About VenuesWest

At VenuesWest our vision is to be Australia’s leading provider of sport and entertainment venues and precincts. We take pride in owning and/or operating Western Australia’s major sporting and entertainment venues, including not only the world class Optus Stadium and the iconic RAC Arena, but also HBF Park, Perth High Performance Centre, Arena Joondalup, Bendat Basketball Centre and Gold Netball Centre.

VenuesWest enriches the lives of Western Australians by offering opportunities for those pursuing elite sport, a range of options for individuals or families choosing to live healthy, active lifestyles and a variety of entertainment experiences for everyone.  

About the Role

The Venue Officer undertakes the setup, pull down and presentation of operational areas for venue bookings, events and functions, ensuring safe and quality customer experiences whilst optimising venue usage. The role requires a high level of physical activity and flexibility, with employees expected to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, in line with business and event requirements. Modifications could be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

This recruitment process is being utilised to fill 4 casual positions based at Perth High Performance Centre, Mount Claremont and at Arena Joondalup. The role may require mobility between VenuesWest facilities. The working hours are based on event and operational requirements.

This recruitment process may also be used to fill other causal vacancies within the Venue Operations team.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, this position may be assisting the first responder to incidents and therefore may be exposed to stressful situations and events in the workplace . VenuesWest is committed to proactively ensuring the psychosocial safety and health of our workers through risk control and provision of services to support workers exposed to and impacted by traumatic events.

What We Offer

Working with VenuesWest comes with a range of benefits – please see our Employee Value Proposition attached for more information.

About the Person

For any further job-related information please contact Lewis Downes on 0401 298 096 or via email: Lewis.Downes@venueswest.wa.gov.au.

For information on VenuesWest and its venues please visit our website www.venueswest.wa.gov.au and follow us on LinkedIn.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, you must respond to the application questions (these will become available when you click on Apply) and submit a:

• A copy of your current resume and
• include any relevant qualifications you may hold eg, Forklift, Working at Heights, First Aid, EWP

A copy of the casual duty profile is attached as a PDF, which includes a complete list of the capabilities required to fulfil this role.

Please submit your application by clicking on the ‘Apply for Job’ button below.

For technical difficulties, please contact the RAMS helpdesk at 1300 733 056 or email ramshelpdesk@bigredsky.com

Please note the closing date and time, as no e-mailed, late or pro-forma applications will be accepted.

For application assistance please contact People and Culture on (08) 9441 8362.

Employment Screening

To be eligible for employment with VenuesWest you must have the following at the time of commencement:

• Right to Work in Australia for the duration of the employment contract
• National Police Clearance valid within the last 12 months
• Provide First Aid Certificate (HLTAID003 or equivalent) and Provide CPR (HLTAID001 or equivalent)
• WorkSafe ‘License to Perform High Risk Work’ for Forklift (FL)
• WA Construction Industry White Card (Work Safely in the Construction Industry)
• Work Safely at Heights (RIIWHS204D) 

Please note that the appointee will bear the costs associated with the abovementioned eligibility requirements.

Workplace Diversity

VenuesWest maintains a working environment that is free from discrimination in accordance with Equal Opportunity legislation. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our customers and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. Our goal is to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in our workforce. 

People with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply for this vacancy and to identify themselves through the application questions.

This advertisement may be requested in other formats including Word, PDF, and large format by contacting People and Culture on (08) 9441 8362.