Swimming Centre Assistant Manager

2 weeks ago


Norwood, Australia The City Of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Full time

**Role Description**:
Employment Opportunity

Community Development / Arts, Culture & Community Connections
Swimming Centre Assistant Manager
- Manage one of the the City’s best assets, the Norwood Swimming Centre
- Join a supportive and collaborative team with excellent working conditions
- A culture of excellence, integrity and working together

Annual salary of $81,260 - $87,157 + Statutory Superannuation

To ensure adequate management and lifeguard coverage of the Council’s Norwood Swimming Centre during the Swimming Season this position:

- will be required to work flexible hours over a seven (7) day roster (including Public Holidays)
- will be rostered to work outside the ordinary span of hours (including early starts/late finishes)
- may be required to work in excess of thirty-eight (38) hours per week (and may be rostered to work up to an average of 96 hours per fortnight, if required)

Seasonal Fixed-term Contract - September 2025 to May 2026

The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters owns two swimming facilities, the Norwood Swimming Centre and the Payneham Memorial Swimming Centre.

The Payneham Memorial Swimming Centre is currently closed whilst it is undergoing re-development. It is expected to open in the middle of 2026 and operate all year.

The Norwood Swimming Centre is an outdoor facility which operates seasonally (typically twenty-six weeks) and serves as a cherished community asset. the Centre supports a range of community outcomes including recreation, health and fitness, learn to swim, events and club-based activities.

The Role
Reporting to the Swimming Centre Manager, the Swimming Centre Assistant Manager is a “hands-on” position, responsible for assisting with the overall management and operations for the Centre including pre and post season. The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters aims to ensure the Centre continues to respond to a range of community interests and needs, whilst operating safely and efficiently.

In the absence of the Manager on site, the Swimming Centre Assistant Manager will assume responsibility for providing a safe, enjoyable and friendly facility for all patrons visiting the Council’s swimming facility and ensuring that the day-to-day operations of the Centre are carried out in line with required guidelines, procedures and policies.

About You
To be successful in this position you will be a pro-active team player who possesses the following skills and experience:

- Current Royal Life Saving Society Pool Lifeguard Award.
- Current Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Medallion or Surf Life Saving Society Bronze Medallion.
- Aquatic Technical Operator qualification.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislation, industry guidelines and policies relating to the operation and safety of public swimming centres.
- Ability to build positive relationships and communicate effectively with a diversity of people, both in writing and verbally.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, particularly in an aquatic and service-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and develop staff in order to manage work and resource requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and coordinate the operations of an aquatic centre or similar.
- Demonstrated experience in financial management, including the management of a Profit/Loss budget.

**Benefits**:

- Join a value-based organisation
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Study assistance
- Confidential & free access to the Employee Assistance Program 24/7
- Healthy Lifestyles Program
- Income protection (illness, accident & injury)
- Work on cosmopolitan The Parade, Norwood

Specific enquiries may be directed to the Council’s Manager Arts Culture & Community Connections, Navian Iseut, on 8366 4555, or Administrator, People & Culture 8366 4518.

Applications close 5:00pm on Sunday 10 August 2025

**Additional Information**:
**Job Title / Number**:

- Swimming Centre Assistant Manager (Job # qA175445)

**Department**:

- Community Development

**Type**:

- Fixed Term Contract - Full-time

**Location**:

- Norwood.
Note: Maybe required to work at various office locations

**Supporting Document**:

- Position & Person Description

**Application Close Date**:

- 10/08/2025

**Application Close Time**:

- 5:00 PM

**Contact Details**:
**Position Title**:

- Manager, Arts, Culture & Community Connections

**Department**:

- Community Development

**Name**:

- Navian Iseut

**Phone**:

- 83664555



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