Sports Centre Manager
Chigwell School
Chigwell, Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive plus benefits package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- May 2023
- Apply by:
- 8 January 2023
Job overview
Sports Centre Manager
Full time/Permanent
Required for May 2023
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated leisure professional to join our prestigious forward looking school managing our brand new sports centre opening in September 2023.
As Sports Centre Manager, you will be responsible for the efficient and effective overall leadership and management of the new Centre and associated facilities including operations, programming, promotion, development and staffing, ensuring it provides excellent customer services whilst achieving business, financial and operational targets.
The Centre will be accessed by all pupils in addition to leisure club members and general public use.
The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in sports centre/fitness industry, and will be commercially aware with a strong focus on marketing and business development. They will need to be able to motivate their team and ensure members and visitors are treated to an exceptional visit, through the delivery of very high standards and service at all times. They will also need to be able to manage the compliance side of the business, create community awareness and build a strong local presence.
Chigwell School offers a competitive salary and benefits package and a supportive working environment. There is a well-developed programme of professional development, pupils are enthusiastic, co-operative and able, and colleagues are dedicated and get on well together. There is a strong sense of community.
Please see the job description below. For further details and an application form please visit our website https://www.chigwell-school.org/vacancies/ or contact the HR Manager on 020 8501 6177 or by e-mail at hr@chigwell-school.org
The Bursar will be happy to answer any questions; he can be contacted at the School by telephone 020 8501 5711 or email bursar@chigwell-school.org
Closing date: 8th January 2023 -early applications welcome
Applications will be considered as they are received so early applications are encouraged. The School reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date
Chigwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and DBS.
Attached documents
About Chigwell School
Chigwell School is an independent, mixed, Church of England all-through day and boarding school for four to 19-year-olds, located in Chigwell, Essex. The school has just over 1060 pupils.
The school can trace its history back to 1629, when it was founded originally as a boys’ school. It is run as an educational charity, overseen by a board of governors who are also trustees of that charity.
Headmaster
Mr Damian King
Values and vision
Chigwell School’s motto is: “aut viam inveniam aut faciam”, a Latin phrase which means literally, “Either I shall find a way or I will make one". In-keeping with this, the school wants its students to develop a “determined, independent spirit, taking responsibility for themselves, their relationships with others, and the world around us”.
The school defines its mission as aiming to cultivate a learning community that aspires to excellence in all aspects of life, including: spiritual intellectual, moral, cultural, social and emotional aspects.
Chigwell School aims to provide a rounded education in the broadest sense, encouraging pupils to develop and discover talents and interests across and beyond the curriculum in order to help them to play a full part in the life of the school, and go on to make a positive contribution to the world.
The school hopes to be a community in which pupils develop a love of learning and are challenged to think critically, and with creative curiosity, for themselves.
ISI report
“Pupils’ personal development is excellent throughout the school. They are tolerant and appreciate non-material aspects of life. Pupils display maturity and they respect others, regardless of background or personal characteristics. They have highly developed cultural awareness and a developed understanding of British characteristics.”
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