Christchurch City Council Looking for Aquatics Team Leader at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

Are you a great fit to join our supportive team of fun-loving good sorts? He īnoi tēnei ki a koe ki te tono i tētahi tūnga ki te Kaunihera o Ōtautahi: This is an invitation to you to apply for a position at CCC.

About the role | Ko te mahi nei

With a focus on delivering high-quality aquatic services, this role centres around:

• Creating a welcoming environment where customers feel connected and keep coming back.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, water quality, and safety, ensuring Poolsafe requirements are always met.
• Leading a team of legends—including a 2IC, supervisors, and lifeguards—motivating, developing, and empowering them to deliver great experiences while keeping everything running smoothly and safely.
• Keeping customer service standards and procedures in check, ensuring every experience is engaging, builds confidence, and encourages a can-do attitude.

About you | Ko Koe Tēnei

While Leadership Is Key, You Will

• Have a strong aquatic background, with relevant industry qualifications.
• Confidently manage pool operations, while also playing a key role across our network of pools in the aquatics leadership team.
• Have a strong mix of community focus and commercial awareness, with a solutions-driven mindset.
• You will need to collaborate effectively within the team and foster a culture of unity across the facility. This will be crucial in ensuring the facility operates efficiently.

Parakiore Recreation And Sports Centre

E kā mauka whakahī e tū nei, e kā awa kōpikopiko e rere nei i te nuku o te whenua, nei rā te reo maioha ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai, tauti mai ki te whare o Parakiore; The name Parakiore has been gifted by Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga and fits perfectly as the name of the Christchurch City Council’s newest facility, the Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre. Parakiore was a Ngāi Tūāhuriri hero renowned for his resilience, determination and agility.

Additional Information | Ko ētahi atu kōrero:

• Hours of work: This role is Tuesday to Saturday. During the establishment phase, the hours will be Monday to Friday.
• Position: Full-time, permanent.
• Salary: The salary range for this position is $81,227 – $90,252 per annum, based on a 40-hour work week. Starting salaries will be based on the knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both, within the immediate team and in the broader organisation for the same or similar roles.
• Location: This role will be based at Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre, 50 St Asaph Street. However, during the establishment phase, you will work from Te Hononga Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, and across our network of facilities.
• To view the position description, click here – Aquatics Team Leader – Position Description

Feeling excited and ready to make your move? We can’t wait to hear from you, so apply today. Join us and you’ll be gaining plenty of opportunity with a great team, who love what they do and where they do it.

This recruitment may result in consequential vacancies, and we encourage you to apply for consideration.