Venue Manager

**VIC, MARC **- Bacchus Marsh 3340**
- Great career paths and development with an entrepreneurial organisation
- Do you have experience in overseeing and running sports competitions?
- Opportunity to make a real difference in a supportive team

This is a great opportunity for a passionate and innovate program specialist who enjoy taking personal ownership of developing great programs for the community.

**The Venue**

An exciting opportunity exists to manage Moorabool Shire Council's newly built 4-court indoor sports stadium. This will enable existing sports to expand and ensure a greater number of residents can participate in various levels of competition.

The stadium features:

- Four indoor highball courts
- 340 seat stadium with stand-alone change rooms
- Entry, reception, kiosk, office and administration areas
- 2 Multi-purpose / program spaces
- A function room with kitchenette
- Car parking with 118 spaces

The stadium is part of a three stage development that consists of the following:

- Stage 1: indoor sports stadium (under construction - funded by the Victorian Government and Council)
- Stage 2: regional bowls and community hub (funded - Victorian Government and Council)
- Stage 3: indoor pool complex (advocacy for funding by the Australian Government underway - Victorian Government and Council funding committed).

**The Role**

Reporting directly to the Area Manager, the **Sporting** **Stadium Venue Manager**’s primary responsibility is to oversee the safety, evacuation and operation of the entire facility and to direct the day-to-day operation of the facility’s programs and services, as well as customer service staff.

Skills & Attributes:

- Maintain compliance with all safe work methods and risk management procedures by routinely checking all areas of the facility
- Maintain positive relationship with all internal and external stakeholder
- Provide leadership and direction to all staff on duty
- Introduce new community groups into the facility by making community connections and contacts and identifying programming needs within the local community
- Organise, implement and managing all sporting competitions
- Meet the goals and targets as set out in the annual business plan for program coordination and increase program participation during peak and off-peak time
- Adopt safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations of the programs within legislative guidelines and centre policies
- Manage contract coaches and referees to optimise the programs and competitions
- Dry site (no aquatics)

ESSENTIAL:

- Current First Aid Certificate (Level 2)
- Current CPR Certificate
- Police Check
- Current Working with Children Check or equivalent
- Ability to establish community connections with groups in the local area
- Strong customer service background
- Knowledge of leisure-based programs
- Knowledge of local council plans to meet the needs of the community
- Knowledge of Sports TG or similar platforms
- Referee qualifications will be highly regarded

DESIRABLE:

- Competent ability with Microsoft Office and prior experience/knowledge of sales processes
- Basketball and/or Futsal experience/referee qualifications will be highly regarded
- Experience working with multicultural individuals and groups
- Experience with sporting competitions and 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.

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.