Aquatic Services Unit Manager - Keilor Downs, Australia - Brimbank City Council

Brimbank City Council

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Keilor Downs, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

We seek people with community-first values who want to make Brimbank an even better place to live and work.

Exciting opportunity to join the second largest municipality in Melbourne's metropolitan west. Located about 20 kms from the central business district, Brimbank City Council is culturally diverse.
We are currently seeking a staff member on a permanent basis to join our team based at our leisure facilities in

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Sunshine and
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Keilor Downs.

Our Team

Our team manages two busy community leisure facilities including the brand new $60 million Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre and the Sunshine Leisure Centre. Our leadership team are a single management solution managing programs and services across both facilities including aquatic activities, swim school, gymnasiums and group fitness classes. We work with a number of community partners to deliver a range of meaningful community programs to our residents.

The role

Reporting to the Manager Leisure Centres, we are seeking a motivated professional who can bring their skills and experience for:
Delivery of the learn to swim program with near 4,000 students
Delivery of the school swimming program
Assist in the delivery of other ancillary aquatic services
Assist the leadership team in delivery of the council plan elements applicable to the leisure centres

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have
Ability to work in accordance with our values and behaviours
Highly developed understanding of the aquatics and recreation industry and capacity to translate that experience into the development of effective programs, services, and promotional activities.
Welldeveloped supervisory skills and ability to manage lead and train a large, diverse team of multidisciplinary staff and contractors.
Relevant experience in financial management of a leisure venue or commercial programs.
Ability to plan and organise work while responding to challenges and issues using emerging policy solutions and creative problemsolving skills.
Welldeveloped written and oral communication skills and ability to liaise, negotiate, and communicate effectively with a wide range of organisations, client groups and suppliers.
Demonstrated experience in building partnerships and the development of networks, in particular with schools.
Ability to use common office software packages including word processing, spreadsheet, databases, electronic presentations, and specific industry packages such as swim school software.
Appropriate tertiary qualification and significant experience in aquatics management
Local government experience is desirable
Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation. Brimbank will implement all necessary measures to ensure a safe and supporting Council environment, which endeavours to promote child safe, child friendly practices.
BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 9, 2021 EA
To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia_
Brimbank City Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff and members of the public. Our COVID19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy requires all staff members be double vaccinated with an approved COVID19 vaccine. Some roles may have an additional requirement of having received a third booster vaccination. Proof of vaccination status or authorised medical exemption will need to be provided before commencing employment._