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Sports Centre Manager

149113 · Medium Next-day ready

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Entertainment and recreation managers plan entertainment and recreational activities for facilities like cinemas, cruise ships and amusement parks.

Most common salary $60k – $106k
Upper salary up to $148k
Training 0-2 years

Description

Organises, controls and promotes the activities, facilities and resources of a sports centre.

Typical work tasks

  • Organises publicity to promote facilities and attract clients; selects, trains and supervises staff; schedules games and competitions; ensures facilities are properly maintained and conform to safety standards; may plan and organise catering facilities.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in offices associated with sport centres, recreation facilities and sports clubs.
  • Indoor work areas are adequately heated, ventilated and clean.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to medium demand levels with frequent sitting in offices or meetings.
  • Stands and walks frequently in office and sports centre to undertake training and supervision of staff and inspections of facilities.
  • Lifting and carrying is not a component feature of the job.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching and stretching, twisting, climbing is not a significant component of the job.
  • Occasional to frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using hand-held objects/equipment including exercise equipment pens, calculators, telephones, keyboard and mouse.
  • Driving is not a significant component of the job.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, administration, organisational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
Entry signal Reviewed

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 2
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Sports centre manager: experience pathway dominant, no legal gate. Proposal correct.

Entry Requirements

  • A relevant NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2). At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.