Nestled in Parramatta Park’s lush surrounds, Parramatta Aquatic Centre (the PAC) is a new fitness, wellness and relaxation hub. Featuring three pools including an outdoor Olympic-sized centrepiece and indoor water playground, as well as spa, steam and sauna facilities, fitness centre, and public café, the PAC is a community oasis to accompany Parramatta’s burgeoning CBD district.

At Council, we prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We are committed to implementing child safe practices to create an environment where children feel safe and included. We screen candidates to ensure their suitability to work with children, this includes conducting National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks, and through reference checks. Our commitment to child safety is explained in Council's Child Safe Commitment Statement.

About the role

This position is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Aquatic Programs including but not limited to instructor/teacher management, class supervision, program efficiency and customer service delivery.

On a daily basis, your main task will be:

• Supervision of the PAC Aquatic Programs ensuring high quality delivery
• Instructing as required
• Customer service excellence
• Teacher training and professional development
• Program promotion within the community
• Swimmer and teacher assessments

About you

The successful candidate should have minimum 2 years’ experience in Swim School Supervision and minimum 3 years’ experience in qualified Swim Teaching.

The successful candidate will also bring:

• Current Australian Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety qualifications
• Current Australian First Aid (Level 2) and Current CPR Certificate
• NSW Working with Children Check 
• Experience in customer service, particularly in an aquatic or fitness environment
• Knowledge of leisure facility software
• Experience in Microsoft applications including Word and Excel
• Demonstrated ability to accurately handle and reconcile payment transaction

It would be preferred but not essential for applicants to have the following additional qualifications:

• Teacher of Access & Inclusion
• Teacher of Competitive Strokes
• AUSTSWIM Assessor
• Teacher of Adults
• Swim Australia Coaching

What’s on offer

This opportunity is a full-time term contract for up to 12-months.

We are offering an attractive annual remuneration from $82,692.71, plus 12% Superannuation

In addition, City of Parramatta also offer excellent employee benefits which include: 

• Central Parramatta location (Public transport at our door, discounted parking)
• Significant leave benefits (up to 12 days flexi-time, 3 additional leave days at Christmas, 15 days sick/personal leave, 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year)
• Learning and development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing programs (Fitness Passport, Flu Shots and more) 

Come as you are!

Parramatta is a fascinating mosaic. We believe in creating a working culture that reflects that. Here, everyone is welcome and valued, so you can bring your authentic self to work and simply be who you are – whoever you are.

Our diverse culture is a source of strength. It increases the effectiveness of our teams and drives innovation, which includes finding new ways of working. Ultimately, diversity and inclusion shape who we are as a city and as a working environment.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about Diversity at City of Parramatta, please email diversitycop@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au.

Want to know more?

Further information regarding the requirements of this role can be found in the attached Position Description.

Review our Values Flyer, which outlines Council's core values and behaviours. 

As this is a child-related position, prohibited persons as defined under the NSW Child Protection Act are not eligible to apply. 

A Working with Children Check must be uploaded as part of your application.

If you do not have a valid Working with Children Check and meet the remaining requirements of the role, please answer your pre-screening questions accordingly and reach out to Recruitment@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au to confirm that your WWCC is in progress.

Council is committed to providing a child safe environment and is guided by the NSW Child Safe Standards | Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information on Council's Child Safe Framework please visit Child Safe | City of Parramatta.

Important additional information

This position requires the preferred candidate to undergo a Criminal History Records check.

This position requires the preferred candidate to undertake a Pre-Employment Medical Check, which also includes a Drug and Alcohol test.

The City of Parramatta supports a Drug and Alcohol-free working environment and employees may be subject to random testing as a result.

Inclusion, Diversity and belonging lies at the heart of how we recruit at the City of Parramatta. We continue to commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experiences, and backgrounds. We invite candidates of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, ADF veterans, LGBTIQA+ and other culturally diverse groups. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.

Please note you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident or have unlimited working rights in Australia to apply for this position.