Unit Leader Fitness and Sport

• Permanent Full Time
• $110,506.76 - $122,443.88 + vehicle allowance + super, in accordance with qualification + experience per annum plus Superannuation 
• Join the Active Living team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible. 

The active living team exist to empower, activate and connect our community.

At Hume City Council - Active Living, we pride ourselves on creating a workplace culture that is united, proactive, inclusive and unrivalled. We are looking for passionate people who share these values and want to make a difference.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead an unrivalled, inclusive culture that values and develops people, promotes high performance and is customer focused.
• Provide the Group Manager Hume Leisure and Manager Active Living with strategic advice and business performance reporting for the Hume Leisure Fitness and Sport Unit.
• Develop and deliver change management and strategic direction initiatives as required.
• Role Model trademark behaviours and provide leadership direction and coaching to all leadership levels within Active Living.
• Prepare and develop annual budgets (including capital works applications) for review by the Group Manager Hume Leisure.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated experience in service innovation and application of continuous improvement methodologies in relation to indoor sports, programs and fitness services.
• Extensive experience in service delivery and sound financial management skills including budget development, financial analysis and development and implementation of business plans for leisure centres.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing large number of employees, and implementation of people management strategies for the continual improvement of service delivery and professional development of all staff

Required Certifications & Qualifications 

• Tertiary qualifications either in leisure, recreation, Exercise Science, facility management or a business related discipline with a least five years relevant experience, or lesser qualifications (Cert 3 & 4 in Fitness) with intensive specialist experience in a senior role in leisure, recreation or facility management.
• Current Level 2 First Aid and CPR Certificate
• Current Driver’s License 

Why the Active Living Team

At Hume City Council - Active Living, we pride ourselves on creating a workplace culture that is united, proactive, inclusive and unrivalled. We are looking for passionate people who share these values and want to make a difference.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

For any queries, please contact us at [email protected].

Applications will be reviewed progressively throughout the advertising period. This role may close once a sufficient number of suitable applicants has been received. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as early as possible.

We are seeking an astute individual experienced in leading large teams, creating high energy work environments, who also has commercial acumen in the management of large and diverse work sites.