Health and Fitness Team Leader

Permanent Part Time | Wangaratta, VIC | $35.28 per hour + super | 30.4 hours per week

Ready to Lead a Health & Fitness Revolution?

Are you a natural leader with a passion for wellness and community impact? Step into a role where your energy, vision and expertise will shape healthier futures.

At the Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre (WSAC), we’re looking for a dynamic Health & Fitness Coordinator to lead a high-performing team and drive real outcomes. You'll oversee the delivery of 70+ vibrant group fitness classes each week, while working side-by-side with personal trainers to keep our state-of-the-art gym running at peak performance.

This is more than just a job — it’s your chance to fuse leadership and innovation, grow participation, and make a lasting difference in one of Victoria’s leading regional health and wellness hubs.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Championing a culture of excellence by motivating, supporting, and developing a passionate health & fitness team.

Overseeing the delivery and quality of our diverse group fitness program, ensuring classes are fresh, inclusive, and well-attended.

Working closely with personal trainers and gym staff to ensure a seamless, high-quality member experience on the gym floor.

Using data, feedback and industry trends to continuously improve programs, drive participation, and grow community engagement.

Taking the lead on rostering, training, recruitment, and performance development to build a resilient, skilled team.

Partnering with leadership on marketing, strategic planning, and service innovations that enhance the precinct’s reputation.

Ensuring safety, compliance, and top-tier customer service are embedded in everything we do.

What You Bring:

Proven experience in the health and fitness industry, with leadership in programming and staff development.

A passion for health promotion, inclusion, and creating vibrant community spaces.

Confidence managing rosters, budgets, and systems with a solutions-focused mindset.

Current qualifications (Cert III in Fitness minimum), First Aid & CPR, and WWCC.

Bonus if you bring experience in leisure centre operations or local government!

Why Join Us?

Be part of a bold vision to become Victoria’s leading regional Sports, Aquatic & Events Precinct.

Work in a modern, high-quality facility with a supportive and forward-thinking leadership team.

Enjoy real autonomy, creativity and the ability to make a measurable difference.

Help drive community-wide wellness outcomes in an inclusive and empowering environment.

For more information and to view the position description, please visit our website at www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au. For further enquiries about this position should be directed to Kirsty Branagan, Aquatic & Health Programs Coordinator - [email protected].

Applications close at 3pm on Monday, 1 September 2025, although the right candidate may be appointed earlier.

Rural City of Wangaratta is a child safe and equal opportunity employer. Employment applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged. In addition, applications for positions that work with children must provide referees who can comment on their experience working with children. These roles also require a valid Working with Children Check and all roles require a National Criminal History Check.

When submitting your application, you will need to include:

Your current contact details;

A cover letter to your application. This document is an introduction to your application and will generally include an outline as to why you have applied for the role;

A current resume with a minimum of two current referees;

A letter stating how you meet the key selection criteria, providing evidence that clearly demonstrates what you have achieved in relation to the position. It is helpful to use each selection criteria as a heading and then explain how your skills and experience meet that criterion; and

Copies of any relevant qualifications or licence.