Aquatic and Leisure Officer

Aquatic and Leisure Officer

Position type: Full Time
Position classification: Local Government Officers (WA) Award 
Remuneration level: Level 4
Primary work location: Halls Creek
Reports to: Recreation and Pool Coordinator
Department: Community Development
Date last reviewed: June 2026
 

About the Shire of Halls Creek
Located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Shire of Halls Creek (Shire) is one of Australia’s iconic outback areas with a unique cultural and heritage environment. 
The Shire covers 142,908 square kilometres of the Kimberley and is approximately 2,850 kilometres to the north east of Perth and 362 kilometres south of Kununurra. The Northern Territory forms the eastern boundary of the Shire with the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley to the north, the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley to the west and the Shire of East Pilbara to the south and west. 

The remote communities of Balgo (Wirrimanu), Billiluna (Mindibungu), Mulan, Ringer Soak (Kundat Djaru), Warmun (Turkey Creek) and Yiyili are an integral part of the Shire with around 3,000 people residing outside of the Halls Creek town site. Throughout the Shire there are also a number of smaller communities.

The Shire is connected by 391 kilometres of sealed roads and 1,449 kilometres of unsealed roads requiring extensive maintenance work due to seasonal flooding.
Our operating environment

The Shire operates within a broad legislative framework that includes but is not limited to:
-Disability Services Act 1993 (WA)
-Fair Trading Act 2010 (WA)
-Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and Fair Work Regulations 2009
-Financial Management Act 2006
-Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) (as amended)
-Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) (as amended)
-Work Health and Safety Act 2020
-Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
-State Records Act 2000 (WA) 
-Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth)

The Shire is enabled by the Local Government Act 1995 and its regulations. It operates under two industrial awards being Local Government Officers (Western Australia) Award and the Municipal Employees (Western Australia) Award.