SA, Port Pirie Recreation Centre - Port Pirie 5540
- Lead a team of passionate people
- Great opportunity with a growing and entrepreneurial organisation
- Free facility access and great benefits
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Venue Manager to lead the team to deliver exceptional customer experience on a full time fixed term basis. Responsible for the management of these fantastic facilities, the team at the Centre and connecting with our local community, you are fully accountable for the Centre’s operational, financial and program deliverables.
You will develop and execute plans through engagement with the centre’s leadership team, key stakeholders and the local council. With experience in leadership of teams, financial and risk management, you will continue to drive the centre's overall success.
The Venue Manager will not only oversee Port Pirie Aquatic & Leisure Centre, but you will also be responsible for the management of Port Pirie Sporting Precinct & Crystal Brook Swimming Pool.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain a high value relationship with local Council.
- Ensure the safety and well-being of visitors and employees through effective planning and oversight of polices, processes and procedures.
- Coach and develop leaders to deliver on KPIs through engagement, performance planning and individual development plans.
- Lead and drive a high performance community minded culture through highly visible and hands-on leadership and team engagement.
- Achievement of budgeted performance targets.
- Implement a high value customer service proposition that addresses the needs of the client base.
- Recruitment of energetic, diverse and passionate employees as required to compliment the team and the vision for the Centre.
- Train staff as required to ensure that knowledge and capability are at the required levels to enable staff to carry out their work and achieve their objectives.
- Identify staff and develop career progression paths that lead to transparent and effective succession decisions when required.
- Maintain facilities to approved standards in line with contract requirements.
About You
You will be a up and coming leader, who drives with vision and energy. You are passionate about leisure, wanting to join a growing organisation. You will be able to share insights into how you have successfully shaped high performance teams into business actions. You can easily articulate the link between employee engagement and exceptional business performance.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
- A minimum 2 years’ experience in managing a team
- Experience managing a leisure, aquatic or event/function facility
- Highly developed communication skills with a flair for positive influencing and negotiating win-win outcomes
- Sound knowledge of health and safety requirements
- Experience in planning and execution of operational, financial and people plans to successful outcomes
- Current CPR Certificate (or willing to get)
- Current First Aid Certificate (Level 2) (or willing to get)
- National Police Check
- Working with Children Check (or willing to get)
- Legal working rights in Australia
Desirable:
Qualification in a related field for example: Swimming Instructor Qualification, Pool Lifeguard Certificate and or Pool Operators Certificate, Experience in planning and organising events
The Company
Belgravia Leisure is part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG) and is the fastest growing leisure organisation in Australia. Our core areas of business and facilities stewardship include health clubs, wellness and spa, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 250 locations across Australia and New Zealand.
We are in an exciting period of growth and look to continue to diversify and deliver results while being a strong community citizen. With an annual turnover in excess of $180m, the group are looking for the best and brightest to assist with taking the organisation into the future.
If you are a person who is passionate about leisure and wants to utilise your skills and experiencein the leisureindustry, we want to hear from you!
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We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.
We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to our child safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.