Tennis Team Leader

**Closing date**: 2/03/2025 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location**: Oasis Aquatic Centre - 50 Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 - Wiradjuri Country

**Department**: Economy, Business & Workplace - City Growth and Regional Assets

**Employment type**: Permanent Full-time

Are you interested in joining a leading facility in the health and fitness industry? Do you have experience in the management and operations of a Tennis Centre?

It is a very exciting time to join an expanding team with new positions available. We are looking for an experienced leader that is motivated, enthusiastic, and has a passion for health, fitness, and leisure to join this growing team and to contribute to the new offerings to the community of Wagga Wagga

This position is responsible for the effective and efficient management and operations of the Jim Elphick Tennis Centre.

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**We offer**:

- Permanent full time, thirty-eight (38) hours per week.
- Commencing salary of $3,245.96 gross per fortnight with the opportunity to progress to $3,895.15 gross per fortnight plus superannuation (11.5%).
- Generous leave entitlements including four (4) weeks annual leave.
- Access to Council’s Flexible Working Hours Agreement. Flexible working arrangements with commencement and finishing times dependant on operational needs.
- Subsidies to assist with the cost of wellness and fitness activities.
- Dedicated and supportive team environment.

**Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to**:

- Oversee and deliver a wide range of tennis programs, competitions and private coaching to facility customers and members.
- Management and on-going professional development of casual tennis staff and coaches ensuring compliance, appropriate training and qualifications, and alignment with Tennis Australia and Council objectives.
- Assist the customer service team with café and event operations of the Jim Elphick Tennis Centre clubhouse ensuring a quality customer experience.
- Ensure regular and proper maintenance of Jim Elphick Tennis Centre equipment and facilities including implementation of maintenance schedules, audits and reporting and escalating issues as required.
- Conducting and rostering staff to individual and group training sessions in line with leisure facility programs, schedules, and timetables.
- Contributing to social media content i.e., videos, posts, photos etc. for all tennis related programming and competitions.

**What you will need to succeed**:
We are looking for someone with the following:

- Tennis Australia Certified Coach Status.
- Qualifications relevant to the role e.g., Certificate III or IV in Aquatics & Community Recreation, Diploma of Sport, and Recreation Management or equivalent.
- Current CPR Accreditation.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- NSW Working with Children Check Clearance.
- Class C Driver’s Licence.
- Substantial experience in tennis operations and management, program development, maintenance schedules, audits and reporting and effectively leading a team.

**Desirable**:

- Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach (Level 2).
- Performance Business Professional (Level 3).

**What is next?**

Applications close **Sunday, 2 March 2025**at 11.59pm at AESDT with interviews to be held in the week commencing Monday, 10 March 2025.

If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact **Marc Geppert, Manager Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre on 0408 680 984.**

As part of the recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with requirements of the position.

In accordance with Work Health and Safety legislation, the successful applicant is required to be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B and will be asked to provide evidence of this.