The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) employs a variety of people across a diverse range of recreation and sport to meet our vision of enriching the lives of South Australians through regular participation in sport and active recreation.

There are currently vacancies available

Business Unit: South Australian Sports Institute
Location: Mile End
Salary Range: $101,285 - $107,078
Duration: Up to 42 months
Classification: PO300

Role Highlights

  • Oversee and deliver S&C programs to Olympic and Paralympic level athletes.
  • Represent SASI and contribute to national S&C forums.
  • Based at the brand new South Australian Sports Institute facility at Mile End.

Role Details

Work at the state-of-the-art South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) facility in Adelaide and advance your career in a cutting-edge environment while enjoying a significantly more affordable lifestyle than in larger Australian cities. Benefit from an easy commute, allowing you to fully embrace Adelaide's renowned work-life balance and explore its vibrant food and wine culture, stunning beaches, and the nearby Adelaide Hills. Contribute to high-performance sport in a city consistently ranked for its liveability, offering a fantastic quality alongside exciting professional opportunities at a leading sports institution.

The Head of Physical Preparation role is accountable for establishing and maintaining world-class technical expertise and service delivery, identifying and contributing to innovation/research projects, integrating emerging technology and systems, and influencing system-wide knowledge growth. The role will manage the SASI strength and conditioning facilities and required staffing to deliver strength and conditioning support across SASI sport programs, ensuring relevance and alignment with national partner priorities. The role will also involve direct delivery of strength and conditioning support to athletes and coaches.

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Applications close 27 May 2025, 11:00pm

Business Unit: Strategy and Investment
Location: Mile End
Salary Range: $108,109 - $116,864
Duration: Ongoing
Classification: ASO700

Role Highlights

  • Lead responsibility for ORSR’s financial management function.
  • Based at the brand new South Australian Sports Institute facility at Mile End.
  • Flexible work conditions and supportive workplace culture.

Role Details

The Manager, Finance reports to the Director, Corporate Strategy and Investment and is part of the Finance and Business Operations business unit. The role has key working relationships with ORSR host department, the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) as well as other Government Agencies and external service providers. The role includes responsibility for: The provision of high-level financial management, budgeting and financial reporting for ORSR; Managing the provision of effective financial systems, processes and practices which comply with DTF policies and procedures and Australian Accounting Standards; and Providing leadership and direction in the promotion of sound financial and business practices and contributing high level advice and input into the ORSR strategic decision making.

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Applications close 15 May 2025, 11:00pm

Business Unit: South Australian Sports Institute
Location: Mile End
Salary Range: $68,478 - $83,594
Duration: Up to 42 months
Classification: PO100

Role Highlights

  • Work with high performance athletes and coaches to optimise physical performance
  • Be a critical member of multi-disciplinary teams across multiple sports
  • Based at the brand new South Australian Sports Institute facility at Mile End

Role Details

The Physical Preparation Coach is responsible for supporting the SASI Physical Preparation Unit to deliver world class technical expertise in strength and conditioning to South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) athletes. This position will be responsible for designing implementing and delivering strength and conditioning programs to SASI athletes to effectively optimise the achievement of performance outcomes as a member of an integrated inter-disciplinary performance team.

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Applications close 19 May 2025, 11:00pm

Business Unit: Infrastructure  and Planning Division
Location: Mile End
Salary Range: $108,109 - $116,864
Duration: Up to 24 months
Classification: ASO700

Role Highlights

  • Opportunity to coordinate operations of international-level training facilities.
  • Supporting the growth of the SA sport and recreation sector.
  • Based at the brand new South Australian Sports Institute facility at Mile End.

Role Details

The Manager, Venue Operations is responsible for the operational oversight, strategic planning, and stakeholder coordination of government owned and managed venues to ensure they are safe, accessible, well-maintained, and support a diverse range of community, high performance, research, education, and commercial activities. The role provides leadership in venues operations, contract and facilities management, event coordination, and customer experience, while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policies. Working closely with internal teams (including planning, major projects, asset management, and high-performance), external partners, and the community, the Manager, Venue Operations ensures venues are utilised effectively and sustainably, aligned with organisational and government objectives.

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Applications close 21 May 2025, 11:00pm

Internal Applicants

The ORSR is a State Government employer, with some positions only available to Public Sector employees.

Internal vacancies can be found at I Work For SA.

External Applicants

Employment opportunities that are open to the public may be advertised via external media such as SEEK, CareerOne, and Sportspeople. They are also advertised on I Work For SA and on this website under current vacancies.

Overseas Applicants

Please refer to the Department of Home Affairs  in relation to gaining approval to work legally in Australia.

The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing celebrates its diverse workforce and values it as a source of strength to achieve our goals and deliver our programs.

To serve our agency, we need to maintain a workforce that represents the diversity of the South Australian community.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all people feel valued, are empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and have equal access to opportunities that help them reach their full potential.

Our commitment is reflected in our Disability Action and Inclusion Plan that outlines our strategy for the following topics and groups:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
  • Disability employment
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse
  • Young professionals employment
  • Mature age employment
  • Gender equity
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer+ (LGBTIQ+) inclusion

We also have a Inclusion and Diversity Working Group that listens and responds to the voices of our workforce.

Secondary students wishing to undertake work experience at the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing should submit their request in writing before the end of April each year. All applications will be reviewed early May with the outcomes notified to all applicants shortly thereafter. Work experience placements will be fulfilled between June to December each year.

The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing offers two (2) work experience opportunities for South Australian secondary students each year across the following business areas, for a maximum of three (3) days:

  • Strategy and Investment
  • Sector Capability
  • Infrastructure and Planning
  • South Australian Sports Institute

For more information on each area, please refer to the Our Structure section on this website.

Recreation and sport is a popular choice for many students and the demand for work experience is significantly greater than the available opportunities.

Interested secondary students should prepare and Expression of Interest (EOI) including the following information:

  • The date of your placement
  • Your educational background
  • How work experience at ORSR will assist you in determining your career directions
  • What areas of recreation and sport you would like to gain work experience in (refer to Our Structure)
  • Any other information that demonstrates your desire for a placement at this Office
  • Indigenous students and students with a disability are also encouraged to apply

Please send your EOI to the following email: ORSR.HR@sa.gov.au

For further information contact Human Resources

Phone icon 1300 714 990
Email icon ORSR.HR@sa.gov.au