Sports Psychologist

Help us bring our vision of global wellbeing to life

You will be responsible for collaborating with a multidisciplinary sports team to design and deploy contemporary practices, that promote the emotional and mental wellbeing of a diverse group of athletes. This position will play an important role in ensuring the psychological readiness of professional athletes to engage in high-performance athletic competitions. This is an expert practioner’s role that leverages science and research to enable peak athletic performance; this is an exciting opportunity to join a novel journey of wholistic wellbeing to develop self, society, community and nation

**What you’ll do**:

- Leverage contemporary scientific practices and interventions in the design and management of mental healthcare and emotional wellbeing services for the assigned athletic group
- Collaborate with a multi-functional team of technical coaches and sports science professionals to develop interventions that maximise athletic care; provide consulting support to sports technical team that compliments holistic athletic development
- Lead the formulation, scheduling and delivery of mental and emotional healthcare training programs for individual and group of athletes, during both off and in-season periods
- Research and analyse athletes’ motivation, personality, and performance to improve their self-efficacy through physiological contexts such as biomechanics and kinesiology
- Design and deliver outreach programs, workshops, and psychological / educational group presentations for athletic teams / staff members; provide direct counselling / psychotherapy services to athletes / staff members on both scheduled and need-basis manner
- Participate in physical and technical assessment procedures and provide consulting support to tailor future sports science and technical programmes as per the needs of the athletes
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders (technical / sports operations / sports science/ learning centre) to conduct research, analytics, and maintenance of athletes’ profile / performance data; suggest necessary readjustments in future sports science programs; manage data in accordance with relevant legislation, processes and procedures
- Lead by example on being diligent and observant at all times and ensure safety & risk aspects are considered within all sports science programs
- Create a safe and respectable environment for athletes and team members to maximise their holistic development

**Who we’re looking for**:

- Licensed Psychologist with specialized training in Performance and Sports Psychology; work exposure in professional Football / Hockey preferred
- Relevant clinical / field experience in counselling, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention; ability to manage emotional and mental healthcare needs of both adolescents and adult age groups
- Confident communicator with the ability to enhance an athlete’s performance through attention control training and mind awareness techniques
- High order listening skills with expertise in using breathing, relaxation and/or cognitive techniques to instil focus and mental intensity that is necessary for athletes to increase their performance levels
- Ability to collaborate successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve performance and wellbeing objectives
- Ability to communicate information in a manner that is easily understood by a range of audiences Demonstrated skills in building and nurturing trust-based working / client relationships Demonstrated ability to adapt and navigate in an environment of ambiguity and fast paced changes
- A creative thinker, receptive to feedback with willing to learn; one who can successfully navigate and resolve interpersonal conflicts
- An authentic passion to role model and practice the science and art of wholistic Wellbeing

**Why RoundGlass**:
RoundGlass was built on the vision that wellbeing should be at the very center of our life journey. We are not only reimagining how the world experiences wellbeing, but how companies (like our own) support the wellbeing of their people. We’re a group of talented, socially conscious, gritty, innovators using technology and human energy to create a vibrant wellness ecosystem. Together, we’ve built an amazing community and we are always looking for people who share our passion.

About RoundGlass Sports

RoundGlass Sports is transforming sports in the state of Punjab by creating an environment that’s both desirable and equitable, building infrastructure, training and motivation through an Academy and Grassroots program to help players reach their full potential.

Our focus is on bringing world class standards to RoundGlass Punjab Football Club and The RoundGlass Sports Academy which will support the development of talent in football, hockey and tennis, underpinned by the principles of wholistic wellbeing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do no