Amusement Centre Manager
What the work is
Organises, controls and promotes the activities, facilities and resources of an amusement centre, showground or theme park.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Plans and coordinates the entertainment, attractions and amusement machines offered by the centre
- Improves customer attraction by incorporating digital arcade games and virtual reality experiences
- Manages scheduling games and competitions
- Develops and implements marketing strategies, including digital marketing such as social media advertising, email marketing and online publicity
- Oversees maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment, including monitoring the operation of rides and attractions to ensure safety
- Manages day-to-day operations of an amusement centre
- Ensures facilities are properly maintained and conform to safety standards
- Develops and manages budgets
- Recruits, trains and supervises staff
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional community sports and aquatic centre on the night of a junior basketball tournament. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A packed centre where kids are laughing, parents are cheering and nothing has gone wrong
- An older member says the swimming classes gave them their confidence back
- A new program you started fills up within a week
Hard days
- Two groups booked into the same court at the same time, both certain they are right
- A pool closure because of an equipment fault, with a queue of disappointed families
- Weekends, nights and school holidays are always your busiest times
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 161331, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.