Aquatic Operations Manager

**VIC, WaterMarc Banyule - Greensborough 3088 VIC**
- Free facility access
- Great career paths and development with an entrepreneurial organisation
- Enjoy a great work / life balance with mornings, evenings and weekend shifts
- ** Full-Time Position**

This is a great opportunity for qualified lifeguards or operational staff looking to step up who value water safety and love working with people, to provide leadership and coaching to our team.

**The Centre**

WaterMarc is the largest aquatic and leisure facility in the northern region of Victoria and is home to the premier gym and indoor swimming pool in the area with a wide range of fitness classes and training programs.

This $42 million Banyule City Council project is a leader in the provision of health and leisure services with facilities that will continue to deliver excellent results from the first time casual swimmer to the most dedicated of exercisers.

Features include:

- Health Club with over 120 pieces of equipment (850 sq m)
- 3 Group exercise studios - group fitness, wellness & cycle studios
- 50 metre indoor pool which can be converted to 2 x 25 mt pools
- Learn to swim pool
- Leisure/toddler pool
- Australia FIRST tantrum alley water slide
- Huge water play space including a ‘zero depth’ play area
- Warm water program pool
- Spa, steam and sauna
- Childcare
- Personal Training
- Café
- Community spaces

**The Role**

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and friendly **Aquatics Operations Manager**. This role is designed to provide leadership and guidance to the Duty Manager and Lifeguard teams, while assisting the Centre Manager in managing the day to day operations of the Centre. This role is hands-on with a focus on safety, supervision, risk management and operations. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Lifeguards or Duty Managers looking to further their career in the Leisure industry.

You will have a passion for safety around the water. You should be energetic, dynamic, outgoing and fun. You will need outstanding communication skills and a commitment to customer service excellence to ensure our patrons safely enjoy their visit every time. You will have proven Leadership qualities and have a passion for developing a high performing operations team.

You will also have an ability to engage with Key Stakeholders and build strong relationships.

Skills & Attributes:

- Strong leadership experience with an ability to inspire others
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends
- Current First Aid (Level 2) & Current CPR Certificate
- National Police Check
- Current Working with Children Check
- Current Pool Lifeguard Certificate
- Current Pool Operations Certificate
- Previous experience and success in a comparable role

**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 150 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.

**If you are a passionate person who realises the tremendous opportunity that this role offers and want to utilise your skills and passion in a health, wellness and aquatic environment, we want to hear from you**

We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.

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.