Venue Manager

Belgravia Health and Leisure Group Pty Ltd; Liverpool City Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Belgravia Leisure manages the Michael Clarke Recreation Centre, delivering a full health club, indoor stadium and programs for all ages. The Centre Manager leads the team, shapes customer experience and negotiates with Liverpool Council to realise the facility's potential.

You will drive safety, staff development, financial performance and program delivery, building a high-performing culture within a growing leisure organisation with strong community ties.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Experience planning and executing operational, financial and people plans.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Ability to lead and develop a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and wellbeing of visitors and staff through policy oversight.
• Coach and develop leaders to meet KPIs and development plans.
• Lead a high-performance, community-minded culture with hands-on leadership.
• Achieve budgeted performance targets and maintain Council relationships.
• Recruit, train and develop staff to meet Centre objectives.
• Maintain facilities to contracted standards.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Health & Safety knowledge

Operational planning

People leadership

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

CPR Certificate

First Aid Certificate (Level 2)

National Police Check

NSW Working with Children Check

Job description

• Leada team at oneof Liverpool Council's iconic facilities
• Make a real difference to the community
• Great opportunity with a growing and entrepreneurial organisation

We are looking for an up and coming people leader to coach, inspire and lead the team atMichael Clarke Recreation Centre!

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.

About the Centre

Michael Clarke Recreation Centre is an iconic facility, owned by Liverpool Council and proudly managed by Belgravia Leisure. The facility contains a state of the art health club, indoor stadium, event and function facilities, kiosk and child care.

Named after the legendary former international cricketer and captain of the Australian Test team, the Michael Clarke Recreation Centre offers a wide range of sports, including basketball, netball, badminton, tennis and indoor soccer. The health club offers a full range of group fitness classes, personal training, functional training and fitness programs for people of all ages and abilities.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Centre Manager to lead the team to deliver exceptional customer experience on a full time fixed term basis. Responsible for the management of this fantastic facility, the team at the Centre and our local community, you are fully accountable for the Centre’s operational, financial and program deliverables.

You will develop and execute plans through engagement with the Centre’s leadership team, key stakeholders and the Liverpool Council. With an experience in sales, financial and risk management, you will continue to drive the Centre’s overall success.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the safety and well-being of visitors and employees through effective planning and oversight of polices, processes and procedures.
• Coach and develop leaders to deliver on KPIs through engagement, performance planning and individual development plans.
• Lead and drive a high performance community minded culture through highly visible and hands-on leadership and team engagement.
• Achievement of budgeted performance targets.
• Maintain a high value relationship with Liverpool City Council
• Implement a high value customer service proposition that addresses the needs of the client base.
• Recruitment of energetic, diverse and passionate employees as required to compliment the team and the vision for the Centre.
• Train staff as required to ensure that knowledge and capability are at the required levels to enable staff to carry out their work and achieve their objectives.
• Identify staff and develop career progression paths that lead to transparent and effective succession decisions when required.
• Maintain facilities to approved standards in line with contract requirements.

About You

You will be a up and coming leader, who drives with vision and energy. You are passionate about leisure, wanting to join a growing organisation. You will be able to share insights into how you have successfully shaped high performance teams into business actions. You can easily articulate the link between employee engagement and exceptional business performance.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• A minimum 2 years’ experience in managing a similar leisure or aquatic facility
• Highly developed communication skills with a flair for positive influencing and negotiating win-win outcomes
• Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation
• Experience in planning and execution of operational, financial and people plans to successful outcomes
• Current CPR Certificate
• Current First Aid Certificate (Level 2)
• National Police Check
• NSW Working with Children Check
• Legal working rights in Australia

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or extensive experience (4 to 5 years) in Centre Management

Applications close 2 October 2026.

Your cover letter should indicate how you meet the Essential skills and Qualifications required for the role (maximum one pages).