Aquatic Team Leader

**Aquatic Team Leader**:
**Job no**: 498379

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 4 ($69,560 - $74,316 pa)

**Categories**: Leisure & Recreation

**About the role**
The Aquatics Team Leader will be the link between Leisure Service Officers and Coordinators to ensure smooth operations on Pool Deck.

Not only will you supervise the Lifeguard staff, but you will also be required to perform the role of a Lifeguard, Senior Lifeguard and Duty Manager on a regular basis, as well as deliver high-quality customer service to patrons using the aquatics facility.

**Work Type: Permanent Full-Time**
**Classification: Band 4 ($69,560 - $74,316 pa)**

Key responsibilities include:

- Provide leadership to a team of lifeguards to ensure the delivery of high-quality customer service to patrons using the Aquatic areas of the centre.
- Assist the Aquatic Operations Coordinator with the daily operations of the Aquatics facilities including plant and pool maintenance, staff supervision, customer service, and safety of staff and patrons.
- Ensure that pool equipment and surrounds are maintained in appropriate condition at all times.
- Ensure the water quality of the swimming pools is maintained in accordance with the Health Department Regulations and perform routine pool plant maintenance.
- Assist in the development and management of Aquatic staff rosters to ensure that all operational needs are planned for.
- Attend to general aquatic operational needs.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have several years of front-line experience in an aquatic environment, adopt a ‘Safety First’ approach to your work, be solutions focused and thrive in a collaborative team environment. Utilising your interpersonal skills, you will enjoy engaging with a diverse range of people, being able to effectively communicate expectations to staff and community members and have the ability to navigate and resolve challenging conversations.

Essential Experience:

- Experience supervising or guiding staff.
- Experience in a customer service environment, preferably in a supervisory capacity.
- Good understanding and knowledge and experience of Aquatic pool plant operations and delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in the planning, implementation, reporting and evaluation of innovative procedures.
- Level 2 First Aid Certificate, Pool Lifeguard Certificate & a current Working with Children’s Check.

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At the 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

**A career with us**
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:

- 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

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