Job No: BC3501

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 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 people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 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 Key Venues

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

About the opportunity

Blacktown City Council’s Key Venues section is seeking an experienced and motivated Catering Team Leader to manage catering operations at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope. The role is responsible for delivering high-quality, safe, and customer-focused catering services that align with Council’s values of teamwork, innovation, and safety. This hands-on leadership position oversees staff recruitment, training, rostering, food safety, equipment management, and operational standards. Creativity and initiative are key to this position, with the opportunity to introduce innovative business ideas.

Position purpose:

The successful candidate will ensure an exceptional and memorable experience for all visitors while making a meaningful contribution to the venue’s ongoing success. If you are driven by a passion for leadership and take pride in delivering exceptional catering services, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real and lasting difference.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Food industry and hygiene training
• Demonstrated knowledge of food and hygiene regulations
• Experience in a supervisory role within a catering environment
• Experience working both within a team environment and as a ‘self-starter’
• Current class C driver's licence
• Current Working with Children Check.

Desirable:

• Experience in a supervisory role in a similar environment
• Current CPR Certificate
• Current First Aid Certificate.

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 $1,408.84 per week, plus an additional 12.25% in accordance with Council's flexibility agreement
• 114 hours over a 3-week rotational roster (includes working one weekend every 3 weeks)
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% 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 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.

Best of luck.