Aquatic Operations Coordinator

Belgravia Leisure; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Access to leisure facilities

Job summary

Belgravia Leisure seeks an enthusiastic Operations Coordinator for Yawa Aquatic Centre on the Mornington Peninsula. You will lead aquatic operations, ensure safety, and maintain compliance with water chemistry and safety standards, while guiding staff through daily procedures.

The role requires calm under pressure, strong planning and clear communication, with 2+ years in aquatic operations and a commitment to customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience and ability to inspire others.
• Excellent verbal communication skills for diverse patrons.
• Understanding of OHS and public safety applications in facilities.
• Willingness to work mornings, evenings and weekends.
• Current First Aid (Level 2) and CPR certificates.
• National Police Check required.
• Current Pool Lifeguard Certificate.
• Pool Operations Certificate desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead aquatic operations and safety across the facility.
• Ensure compliance with pool water chemistry and safety guidelines.
• Maintain documentation for safety and hazard minimisation.
• Communicate effectively with staff, contractors and patrons.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal communication

OHS awareness

Shift flexibility

First Aid & CPR

National Police Check

Lifeguard certificate

Pool operations certificate

Job description

About The Role

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and friendly individual to join the team as the Operations Coordinator at Yawa Aquatic Centre.

The Aquatic Operations Coordinator is responsible for leading aquatic operations and safety across the facility while maintaining a high level of compliance in relation to aquatic supervision, pool water chemistry and the implementation of processes, expectations and guidelines to ensure the continued operational efficiency and the safety of staff and visitors to the facility.

This leadership role requires a role model that can keep cool under pressure. You should be planned, detail oriented and confident. You will need outstanding communication skills and a commitment to customer service excellence to ensure our patrons safely enjoy their visit every time. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact effectively with patrons that have a diverse range of ages, abilities, cultures and needs.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong leadership experience with an ability to inspire others
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• An understanding of OHS and public safety applications within your facility
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends
• Current First Aid (Level 2) & Current CPR Certificate
• National Police Check
• Current Pool Lifeguard Certificate
• Current Pool Operations Certificate is desirable
• Previous experience and success in a comparable role is not essential but highly regarded!

About You

You will have a passion for aquatic operations and delivering safe environment to both staff and patrons. You will have the ability to create and maintain all relevant documentation in relation to safety and hazard minimisation.

You have strong communication skills that build rapport and positive relationships with people and a commitment to operational excellence. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to interact effectively and build positive relationships with all operational staff and contractors.

To be successful in this role you will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in an Aquatic Operations environment and demonstrated ability to lead a team. You possess values such as integrity, excellence, courage, openness, respect leadership and accountability.

About The Perks

An attractive salary to attract the right applicant and as a staff member of Belgravia Leisure you will have access to all the leisure facilities on the Mornington Peninsula.

About Yawa Aquatic Centre

The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council awarded Belgravia Leisure as the management company of their aquatic & recreation facility located in Rosebud.

Yawa Aquatic Centre includes a number of facilities that has benefited many of the local community including 50m indoor pool, warm water program pool, four group fitness rooms for health and fitness classes, gym, wellness centre, café, family change rooms, all with a high level of regard to disability access. Thus, ensuring that Belgravia Leisure continues its purpose and mission of "connecting community to leisure" and in turn providing every member of the community the opportunity to take advantage of this incredible facility.

Are you Interested?

If you are a person who is passionate about aquatic operations and want to utilise your skills and experience in the leisure industry, we want to hear from you!

This is a full time opportunity; the successful applicant will be available to work across a span of hours across the week, including weekend work. To be eligible to apply for this position you must be eligible to work in Australia, with a valid driver licence and be willing to undergo a background check if requested.

About 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 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 will provide innovative recruitment strategies to remove any barriers that may prevent potential suitable applicants. These includes:

• A dedicated contact person to receive expressions of interest in the job and complete a verbal job application during which the person answers questions over the telephone.
• Allowing a short video submission describing their application for the job
• Allowing a support person during an interview

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs - reach out to us at [e-mail]

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.

https://belgraviagroup.com.au/childsafe#statement