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TEAM BUILDING SESSION

soulroll 17/03/2023

On Tuesday the 31st of January, our team of incredible swimming instructors all took part in a team building and training sessions.

The session was held in the pool at Casula, but consisted of staff from across both Casula and Bankstown. By training in the pool, team members were able to learn essential skills in a familiar environment. Our training session focused on building and developing healthy relationships and communication within the workplace.

It also included specific training elements of platform safety and a range of manipulation techniques. Further to this, staff were encouraged to think deeply and explore the skills required for each level and swimming ability. This allowed staff to collectively create a clearer understanding of the levels and their individual requirements.

Our local teams would like to thank Stephanie Paterson, the Regional Swim School Manager, who ran the entire session.

The teams are now feeling stronger than ever and are excited to attend the next team building event!

If you, or someone you know may be interested in joining our team, please do not hesitate to contact us via the BlueFit Recruitment Website, or speak with one of our team members at reception.

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ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS

soulroll 17/03/2023

There’s only a few months left to claim your 2023 Active Kids vouchers. The vouchers are now available to access on your Service NSW Portal.

The current voucher was released on January 1st 2023 and is only valid until June 30th 2023.

What are the Active Kids Vouchers?

The Active Kids program is one of the more than 70 NSW Government rebates and savings that help you to save on everyday costs. The program was developed as an initiative to increase activity in the youth of NSW. Each year families are eligible to receive a $100 voucher from the state government to use towards ongoing sports lessons.

These vouchers are available for each child between the ages of 4.5 years old and 18 years old. To be eligible for the Active Kids Voucher the child must be enrolled in school and have a Medicare card.

How can I use my Active Kids Voucher?

Please ensure you list your child’s full name and the correct voucher number as this may delay the time taken to process and redeem your vouchers. If you have used your voucher for another program it will no longer be valid and therefore can not be used by BlueFit.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact programs@bluefit.com.au .

How to apply for the Active Kids Vouchers:

Visit https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/active-kids website. Read the Guidelines and Fact Sheets to learn more about the program.
Visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/ and create or login to your MyServiceNSW account.
Complete an Active Kids application through your MyServiceNSW account. You will receive a voucher with a unique ID number. You will receive a unique ID number for each child you register (Available to download, print and email).
Redeem your voucher – Fill out the form below with your voucher ID number.

Terms & Conditions:

Vouchers are only redeemed upon enrolment in a perpetual BlueFit program.
As per conditions of Service NSW, the Active Kids voucher must be used for a structured program for a minimum of 8 weeks duration.
If the child cancels out of their BlueFit program without using the entire amount of the Active Kids Voucher, the amount will stay on your account as a credit, unless the program runs for a fixed term.
Non-attendance in a program does not entitle credits to the voucher.
Under no circumstances is the Active Kids Voucher redeemable for cash. The vouchers are non-refundable or transferable.
The Active Kids Voucher is only valid for one sport per child.

Submit your Active Kids Voucher here.

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PYJAMA SAFETY WEEK

soulroll 14/03/2023

Last week we held our bi-annual Water Safety Week !

We pride ourselves on keeping the local community safe and educating students about how to swim safely. A key element to our program is our Water Safety Week. We believe that it is critical for our families and communities to be reminded of the importance of being safe and vigilant around water. BlueFit is committed to the safety of our communities and we need your help to ensure our message and skills are passed on to all children and extended families for a safer community.

This year BlueFit Swimming asked students to come dressed up in their pyjamas. Throughout the week, staff taught water safety specific lessons, that focused on water safety skills such as floating, treading water, basic rescue techniques and much more!

It was amazing to see all of our families and students rocking up in their pyjamas and attending throughout the week, engaging with staff and classmates. We look forward to seeing you all again at our next fun-filled safety week events in November 2023!

“Safety Week runs twice a year at selected BlueFit Swimming locations.”

What is water safety week?

Water Safety Week is an entire week dedicated to educating our students with essential water safety skills.

When is it running?

The Next Safety Week event will be in November 2023. More details and date is TBC.

What should we bring?

