute Network. Since 1984, WAIS has supported Western Australian athletes to achieve success at national and international levels, including Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship competition.
We work in partnership with National Sporting Organisations, State Sporting Associations, VenuesWest and the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport to deliver high quality daily training environments.
At WAIS, success is about winning well. While performance matters, how we achieve it matters just as much. Our culture is built on excellence, teamwork and respect, with genuine care for people at the centre of everything we do.
About the Role
As a Sports Dietitian, you will work closely with athletes across assigned sport programs, supporting performance outcomes through practical, evidence-based nutrition strategies. Embedded within an interdisciplinary performance support model, you’ll contribute to holistic, athlete centred care in a high-performance environment.
Your focus will be on helping athletes fuel effectively for training and competition, build understanding and confidence around nutrition and manage nutrition related health risks. You’ll collaborate with coaches and fellow performance support practitioners to align nutrition support with overall program goals, while ensuring athlete wellbeing remains central.
This role suits a practitioner who enjoys working in dynamic sporting environments, values collaboration and is confident balancing performance demands with care and responsibility.
About You
You are a qualified and accredited Sports Dietitian who brings curiosity, professionalism and care to your practice. You enjoy working directly with athletes, communicate clearly, and value being part of a collaborative performance support team.
You’ll be well suited to this role if you:
- Are an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Accredited Sports Dietitian (ASD)
- Have experience providing sports dietetics support in high performance environments
- Enjoy translating evidence based nutrition principles into practical, athlete friendly strategies
- Are confident identifying and managing nutrition related health risks, including disordered eating
- Work well under pressure and adapt easily to changing demands
- Value teamwork, integrity and respectful communication
- Bring a balanced approach that supports both performance outcomes and athlete wellbeing
