POSITION NUMBER:
05501
SALARY:
Level 9 VWGA $104,500 - $115,069 per annum plus Overtime and Superannuation
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 14 of 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, HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, Bendat Basketball Centre and Gold Netball Centre.
We play an extremely important role in 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
Reporting to the General Manager Sports and Events, the Catering Manager builds and maintains strong client and stakeholder relationships and leads the catering team in the delivery of safe and effective catering operations ensuring high quality customer experiences, optimisation of venue usage and maximisation of financial returns.
The role provides leadership to the team in the delivery of day-to-day café operations and catering for events across HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, Bendat Basketball Centre, Champion Lakes Regatta Centre and other venues as required. With multiple cafes open seven days a week servicing our regular users and catering for events occurring at our venues, the catering team is pivotal to the success of our business.
This is a permanent full time opportunity. With the nature of our business, regular outside normal business hours work and overtime is an expectation of this role and a generous overtime package will be discussed with the successful candidate.
Whilst the position will be based at HBF Stadium in Mount Claremont, mobility may be required between the portfolio of facilities.
What We Offer
Working with VenuesWest comes with a number of benefits:
- A free membership to our gym and aquatic centres
- Access to staff fitness classes
- Access to free counselling for employees and their immediate families through our Employment Assistance Provider
- Payment for re-qualification for essential qualifications and certifications
- Access to salary packaging arrangements
- A fantastic social club and culture program with lots of activities
- Optical reimbursements for office-based staff (after 12 months employment)
- Annual flu vaccinations
- 50% discount on kid’s programs
- Corporate health insurance discounts
- A comprehensive learning and development program
- Free on-site parking
- Sponsorship for participation in community, sporting and charity events
About the Person
The successful candidate will have demonstrated management experience in a catering environment including experience in the delivery of large-scale catering events. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead a large team of staff are also essential for this role.
For any further job-related information please contact Daniel Etter on (08) 9441 8206.
For information on VenuesWest and its venues please visit our website www.venueswest.wa.gov.au
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, you must provide:
- copy of your current resume and
- cover letter detailing your skills and experience which demonstrate how you meet the following essential capability in the context of this position:
- Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience at a management level in a high quality, high volume and profitable retail food and beverage operation including:
- strong commercial acumen with the ability to set, monitor and report on budgets and KPI’s and proactively implement and manage strategies to achieve these;
- experienced people manager, ability to develop high performing teams across kitchen, customer facing and administration sectors of a catering operation,
- ability to identify contract retention and new business opportunities;
- ability to identify opportunities for business operation improvements; and
- experience as an Approved Manager.
- Evidence of your right to work in Australia – Australian Birth Certificate; Australian Citizenship Certificate; or passport
A full copy of the Job Description is available as a PDF below, 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. A step by step guide to applying online is available in pdf format below to assist you in this process.
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
- Completion of course in Liquor Licensing (51544) and ability to become Approved Manager; or capacity to complete within 3 months of commencement.
- HACCP Food Safety Supervisor Certification; or capacity to complete within 3 months of commencement.
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 peoples, people with disability, women in leadership, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in our workforce. Sections of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 for measures to achieve equality may be applied to this process.
Candidates from these 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.
Future Appointments
Applicants who are found suitable, but not recommended for the vacancy, may be considered for subsequent vacancies for 12 months in accordance with Part 5 (General Appointment) of the Commissioner’s Instructions No.2: Filling a Public Sector Vacancy.
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JDF - VM - Catering - Catering Manager - 05201 - 2024 01 - final.pdf
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FACT SHEET - Equal Opportunity Act - Measures Intended to Achieve Equality - 2023 08
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WORK TYPE:
Permanent - Full Time
LOCATION:
Mount Claremont/Joondalup
CLOSING DATE:
2024-01-30 5:00 PM
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