Nicole Willis

Acting Role - current

• Managing a team of seven
• Support staff development and performance
• Be a mentor and lead by example
• Make decisions and problem solve
• Leading meetings and attending meeting
• Business case, Memo and report reporting
• Writing funding applications
• Community engagement - sports clubs, SSA's, consultants , local community , schools
• Management of external and internal stakeholders
• Support and plan Capital projects program for delivery
• Recreation and Leisure Advisory Committee
• Sit on a number of working groups - PWG, PSG , grant panels, VLGP steering group
• Work and support internal Departments
• Liaise with Local, State and Commonwealth agencies
• Writing funding application and acquittal's
• Sitting on tender panels
• Sit on interview panels
• Policy review , development and implementation
• Coordinate and deliver a range of strategies to support sport and rec planning and infrastructure
• Corporate reporting - CAAP, CP strategic indicators
• Budget management and reporting
• Managing CJUA,leases and licence agreements
• Support Master Plan and PSP delivery
• Oversee activation or sport and rec facilities and programs

Substantive role is Recreation Development Officer

May 2011 - current

• Write reports, memos and support with Council reporting
• Manage budget and forecast
• Mentor and support Recreation Operations team
• Support Recreation Coordinator
• Write funding and acquit grant applications
• Community engagement via programs, events and capital projects
• Support new club establishment
• Manage and support sports club licences, leases
• Implement and support policy development
• Sit on PWG
• Sit on tender interviews and panel
• Support Capital works programs

I have acted as the Recreation Coordinator and Leisure Centre Coordinator a number of times over the years.

• Ensured prison security by conducting regular cell searches and maintaining strict adherence to safety protocols.
• Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
• Manage case loads
• Report writing for Parole Board
• Provided guidance and support to inmates to help reintegrate in society and establish new beginnings.
• Conduct searches and drug testing
• Conduct prisoner escorts internal and external
• Training new recruit's and being a mentor
• Observed behaviour of residents individually and in groups

Ascot Vale YMCA Programs Director 2004 - 2006

Bacchus Marsh YMCA Programs Director 2006- 2008

• Acting assistant manager
• Rostering of staff
• Duty manager
• Direct report of swim team, programs staff and childcare staff
• Managed KPIs
• Managed Budgets
• Hired staff
• Maximised program opportunities for the local community
• Completed monthly reports - OHS and budgets
• Taught swimming, first aid and pool lifeguard
• Wrote funding submissions
• Implemented check lists and new child standards policy
• Developed a business plan
• Staff meetings
• Marketing Plan
• Invoicing and debt collecting

• Coordinated travel arrangements for teams, ensuring efficient transportation and accommodations during Australian and state University games.
• Assigned work to staff, set schedules, and motivated strong performance in key areas.
• Evaluated existing policies within the sports program, recommending improvements for efficiency and effectiveness where necessary.
• Managed 12 Sporting Committees
• Managed gym and pool staff
• Wrote gym programs and taught aqua aerobics and boxing
• Responsible for lease between University and local hockey club
• Organised mass inter college events such as run swim run for over 600 people
• Implemented sports program for the local community
• Managed the university sports store
• Worked with the local Council to support health needs of the local community

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• Oversaw staff salaries, pay rates and all other program budget aspects.
• Supported build of second water base hockey pitch