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

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 contact the Active After-school Communities.

AIS Sports Science Sports Medicine

The Australian Sports Commission / Australian Institute of Sport offers work experience and clinical placements to postgraduate and undergraduate tertiary level sports science students enrolled in Australian universities.

Use the Contact Us form to specify which area you are seeking a placement with and the year of study you are currently enrolled in.

School students and overseas university students

  • We do not offer work experience placements for secondary school students.
  • Work experience, student placements and internships are not available to students enrolled in overseas universities.

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

Quick numbers

113 thousand people have so far completed the ASC online coaching course.
10 current or former AIS athletes won medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
56 current or former AIS athletes won medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
35 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
21 thousand people have so far completed the ASC online officiating course.
0.5 million people visit the AIS each year.