Duty Manager - Newbury, Berkshire

Duty Manager - Newbury

Northcroft Leisure Centre

Situated near the centre of Newbury, West Berkshire. Northcroft Leisure Centre’s facilities include a 63-station fitness gym, 25m 6 lane swimming pool and dedicated learner pool, sauna, multipurpose 6-court sports hall, 2 squash courts,

The Opportunity

As a Duty Manager you will be trained to demonstrate full competence in the following areas; Financial reporting, processes and procedures, HR policies, procedures and practice, operational monitoring, facilities management and maintenance, customer service, sales and marketing.

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a not for profit charitable organisation committed to providing a diverse and meaningful range of leisure and culture related activities for the local communities in which we serve. 

We are seeking a driven and enthusiastic individual who is looking to progress their career into management. This role will be adapted to fit you and your skills to ensure you reach your goals.

You will oversee the centre operation and support the management team in the day-to-day running of the centre and in addition you’ll be involved in numerous activities and programs on offer.  This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to develop within the leisure industry.  In addition if the candidate has or the ability to obtain gym qualifications there will be the opportunity to be involved in this area as part of your rota.

The Person

Experience and knowledge of the fitness, leisure or health industries is advantageous and ideally, the successful candidate will hold a degree in Sports or similar. You will ideally hold a valid National Pool Lifeguard Qualification or have the swimming ability to gain one .

Holding a BTEC or HND and having experience in a leadership role are advantageous but not essential.

  What can Legacy Leisure offer you?

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression
• Training and development

Legacy Leisure is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you.  Please apply with a letter of application and CV.

Legacy Leisure is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

About Legacy Leisure

Established to support a national legacy following the Olympics, Legacy Leisure seeks to educate, inspire and support physical activity, to enhance the lives of our patrons and enable long term positive lifestyle changes. Legacy Leisure is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of our patrons, and aims to offer a diverse range of physical and cultural activities that will engage and invigorate communities, be it through sport, the arts or other activities.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.