• Are you passionate about delivering leisure and well-being to the community? 
• Coach, inspire and lead your team of venue managers
• Grow your career in a progressive Australian leisure organisation 

The Role 

The Area Manager – Alpine, Indigo & Towong Facilities is responsible for the leadership of a range of important community aquatic and leisure facilities. Through the leadership and development of your teams, you are fully accountable for the contract deliverables and operational performance of each facility.

With an attractive salary package including free facility access, bonus schemes and motor vehicle allowance, you will lead a team of leisure and aquatic venue managers within the portfolio which consists of one year-round venue and 11 seasonal venues. You will develop and execute plans through engagement with the leadership team to ensure the provision of consistent quality services and programs to members. 

About You 

You will demonstrate a successful track record in customer engagement, contract compliance and effective management of key stakeholders including the community, Councils and Belgravia to drive success through the inspiration and development of its people.

Inherent in the role is the commitment to ethical practices, to foster strong team motivation and reinforcement of the partnership values. To be considered for this role you will be a seasoned and professional manager, who leads with vision and energy, with experience in commercial/business management, preferably from within the leisure, fitness, aquatic or facility management sector.  

The ideal candidate will be a true people leader, be able to share insights into how you have successfully shaped high performance teams in your career. You can easily articulate the link between employee engagement and exceptional business performance. This is a unique opportunity for an outstanding people leader to coach, inspire and lead the team and the community within our premier leisure and aquatic facilities! 

Skills and Attributes 

Candidates will require a range of personal and professional skills, including:  

Essential

• Highly developed leadership skills, with experience in building successful teams and developing a high-performance culture.
• Experience in the strategic development and execution of operational, financial and people plans to successful outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in contract compliance (preferably local government)
• Demonstrative experience leading a dynamic and complex business operation, preferably from within the leisure, fitness, aquatic, retail, hospitality or facility management industries.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with a flair for positive influencing and negotiating win-win outcomes.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety, fitness, and aquatic industry
• Sound computer literacy including the ability manage budgets
• Current Apply First Aid Certificate (Workplace Level 2).
• Current CPR Certificate.
• Working with Children Check.

Desirable  

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or extensive experience in Centre/Facility Management or senior management experience in a related industry.

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.

If you like the sound of us, then jump in and submit your application. We’d love to hear from you! Apply now !!

 
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 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 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.