Operations Team and Aquatic Safety Leader

**Make a Splash in Community Wellbeing**

Banyule Leisure is seeking a passionate and experienced Operations and Aquatic Safety Team Leader to lead the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of services across our leisure facilities. This pivotal role ensures our centres operate in full compliance with industry standards and deliver exceptional experiences to our community.

**Why you’ll love this role and what you’ll be doing**:
You’ll be at the forefront of aquatic safety, team leadership, and operational excellence—working closely with the Operations Coordinator to uphold best practice principles and drive continuous improvement.

You’ll be part of a team delivering vital community health and wellbeing outcomes. You’ll
- lead a team of diverse staff in a dynamic environment.
- ensure the highest levels of safety for the community in our facilities.
- promote a culture of high performance, learning and development.

**What you’ll bring/what we are looking for**:

- A commitment to Banyule Leisure’s values and a keen interest in promoting health and safety of our customers and the wider community.
- Strong customer service focus and ability to multitask in a busy and dynamic environment, without compromising service to customers.
- At least 12 months’ experience in similar or related roles.
- Prior experience working with a relevant industry body or within the aquatics and recreation industry will be highly considered
- Must hold all mandatory qualifications (listed below).

The role requires working to a Tuesday to Saturday roster or a Sunday to Thursday roster. The position will be rostered to work 2 days of direct service Duty Manager shifts and will need to be flexible to work across the hours of operation of the facility if required.

**What’s on offer**
- A full time, permanent position, salary range $77,785.93 - $90,083.32 per year excluding super.
- Primary work location Ivanhoe Aquatic, occasionally Olympic Leisure and Banyule Nets.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave - primary carer/2 weeks of paid parental leave - partner.
- Supportive and engaging team.
- Great employee benefits including a focus on professional development and personal wellbeing, including access to the facility gym and aquatics.

**Mandatory Qualifications**:
The incumbent must hold and keep currency in the following qualifications:

- Pool Operators Certificate
- Pool Lifeguard Certification
- Level 2 First Aid Certificate
- Anaphylaxis and Asthma Certificates
- CPR Certificate

**Pre employment checks**:

- Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)
- Pre-Employment Medical Check
- Working with children check
- Drivers license

**How to apply**:
**Applications close**_: _**3 October 2025**at **_11.45pm _**_. _**_Please submit your resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and why you are interested in the position. _
- For further details about this position, please see the position description. If you have any questions, please call _**_Wes Hurrey on _**_0408 678421 _**_for a chat. _

**_Why choose Banyule? _**
- Join a dedicated team committed to making a positive impact on our community. At Banyule Council, you'll have the opportunity to drive service excellence, engage with diverse stakeholders, and contribute to the betterment of our community. We offer a supportive, collaborative, and innovative work environment where your skills and expertise will be valued and rewarded. _

**_Our Values _**_: Our employees align their careers with Banyule because they share our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion. They thrive in our strong learning and development culture, and the positive way we work in partnership with the community. You will share our values and have a passion for helping a community of over 130,000 residents to live happier, healthier and more connected lives, all while growing your skills and advancing your career. We look forward to you starting the next chapter of your career at Banyule Council. _

**_Diversity Statement _**_: Our community is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity, participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster harmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community. _
- To discover more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace, please find Banyule's _Workplace Gender Equality Action Plan 2021-2025 _. _

**_Acknowledgment of the Traditional Custodians _**_: Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region’s history. _
- Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Na