All preschool and school age children need to bring their pyjamas (top and shorts are acceptable) to swim in during their swimming lesson.

All infants and parents or caregivers need to both bring a t-shirt to wear during swimming lessons.

This is imperative as we simulate swimming in clothing and what swimming techniques could help save your child’s life.

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5 TIPS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE

soulroll 15/02/2023

Whether you’ve just begun your health and fitness journey or you’re a seasoned health and fitness junkie, following these five tips will put and/or keep you on track to leading a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

By sticking to these habits, you will be putting yourself in the best possible position to reach your fitness goals as well as setting yourself up for a healthy future.

Have breakfast – nothing will provide you with more energy for the day than a nutritious breakfast. This doesn’t have to be anything complex. A simple oatmeal, a bowl of non-sugar cereal or a slice of sourdough goes a long way and will guarantee an easy way to introduce fibre into your diet.
Create a balanced diet – mixing it up every day is good! This means enjoying a wide range of fruits and vegetables, protein, nuts, seeds, eggs and low-fat dairy across each week. A balanced diet gives our body the nutrients it needs to perform and function correctly.
Stay hydrated – water, low-fat milks, coffee and tea all counts as long as you don’t add sugar! Prioritising hydration morning, afternoon and evening are important and water is the way to go. Proper hydration helps deliver nutrients to cells and keeps our body and mind functioning efficiently.
Move a lot – staying active is essential when maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This could be as simple as going for a brisk walk or visiting one of our facilities. Swimming, group fitness class or a gym session might be just the thing you need! Based on https://www.cdc.gov/ adults should aim for 150 minutes of physical exercise a week. Now, this doesn’t mean you have to do it all at once. Spread it out, you could do your workouts for 30 mins a day, 5 days a week!
Create a healthy sleeping habit – good quality sleep affects how well we’re able to perform in life. While we sleep our bodies and minds get all-important time to repair and recover. We recommend no screens at least an hour before bed and going to bed early. This means we get at least 8 hours of sleep and are able to get up early, get the daily workout out of the way and have a good wholesome breakfast.

This article was written by Jakub Jelinek, a member of the BlueFit Marketing Team.

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INTRODUCING JO & DEB

soulroll 15/02/2023

Meet Jo!

Jo is our incredible Swim School Manager here at Casula! She has an extensive knowledge of swimming, along with a great amount of experience within the industry. As a Swim School Manager, Jo is responsible for the professional development of all of our instructors. She is also the person who ensures that our students are getting the most out of their lessons. In her spare time, Jo loves to do arts and crafts and spending important time with her beautiful kids.

Meet Deb!

Deb is our Pool Ceck Co-ordinator (PDC) AND one of our Learn to Swim instructors.

Many BlueFit Swimming members will have seen Deb in and around Casula. Deb has a great sense of humor and brings a lot of joy to our team. She is always willing to help out where she can and has a great ‘can do’ attitude!

What is a Pool Deck Co-ordinator?

A Pool Deck Co-ordinator is responsible for the smooth operations of the swim school on the pool deck. When classes are running you will often see a member of staff who walks around the pool providing assistance to our instructors and swim school families. Consider the PDCs as the master traffic coordinators of the pool.

Come on down and say hello to Jo, Deb and the rest of the team during your next visit!

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Welcome Casula!

soulroll 24/01/2023

Towards the end of last year we opened our newest addition to the BlueFit Swimming community at Casula in Sydney’s south west.

After some delays, Casula opened its doors on Friday 28th of October and introduced its eager students and their families to the BlueFit Swimming program. The facility is located within the Crossroads Homemaker Centre, and features two indoor heated swimming pools dedicated entirely to swimming lessons. The centre is designed specifically as a quiet, distraction-free environment where students can completely focus on learning to swim safely. Within the first week of operation, Casula had an incredible 1,400 students enrolled. Since then the swim school has continued to develop and grow.

Welcome to the family, Casula!

To view further information about the swimming lessons at Casula, view https://bluefitswimming.com.au/casula-enrol-now/ .

We look forward to seeing what the future holds for you!

