Aquatics Coordinator

**Aquatics Coordinator**:
**Job no**: 498091

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 5 ($76,355- $86,617 pa)

**Categories**: Leisure & Recreation

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the Role**
This position will coordinate staff in the delivery of day-to-day Aquatic operations, ensuring a clean, safe and friendly environment. This position is responsible for the planning and implementation of tasks in relation to aquatic activities, plant maintenance, water quality and aquatic programs.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity based at the City’s Splashdown Leisure Centre.

Key responsibilities include:

- Oversee day to day operations of the centre’s Aquatic environment, ensuring adherence to relevant regulations, policies and procedures
- Development, coordination and continuous evaluation of operational systems, processes and programs.
- Provide leadership to the Lifeguard & Duty Manager team supporting recruitment, induction and ongoing training and development.
- Coordinate rostering, Lifeguard deployment and provide administrative and technical support to Leisure Services staff with tasks relating to plant, maintenance and operational activities.
- Deliver exceptional hands on customer service as an integral part of our Duty Manager team.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will hold a tertiary qualification relevant to recreation program management or several years’ experience with aquatic programs or a related field. You will have experience leading teams and have the ability to work with a diverse range of people.

Essential:

- Demonstrated experience in the planning, implementation, reporting and evaluation of innovative procedures
- Demonstrated skills and experience in team development, management and leadership
- Excellent knowledge of pool plant operations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to build relationships with staff and client groups
- Working with Children Check, Level 2 First Aid Certificate, Pool Lifeguard Award, Aquatic Technical Operator Award
- Ability to work early mornings, evenings and weekends

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- flexible work arrangements including RDO options in specified work areas
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

**Applications and Enquiries**
- We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared._

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