Leisure Centre Duty Manager

Salary Band: £18,933 to £20,092 FTE per annum
Actual Salary: £10,617 to £11,267 per annum
Location: The Ridgeway Leisure Centre, Swindon
Contract Type: All Year Round
Contract Term: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 12th December 2021
Hours: 20.75 hours per week (average, see advert)
Start: January 2022

About the opportunity:

Here at The Ridgeway Leisure Centre, our team are passionate about fitness and wellbeing! We can’t get enough of inspiring the students of the adjoining Ridgeway School or our members to keep an active lifestyle and at the heart of this is the enthusiasm of our lively and friendly team.

We are looking for a Leisure Centre Duty Manager to take up this exciting opportunity to deliver the aims of our sporting facility by providing a safe, positive customer experience in line with community, commercial and participation objectives.

Key responsibilities will include actively managing and motivating our leisure centre staff; being responsible for the day to day duty management and running of the centre with a keen eye for excellent customer service; contributing to budgets, planning and marketing of the centre and ensuring the centre is compliant with TWHF visions, values, processes and procedures. We want to make sure our leisure experiences for all visitors feels comfortable and safe.

Full details and role expectations of this exciting opportunity can be found on the attached supporting job description. 

Hours of Work:

Week 1 - 22.75 hours

Wed: 1500 - 2230
Thurs: 0700 - 1500
Fri: 1500 - 2215 

Week 2 - 24 hours

Fri: 0700 - 1500
Sat: 0830 - 1630
Sun: 0730 - 1530 

Week 3 - 15.5 hours

Wed: 1500 - 2230
Thurs: 0700 - 1500

Why Work With Us:

The White Horse Federation (TWHF) is a not-for-profit multi-academy trust that supports and sponsors many primary, secondary and special schools across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire.

Its shared vision for excellence through partnership means it is also committed to keeping the best of what makes a local school great – in other words, the type of schools where TWHF colleagues would be proud to send their own children.

TWHF combines a relentless drive for academic excellence with a shared moral purpose and shared values while ensuring that fun and happiness are key attributes of each of its schools. TWHF believes that partnership-working with its schools, pupils, and their parents, as well as the wider community, helps creates the best possible outcomes for all children.

TWHF empowers its colleagues through support, training, and career opportunities to recruit and retain outstanding staff who are leaders in their field. That way TWHF can ensure that every student achieves their full potential, regardless of background, culture, heritage, or ability.

TWHF recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that reflects diversity from the communities it serves. TWHF values the contributions of all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment; which at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010, TWHF welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process that is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this position you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.

The Benefits:

Some benefits are accessible by all staff irrespective of their contract type (T). Some are only eligible to permanent (P) employees following a successful probation period as noted:

Car Purchase scheme (P)

Discounted gym membership scheme (P&T)

Reward Gateway discounts (P&T)

Hire purchase Cycle to Work scheme (P)

Free and confidential advice, information and counselling service (P&T)

Excellent Pension scheme (P&T)