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Welcome 2023

soulroll 24/01/2023

We would like to welcome all of our members back from the holiday season, and officially wish you all a Happy New Year! Whilst 2022 was a BIG year, we have some exciting plans to make 2023 even BIGGER! Along with returning to regular operations, our Learn to Swim program has returned!

A special note from our BlueFit Swimming team:

Happy New Year to all of our students and their families! We hope that you are all feeling well rested and ready for 2023, as the BlueFit Swimming program has resumed for the year!

Just a friendly reminder that if you are unable to make it to your scheduled swimming lesson to mark yourself absent on My Portal. This will allow you to book a make-up lesson for any of the classes that you miss.

Terms and conditions apply. To view the BlueFit Swimming class policies, click here.

We are so excited to spend 2023 together with you and cannot wait to see what the year ahead brings!

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JOIN OUR TEAM THIS SUMMER

soulroll 24/01/2023

Join our team in keeping the community safe this summer!

With great work opportunities and career pathways (and a FREE course for Swim Instructors), this is the perfect opportunity.

Click here to be considered for one of our Free Swim Instructor Courses.

What roles do we have available?

Here at BlueFit we have a range of career opportunities & roles available.

Learn to Swim Instructor:

The ideal candidate will have a passion for teaching, a welcoming and bright disposition, and enjoy working with children. As well as, previous experience, or willingness to learn, to work with infant levels (highly regarded). Our team is filled with friendly and vibrant personalities. Our programs are year-round and are conducted in heated indoor pools.

If you love teaching and working with children, are seeking a highly rewarding job or career and can be a reliable team member then this position is for you! We can arrange for you to undertake accredited training through Southern Education!

Check out their upcoming courses here

Qualifications Required:

Swim Australia or Austswim qualification
Working with Children Check
CPR & First Aid
Eligibility to work in Australia.

Lifeguards:

Our lifeguards are fundamental to the safety and enjoyment of our members and guests, therefore applicants require customer service, pool supervision and time management skills. You should also be available for a variety of shifts including weekend, opening and closing shifts. We also require the following certificates and/or qualifications. Don’t worry if you haven’t already got all of your qualifications just yet, we can arrange for you to undertake accredited training through Southern Education.

Check out any upcoming courses here.

Qualifications Required:

Pool Lifeguard qualification
Working with Children Check
CPR & First Aid
Eligibility to work in Australia.

For further information on roles at BlueFit, view our website on https://bluefit.com.au/employment/

Here at BlueFit we believe that when you join us, you join a family.

Who are we?

BlueFit is a leisure facility management company established in Sydney 2007. As leaders in the Aquatic and Recreation industry, the company prides itself in providing Council’s a genuine partnership in managing large community sport, recreation and aquatic facilities. We work closely with our partners to provide safe and inclusive facilities on their behalf. Every BlueFit team member knows the importance of their role in providing great service and a memorable experience for our members and visitors, underpinned by the company’s mission to Inspire Community Activity.

Why BlueFit?

We have leaders that care and have what it takes to drive the business forward, look after their staff and provide the company with strategic direction. We want to invite you to step into a sector that is essential to the wellbeing of our communities. In addition, we can offer you the following:

An opportunity for professional growth and development in our flourishing environment
An opportunity to work closer to home with flexible working arrangements
Free Onsite parking
Free Facility Membership
Support in contributing to our mission of inspiring community activity

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ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHER

soulroll 23/01/2023

Your 2023 Active Kids Vouchers are now available to access on your Service NSW Portal.

The current voucher was released on January 1st 2023 and is valid until June 30th 2023. The Active Kids program is one of the more than 70 NSW Government rebates and savings that help you to save on everyday costs. The program was developed as an initiative to increase activity in the youth of NSW. Each year families are eligible to receive a $100 voucher from the state government to use towards ongoing sports lessons.

Complete the form below to have your voucher used for one of our programs. Our staff will process your voucher and you will receive a confirmation email and a credit applied to your account when it has been processed. If you do not receive an email straight away, don’t worry, it could be that our staff have received a high volume of voucher uploads and are still in the process of activating them. If it has been a while and you still have heard nothing, feel free to contact our friendly Customer Support team on 0488 845 664. Please ensure you list your child’s full name and the correct voucher number as this may delay the time taken to process and redeem your vouchers. If you have used your voucher for another program it will no longer be valid and therefore can not be used by BlueFit.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact programs@bluefit.com.au .

