THE ROLE

YMCA South Australia is seeking Duty Managers to join us at the Purruna Spencer Newton Centre. The Purruna Centre has been designed to deliver well-being outcomes for students, staff, and the broader community. Its purpose is to improve well-being by increasing physical activity levels, developing skills, and stimulating social and mental fitness.

Duty Managers will provide leadership and supervision to assigned teams while overseeing daily operations, ensuring staff productivity, monitoring process compliance and creating a positive and safe work environment for all employees and patrons visiting the facility.

Duty Managers play a pivotal role in ensuring our facilities are actively supervised in a professional, respectful and caring manner in line with YMCAs values. They act as chief wardens and represent the facility Manager during rostered times, contributing to a high performing professional culture.

With the responsibility of ensuring the aquatic environment is delivered and maintained during rostered shifts in compliance with the Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation and relevant state legislation, Duty Managers are pivotal in the successful daily operations and delivery of important community aquatic assets.

ABOUT THE Y

YMCA South Australia is a not-for-profit community organisation that has served the South Australian community for more than 170 years. With approximately 1,000 employees (and growing), we deliver programs and services across the state in settings including community recreation centres, swimming pools, health and fitness facilities, community centres, camps, early education and schools and youth services.

Our aim is to develop the whole person, helping all South Australians connect with a better life. Not only their physical fitness and capabilities, but also their sense of identity, purpose, hope and dignity; psychological health; resilience; social connectedness; lifelong learning; and their own contribution back into the community. All the elements that together constitute a full, healthy, productive, and satisfying life.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Successful candidates will also have, or be willing to obtain:

HLTAID011 Provide First Aid or equivalent.

HLTAID009 Perform CPR or equivalent.

SISSS00133 Pool Lifeguard or equivalent.

SISSS00131 Aquatic Technical Operator or equivalent.

To view the position descriptions for this role, please visit our website at https://www.sa.ymca.org.au/get-involved/careers/find-a-job.

THE BENEFITS

The opportunity to join a leading provider of recreation, community, and children’s services.

Free access to YMCA South Australia’s recreation facilities.

A culture of empowerment and growth with ongoing opportunities for career development.

A supportive team of passionate and professional individuals.

LIKE TO KNOW MORE?

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Simon Watkins on 0499 790 631 or [email protected].

HOW TO APPLY

Does this sound like you? Please submit your resume and cover letter via Apply Now!

You must address the key selection criteria in your application.

Applications close 4th of July 2025.

Please note, only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe, at the Y, in their families and in their communities. As such, we ensure that all of our candidates are appropriately screened to make sure that the right people are in the right roles. This includes:

National Police Check (issued in the last 6 months)

DHS Working With Children Check

International Criminal History Record Check (if worked overseas in the last 5 years)

To learn more about our screening processes, click here to view our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy:

https://www.sa.ymca.org.au/who-we-are/safeguarding-children

YMCA South Australia is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding children and young people and other vulnerable people.