SA, The Summit Aquatic & Leisure Centre – Mount Barker, SA 5251
As an integral part of the Centre Leadership Team, the Assistant Venue Manager acts as a strong, team-oriented community liaison while overseeing and supporting critical operational aspects of the recreation and aquatic centre.
Summit Aquatic and Recreation Centre is a new, modern, inclusive community hub offering year‑round indoor swimming featuring a 25meter competition pool, warm water pool, learn‑to‑swim and splash play pool, a 24/7 gym, reformer Pilates studio, group fitness studio, café and welcoming spaces for all ages and abilities.
We are on the hunt for an outstanding people leader to coach, inspire and lead the team as their Assistant Venue Manager at Summit Aquatic and Leisure Centre.
The role focuses on helping to deliver guest-focused outcomes first and foremost and will take ownership over aquatic services, health club, café, and creche. Working closely with the Venue Manager to deliver against KPIs and contractual outcomes, supporting team leadership and day‑to‑day facility management. This requires the position holder to lead by example and hold a range of diverse people skills and dynamic capabilities.
You will work in collaboration with the Centre Manager to develop and manage our customer journey ensuring growth, retention and profitability through the development of channel strategies, customer insights and the implementation of local and national sales through lead generation plans. The Assistant Venue Manager position will be the eyes and ears for the Venue Manager by demonstrating exceptional leadership qualities, a high level of integrity and commitment to their team members and the local community.
Our leaders demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, resilience, and ability to accept feedback. This role may require the successful incumbent to work weekends and some additional hours during peak seasonal periods.
You’re a hands‑on leader with a genuine passion for health, leisure or fitness who isn’t afraid to roll up your sleeves to keep operations running smoothly. You thrive in fast‑paced environments, juggle competing priorities with ease, and balance calm, reactive problem‑solving with proactive planning and a visionary for continuous improvement.
Prior experience in industry sectors such as Health, Fitness, Aquatics, Hospitality, Tourism, Retail or Business is looked on favourably. You will be a proven team leader or people management and have an overall ability to lead, motivating a team and developing others.
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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 $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 our child safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check
Formed in 1990 in Australia and 2015 in New Zealand, Belgravia Leisure is passionate about connecting communities to leisure. Working in partnership with Government, not-for profit and the commercial sector, Belgravia Leisure has a strong track record of delivering diverse, accessible and affordable health and wellness services across Australia and New Zealand.
Currently partnering with more than 100 Local and State Government authorities, Belgravia Leisure adopts an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable approach to operations across all its sites, focusing on healthy communities today and in the future.
Belgravia Leisure employs more than 8,00 staff in 260+ swim, sports, fitness, health and wellness and leisure venues and is part of Australian company Belgravia Group, which also owns Genesis Fitness Clubs, Coaching Zone and Ninja Parc.
