Venue Manager

Belgravia Health and Leisure Group Pty Ltd; Smithton; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free facility access

Great benefits

Job summary

Belgravia Leisure is seeking a capable Venue Manager in Smithton, TAS, to lead a cross-functional team and drive exceptional customer experiences at the SWIRL facility.

You will be accountable for the centre’s operations, finances and program delivery, while fostering a positive work culture and engaging with the local community. Prior experience in leisure, fitness or aquatic facilities is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience guiding cross-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Solid knowledge of work health and safety frameworks and procedures.
• Experience with pool operations or plant room management.
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends.
• Experience in planning operational, financial and people plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the centre team to deliver outstanding customer experiences.
• Oversee operational, financial and program deliverables for the facility.
• Oversee additional centre operations and staff development.
• Support delivery of aquatic safety and contract requirements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Verbal communication

Work Health and Safety

Pool operations

Shift flexibility

Operational planning

Education

Pool Life Guard Certificate

National Police Check

Working with Children Check

CPR & First Aid Certificate

Job description

TAS, Smithton Wellbeing Indoor Recreation & Leisure (SWIRL) - Smithton 7330

• 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 Facility

Smithton Wellbeing Indoor Recreation & Leisure (SWIRL) in Tasmania's town of Smithton will provide swimming and water‑based recreation spaces as well as including dry program rooms and refurbishment of two existing squash courts into an exercise program room. The facility will consist of a25-metre pool, six by 12.5 metre program pool and aquatic play, kiosk, squash court and many more facilities.

About The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experiencedVenue Managerto lead the team to deliver exceptional customer experience.

Responsible for the management of this fantastic facility, the team at the Centre and our local community, you are accountable for the Centre’s operational, financial and program deliverables.

Inherent in the role is the commitment to ethical practices, to foster strong team motivation and reinforcement of the Belgravia Leisure values, contributing to the positive work culture across the region. To be considered for this role you will be a seasoned, professional applicant, who leads with vision and energy, preferably from within the leisure, fitness, aquatic or facility management sector.

Applicants with strong operational and management experience will have the opportunity to also oversee operation requirements at the centre. Through the leadership and development of your teams, you will support staff to deliver exceptional customer experiences, aquatic safety and contract deliverables for the facility.

About You:

Possessing strong communication skills, youare able tobuild rapport and positive relationships with people. Ideally you will have experience in managing ateam, 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
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Sound knowledge of work health and safety legislative guidelines, evacuation and emergency procedures.
• Demonstrated experience of plant room management and pool operations or ability 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 Life Guard 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.

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.