Relief Manager- Workstay

• Job no: D647C

• Excellent and benefits with discounts for you and your family
• Work for Australia's largest regional accommodation provider
• Opportunities for growth and development

About Us

G’day Group comprises three leading Australian tourism brands in Discovery Parks, G’day Parks and loyalty program G’day Rewards. Employing more than 1800 people Australia-wide, G’day Group has a truly national footprint of over 300 holiday parks, including 80 fully owned and operated properties. We are the largest regional accommodation provider in the country, we’re about authentic Australian holiday experiences and inviting all Aussies to say g’day to more of Australia.

We’re on a journey of growth and evolution to reshape the industry, offering the best customer experience underpinned by the best technology. With eyes on domestic and regional tourism like never before we are building a passionate, adaptable, high performance team to deliver holiday memories that put a smile in every g’day.

The Role

Discovery Parks require a pool of experienced Relief Park Managers to provide temporary/fixed term management to cover periods of leave or other absences of standard Park Management teams across our network.

The role is uniquely designed to fit flexible individuals or couples, to complete assignments varying in duration and ongoing consistency. Your skills and experience will allow you to hit the ground running and seamlessly operate the park in the Managers absence. Note this role is fixed term assignments only and there is no guarantee for ongoing employment.

Responsibilities include:

• Daily park operations – front office, housekeeping, grounds and maintenance
• Pre and post-handover reviews with the Park Manager/s
• Customer service and sales
• Manage park team, including rostering, monitoring labour budget and work requirements of the park
• Monitor park budgets and room rate dynamic pricing
• Submit invoices, receipts in a timely manner
• Ad hoc recruitment and staff management

Skills & Experience

We are looking for individuals with the following:

• Demonstrated skills and experience in work stay accommodation management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets and financial reporting
• Proven and demonstrated experience in managing, developing and training staff
• Strong computer skills, especially in the MS Office suite
• A good understanding of yield management
• Previous experience with RMS or Newbook or similar reservation management system highly desirable
• Knowledge and understanding of WHS and responsibilities
• Mobility and flexibility to travel to different locations, including remote regions, sometimes at short notice 
• Current manual driver’s license essential
• Provision of own transport / accommodation (e.g. caravan) to assist with logistics between and during assignments is preferable but not essential. 

Though some of our parks are pet-friendly, given the nature of this role we are unable to accommodate pets for the duration of assignments.

Benefits

• Accommodation provided
• Professional development and opportunities to grow personally as well as professionally
• Discounted accommodation for you, your family & friends
• Discounted products from our G’Day Rewards Partners

If you are passionate, adventurous, and ready to hit the ground running, we want to hear from you.

Discovery Parks is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all our staff, customers and the communities we operate in. Due to the latest highly contagious Covid-19 Delta variant, Discovery Parks has implemented a vaccination policy which requires all employees, wherever possible, to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. This Covid vaccination policy applies to all new Discovery Parks employees. 

Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police Clearance to disclose any criminal offences or charges. Drivers Licence essential.

• Published on 06 Jun 2022, 4:53 AM