Fitness Consultant - Casual

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and  passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

Our Key Venues section oversees all of our aquatic and leisure centres. We deliver first-class activity and program choice, promote Blacktown City as the leader in sport, recreation and leisure, and give every visitor and customer a safe and memorable experience. Our values are teamwork, customer focus, innovation and commitment to safety.

Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope (BLCS) is an award winning multi-purpose facility that offers high-quality programs and services. It includes an indoor aquatic centre with 25 metre 10-lane lap pool, wave pool, program pool, a 4-court stadium and 16 plexicushion tennis courts, as well as a health and fitness centre, crèche and function room facilities.

Blacktown Aquatic Centre offers aquatic and recreational facilities, as well as innovative programs to meet the needs of a fast-growing and diverse community. The centre boasts an indoor and outdoor 50m heated pool, heated toddler pool, large outdoor grassed areas, skate ramps, café, health and fitness services including a gymnasium, fitness studio and crèche.

We are looking for experienced and motivated individuals who have a passion for health and fitness to join the Key Venues team as Casual Fitness Consultants.

Position purpose:

The role includes: 

• Providing excellent customer service to current, and prospective members at Blacktown Aquatic Centre and/or BLCS
• Successfully providing professional and accurate information to customers
• Implementing the Fitness Centre and Group Fitness Studio activities, programs and competitions to attract the maximum participation level.

If you have fitness services experience in a similar role and are driven to exceed members' expectations, then this is the role for you!

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Tertiary qualifications in related field (minimum Certificate III in Fitness)
• Registered Fitness Leader (AUSactive, Fitrec, Physical Activity Australia or equivalent)
• Current CPR
• Current First Aid
• Be a team player
• Responsible for maintaining own accreditation
• Experience and capability in the operation and management of health and fitness assets and resources associated with the provision of recreation facilities, programmes and events
• Experience in a leisure environment working to strict parameters to achieve pre-set targets
• Experience working both within a team environment and as a ‘self-starter’
• Experience of working to strict targets and deadlines
• Experience of working with schools, corporate groups, sporting clubs and/or associations
• Current Working with Children Check.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $31.9550 per hour plus 25% casual loading
• Penalty rates apply for weekend shifts
• Casual working hours
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

This position has been identified as child related work, in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013. Therefore, your application must include a Working with Children Check (WWCC) number. For further information, go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child-safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, well-being and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach.
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging-out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

Closing date:           Friday 29 November 2024, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Katie Welch on 8869 9000

Internal ref:             Casual