Sports and Programs Team Leader

Permanent | Full Time | 152 Hours Per Month

Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation Benefits | 19 Day Month

This position is classified as a PACS Band 6 ($85,494 - $91,666 p.a) under the City of Kwinana's structured remuneration system.

About the Role
The City of Kwinana has a brilliant opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Sports and Programs Team Leader to join the award-winning team at Kwinana Recquatic. Recently recognised as the National Employer of Choice by AUSactive for Leisure Facilities in Australia, you will be part of an organisation committed to excellence in both its facilities and its people.

Reporting to the Kwinana Recquatic Manager, you will coordinate and deliver quality sport and lifestyle programs for all age groups at the Kwinana Recquatic. You will lead the Sports and Programs Team in creating a customer centric environment, building a strong rapport with community members and ensure continuous improvement to service delivery. The successful incumbent will closely monitor, respond to and report on program and business development objectives.

Our mission is to inspire a physically and mentally healthy Kwinana. We achieve this through our four pillars of team culture, which are:

Community First by:
Providing an industry-leading service
Showcasing professionalism in everything we do
Delivering memorable experiences ad peak moments

Courage to Act by:
Leading by example
Looking for the opportunity to help
Taking on challenging opportunities

Make it Fun by:
Sparking joy with fun and laughter
Celebrating achievements and milestones together
Encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and innovation

Trust and be Trusted by:
Assuming positive intent
Showing support and care for one another
Being outwardly supportive and inwardly challenging

About You
To be successful in this position, you will require the following:

• Comprehensive understanding of sports and programs offered within a recreation centre setting.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities by inspiring and motivating team members, setting clear goals, and providing guidance and support.
• Strong organisational skills to effectively plan, coordinate, and manage both your own tasks, and that of your team.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively convey information, provide feedback, and maintain open lines of communication with team members and external stakeholders.
• Experience promoting and marketing programs/services in an innovative way that drives growth.
• Tertiary qualification in Business, Recreation, or equivalent level of experience.
• Provide First Aid Certificate, Police Clearance and Driver's Licence.

Interested?
To be considered for this position, applicants must address the above criteria in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information relating to the position (not application packs) call Adam Westberg, Kwinana Recquatic Manager on 9236 4717.

Applications close 5:00pm Friday 05 September 2025.

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City's current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City's recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.