Centre Manager

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Bike park on site

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Leeds Mencap invites applications for the Centre Manager position at the Vinery Centre, Leeds. You will oversee all centre operations, ensure maintenance and security, coordinate activities, maximise room hire income and lead a diverse team to deliver high-quality services for children, young people and families.

The role requires flexible hours including evenings and weekends, with some homeworking possible.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to build partnerships and provide high-quality customer care.
• Flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Experience coordinating multiple activities and resources.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Vinery Centre is well maintained and secure.
• Coordinate activities to avoid clashes and resource conflicts.
• Deliver a positive experience for service users and clients.
• Contribute to strategic leadership as part of the management team.
• Manage room hire to generate income.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Customer care

Job description

Job title and organisation: Centre Manager - Leeds Mencap

Salary: Band G3/B1 £32,503 - £34,883 pa, dependent on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (flexible, including evenings and weekends; some homeworking possible)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds, LS9 9LU

Closing Date and Time: Thursday 12th November 2026 at noon

Leeds Mencap is a local charity that offers support to children and young people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Our vision is that children and young people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs reach their full potential in the communities we serve, where every individual is valued, supported, and equipped to thrive.

We're based at the Vinery Centre in East Leeds, which is a friendly, modern, purpose-built centre with excellent facilities and resources. Alongside our core services - activities for children and young people, family support and specialist nursery - we offer a community nursery and hire out rooms to similar providers, community groups and other organisations.

The Centre Manager is pivotal to all our operations. You will ensure that the Vinery Centre is well maintained and secure; that all the activities are coordinated to avoid clashes and competing demands on resources; that all our service users and clients have a good experience when they visit; and that room hire delivers an unrestricted income stream for the organisation. In addition, you will contribute through the management team to the strategic leadership of the organisation.

The Centre Manager role is very varied and busy, but rewarding. It requires a broad range of skills, knowledge and experience. You will need to be flexible in your approach as the pattern of hours you work will vary week to week. You will have strong leadership skills to equip you to lead a diverse team of staff. You will be great at planning and will have well developed organisational skills. You will be able to form productive and collaborative relationships and partnerships and will have excellent interpersonal, negotiation and listening skills to enable you to do this. You'll be committed to providing high-quality customer care and service.

In return you'll:

• be well supported,
• have enthusiastic and talented people around you,
• work in a bright, clean, vibrant environment with free parking and bike park on site, and
• benefit from a generous annual leave entitlement.

We aim for our team to reflect the diversity of people in Leeds and welcome applications from all communities.

For more information please contact David Jorysz on 0113 235 1331 or email [e-mail]

We would also ask you to complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring form. This form is for monitoring purposes only and will not be treated as part of your application.

Please send completed forms to [e-mail] .

Interview date: 19 or 20 November 2026 (provisional)

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation.