Senior Deck Leader

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Deck Leader.

Ruyton Girls’ School is a forward-thinking independent K – 12 school with a long tradition of academic success and co-curricular achievement. Our focus is on preparing girls for a lifetime of learning, leadership and engagement in our global community. We are committed to child safety and have zero tolerance of child abuse.
POSITION SUMMARY

The Aquatic Centre provides aquatic education to Ruyton students and includes a successful community swim school.
The Senior Deck Leader is responsible for performing a variety of administrative duties, supporting the Aquatic Centre’s students, families and staff, and assisting the Aquatics Centre Manger and Aquatics Coordinator with safety and compliance requirements. As the first point of contact for visitors and enquiries, we are looking for a customer service champion to compliment and support our aquatics program.
Hours of work:
This will be negotiated with the Aquatic Centre Manager and Director of Business.

• Monday – Friday 8.30am – 1.30pm
• Monday – Friday 1:30pm – 6.30pm
• Saturday 7:30am – 1pm (alternating)

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience in customer service and administration.
• A passion for children’s swimming development.
• Excellent customer service skills – ability to understand our customers’ needs and demonstrate empathy.
• A calm, friendly and professional manner.
• Well-developed data-input skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Ability to juggle a variety of tasks and competing priorities and work in a busy environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong technical skills.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Able to aid and assist all members of the Ruyton community in a friendly, helpful, and timely manner.
• Discretion, reliability, and confidentiality.

Desirable Criteria

• Understanding of OHS/compliance in an aquatic environment an advantage but not essential.
• Previous experience in basic aquatic operations.
• Previous experience in a swim school-based software program.

Qualifications and Training

• Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety.
• Teacher of Infants and Preschool Aquatics.
• Lifeguard certificate.
• Holds and maintains a current Working with Children Check.
• Hold and maintain Apply First Aid HLTAID011 (or an equivalent qualification) and Anaphylaxis Training.
• Child Safety Training, including Mandatory Reporting provided by the School with our provider CompliSpace.

TO APPLY
Applications should be emailed to Ms Linda Douglas, Principal, recruitment@ruyton.vic.edu.au by Tuesday 26 March 2024. No hard copies please.
To find out more about this role, please see the Position Description via this link: https://tinyurl.com/DeckLeaderPD
Applications will undergo review, and interviews may be scheduled before the closing date. However, no appointments will be finalised until after the closing date.
Enquiries should be directed to HR, recruitment@ruyton.vic.edu.au
RUYTON COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY
Ruyton are committed to ensuring a Child Safe environment, in which all our children and young people feel included, empowered, respected, valued, and safe. As part of our ongoing commitment to child safety and wellbeing, we ensure all staff, volunteers and contractors understand and adhere to our Child Safe program, including Child Safe polices and ongoing Child Safe training. Our recruitment processes place people that support and reflect our Child Safe and wellbeing values with the right qualifications and knowledge. Ruyton has a zero tolerance for child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently within our policies and procedures. Please refer to our school website to read our polices https://www.ruyton.vic.edu.au/our-school/policies/.
This position description summarises the essential responsibilities, activities, qualifications, and skills for this position and may be reviewed or modified by the Principal or their delegate, in response to the strategic direction of the school and the development of skills and knowledge for this position.