How to apply for the Active Kids Vouchers:

Visit https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/active-kids website. Read the Guidelines and Fact Sheets to learn more about the program.
Visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/ and create or login to your MyServiceNSW account.
Complete an Active Kids application through your MyServiceNSW account. You will receive a voucher with a unique ID number. You will receive a unique ID number for each child you register (Available to download, print and email).
Redeem your voucher – Fill out the form below with your voucher ID number.

Terms & Conditions:

Vouchers are only redeemed upon enrolment in a perpetual BlueFit program.
As per conditions of Service NSW, the Active Kids voucher must be used for a structured program for a minimum of 8 weeks duration.
If the child cancels out of their BlueFit program without using the entire amount of the Active Kids Voucher, the amount will stay on your account as a credit, unless the program runs for a fixed term.
Non-attendance in a program does not entitle credits to the voucher.
Under no circumstances is the Active Kids Voucher redeemable for cash. The vouchers are non-refundable or transferable.
The Active Kids Voucher is only valid for one sport per child.

Submit your Active Kids Voucher here.

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KEEP SAFE THIS SUMMER

soulroll 20/01/2023

The Australian Summer season is already reminding many families about the importance of water safety!

On Wednesday 4th January, Royal Life Saving Australia released their National Summer Drowning Toll. This report covers all of the statistics collected from the first part of 2022/23 Summer.

During the week following Christmas, drowning claimed a total of 17 lives. Currently there have been 28 drowning deaths reported across Australia. The report breaks these numbers down into greater detail (with percentages of location, age groups, sex and activity. The following are what have been the high risk swimmers from this years report:

Males (82% were male).
0-17 year olds (with a total of 32% being in this age group. Followed closely by the 35-64 age group, they account for 29%).
Inland waterways (46% of drowning deaths have occurred in these waterways. This is followed closely by coastal waterways with 39%. Bringing the total of open waterways to 85%).
Recreational swimming and boating are responsible for 50% of drownings this year).

Royal Life Saving Chief Executive Officer, Justin Scarr is encouraging that all people are “Choosing a safe location to swim, where lifeguards are on duty is essential. Rivers, lakes, and unpatrolled beaches can be incredibly dangerous, especially for people who have fallen out of practice swimming, or never learned to swim.” The urgency to act and improve water safety to our local communities has never been stronger! These are a few tips we would like to encourage you to implement:

Always supervise children around water (follow our Supervision Policy).
When swimming in open water, swim between the flags (the yellow & red flags).
Wear a lifejacket when boating & fishing.
Do not swim alone. Instead swim where there are trained professionals to help you should any danger arise.
Learn to swim – attend lessons. Our lessons educate students on water familiarisation, basic water safety skills and will also help to build your confidence in an aquatic environment.

To learn more about Royal Life Saving Australia’s National Summer Drowning Toll here.

Our Supervision Policy:

To help remind our families of our policies we have placed supervision signs up around all of our facilities. You may have spotted some supervision signage similar to the following:

What are our SUPERVISION policies?

TheBlueFit Swimming staff will be enforcing the following rules:

Any child aged 0 to 5 years old MUST remain within arms reach to their parent/guardian. To represent this your child will receive a yellow wristband. This wristband MUST remain on them for the entire duration of your visit.
Children aged 6 to 10 years old MUST have a parent or guardian who stays close, is alert and maintains visual contact at ALL times.
11 to 12 year olds must have a parent or guardian who maintains visual contact at ALL times.
Anyone over the age of 13 years old may enter the aquatic facility unsupervised.
The adult to child ratio for this facility is 1:2 (one adult to two children).

You can find full details on our website.

It is important that our families understand that the supervision policy has been implemented for the safety of everyone, and that we ALL have a role to play. TOGETHER we can help keep the local community safe!

We thank you for your understanding & look forward to a summer filled with FUN!