Manager Healthy Melville

• Exciting opportunity to lead our Healthy Melville team!
• Enjoy competitive employee benefits such as our new Fitness Passport, highly acclaimed Leadership Development program, and flexible working arrangements.  
• Ability to give back to the community and make a difference.
• Full time, up to 5 year contract position.
• Up to $204,000 p.a + 11% Superannuation.

*P.A Pro-rata Dependent on skills and experience

The City of Melville is a progressive, passionate, and diverse workplace that is committed to making a difference in the community. We strive to create a workplace that fosters growth, development, and collaboration, where every team member is valued and empowered to succeed.

Situated south of the river, the City of Melville is a diverse and multicultural community which enjoys a rich built and natural heritage, a blend of retail and business precincts, an abundance of opportunities for physical and social activity, and open spaces set within a unique natural landscape.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team as we embark on some ambitious organisational goals such as the implementation of:

• A Customer First approach to ensure our services, processes, and systems put the needs of our customers first;
• A digital strategy to ensure we have the best technology to organise, operate, and manage our information in order to enhance service delivery;
• A Place Based approach to help ensure a vibrant and diverse local economy and community; and
• The City’s progressive target of Carbon neutrality by 2030!

The City of Melville Leisure Centres are high performing, progressive and innovative hubs in our community, providing a customer first approach, delivery of first-class services and facilities, and support to recreational clubs and facilities across a broad spectrum of activities events.

We seek a dynamic individual to lead an innovative, customer-centric, and high-performing team. This role is pivotal in fostering collaboration and driving a collective focus on enhancing community health and well-being. As the torchbearer of our commitment to a healthier community, you will lead a team of more than 160 staff to implement an innovative approach to ensure the team works collaboratively towards achieving the City’s strategic objectives, taking a customer first approach to designing operational improvements and reducing barriers to community participation in healthy activities.

Join us in creating a legacy of positive impact by leading a team that not only meets, but exceeds the expectations of our community. If you're passionate about shaping a healthier and more vibrant community, this is your chance to pioneer the future of well-being with us. As part of this role you will be...

• Providing strategic leadership and direction to the Healthy Melville service area, cultivating a high-performance culture through effective leadership and staff development, optimising resources to achieve exceptional outcomes in service delivery. 
• Fostering high performance, and ensuring timely and customer-centric responses that embody the principles of our Customer First approach.
• Leading and supporting the Service Area in collaborative efforts with other service areas, enhancing cross-organisational involvement for the delivery of community outcomes, fostering effective management of people and resources.
• Leading and managing the development, implementation, and reviews of Healthy Melville strategies, policies, and procedures. Ensuring they remain contemporary, sustainable, and align with organisational needs, community expectations, legislation, and standards.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary level qualifications in Business Management or one of the portfolio fields (community recreation development, health promotions, leisure planning) or extensive experience in a related field.
• You will have demonstrated high level operational leadership experience in the management of leisure centres, recreation centres, and community hubs.
• Significant demonstrated experience providing contemporary leadership and operational direction to a large team.
• Current National Police Clearance, or willingness to obtain
• Current 'C' Class Driver's Licence

To learn more about the role and how it aligns with your career aspirations, please refer to the Position Description. For further queries regarding the position please contact Peter Deague, Senior Executive Community Development on (08) 9364 0***.

If you are inspired to lead or be part of this amazing and focussed team, then we want to hear from you.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date. Apply with your resume and cover letter by Friday 9th February 2024.

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.