Centre Manager - Huntly NZ

Belgravia Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free facility access

Great benefits

Job summary

Belgravia Leisure is seeking an experienced Venue Manager to lead the operations of a thriving community facility. You will drive overall performance, cultivate a positive culture, and deliver exceptional customer experiences while upholding safety standards and community engagement.

The role focuses on leadership, operational excellence, and achieving contractual objectives through energetic staff development and sound financial management.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience and ability to inspire a cross‑functional team.
• Experience in managing a team, both in operations and business aspects.
• Commitment to health and safety legislation and best practices.
• Ability to engage with the community and drive customer-focused service.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations of the centre and drive financial and program performance.
• Foster a positive workplace culture and high team engagement.
• Build strong connections with the local community and stakeholders.
• Ensure aquatic safety standards and contractual objectives are met.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team management

Customer service

Health & safety

Communication skills

Job description

New Zealand, Genesis Energy Huntly Aquatic Centre - Huntly 3700

• Are you an outstanding people leader, ready to coach, inspire and lead a cross-functional team?
• Do you have a successful track record in managing leisure facilities, marketing, sales, projects and management?
• Free facility access and great benefits!

We are looking for an up and coming people leader to coach, inspiredlead the team!

About The Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and motivated Venue Manager to lead the operations of this thriving community facility and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

As the Venue Manager, you will be responsible for the overall operational, financial and program performance of the Centre, while fostering strong connections with the local community and leading a high-performing team. A key focus of the role is building a positive workplace culture, driving team engagement and upholding the values of Belgravia Leisure.

We are seeking a professional and dynamic leader who brings energy, vision and proven management experience, ideally within the leisure, aquatic, fitness, recreation or facility management sectors. Through effective leadership and staff development, you will empower your team to deliver outstanding customer service, maintain the highest standards of aquatic safety and achieve the Centre's operational and contractual objectives. Applicants with strong operational expertise and a passion for community-focused facilities will thrive in this rewarding leadership opportunity.

About You

Possessing strong communication skills, you are able to build rapport and positive relationships with people. Ideally, you will have experience in managing a team, working on and in the business, and a willingness to be the face of the facility.

With a flair and ability to positive influence and negotiate win-win outcomes, you lead by example. You are tech savvy and have a sound knowledge of health and safety legislation. You possess values such as integrity, excellence, courage, openness, respect leadership and accountability.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience with an ability to inspire others
• Sound knowledge of work health and safety legislative guidelines, evacuation and emergency procedures.
• Demonstrated experience of plant room management and pool operations orability to obtain
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends
• Experience in planning and execution of operational, financial and people plans to successful outcomes.

Desirable or Willing to Obtain

• Pool Lifeguard Certificate
• National Police Check & Working with Children Check
• Current CPR Certificate & First Aid Certificate

About The Company

Belgravia Leisureis 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 $400m, the group are looking for the best and brightest to assist with taking the organisation into the future.

If you are a person who is passionate about leisure and wants to utilise your skills and experiencein the leisureindustry, 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 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.

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to ourchild 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