Swim Manager - Cape Town - Virgin Active South Africa Pty Ltd

Description

Your Purpose

To make exercise irresistible and be recognized as the premier brand for extraordinary swim experiences for all ages, driven by an exceptional value for money learn to swim program.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily management of a comprehensive swim program including group and individual swim lesson outlines for both adults and children.
• Continual development of the Swim program, additional programming requirements (including holiday activities).
• Conduct regular marketing and promotion activities of the swim offering to members.
• Management of administrative duties such as revenue and budget management including regular reporting as and when required.

People Management

• Responsible for all recruitment processes for your team, and ensure they are recruited against the VASA values and requirements.
• Ensure staff comply with legislated training requirements and remain up to date with compulsory training requirements and take advantage of other training if they wish to.
• Ensure all Swim employees adhere to emergency procedures and are fully aware of health and safety responsibilities.

Members

• Develop and implement a monthly program timetable of creative and innovative lessons that support the Virgin Active brand and ensure sign off from National Swim Manager before publishing the timetable.
• Ensure that all scheduled lessons take place. Scheduled lessons at Virgin Active are never cancelled.
• Proactively monitor attendance to ensure lessons are well attended and use that information to adjust programs to suit member needs for each lesson type and timeslot.

Swim Department

• Manage and develop the department to ensure it achieves its maximum potential and that all targets are achieved and where possible exceeded.
• Manage the Swim budget, ensuring all financial targets are achieved, as agreed with the National Swim Manager and Club General Manager.

Ongoing Training and Job Requirements

• Must complete compulsory annual training as is required by Virgin Active.
• Must complete the annual refresher in First Aid / AED.
• Must always have a clear criminal record (annual police clearance checks will be conducted).

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a Matric qualification.
• Has a Recognised Swim Qualification (Swim SA or equivalent).
• Has First aid level 1 and AED qualification.
• Has a Police Clearance Certificate.
• Must have completed a Pro-active HOD training program.
• Must have 1-2 years experience within a similar HOD (managing a swim program of a similar nature)/ management role.
• Must have around 2-3 years experience as a swim instructor or coach.
• Must have worked in an environment which provides exceptional customer experiences.
• Must have previous administration experience and be comfortable with Microsoft office.