Centre Manager

LB RICHMOND UPON THAMES & LB WANDSWORTH; Teddington; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government leisure service in Teddington is seeking a Centre Manager to oversee the Sports Centre, enhancing community services and managing a dedicated team. The role requires significant management experience in a leisure environment, relevant qualifications, and good communication skills. Responsibilities include facility management, finance oversight, and contributing to service development. A full-time position with a salary starting at £37,602, including generous benefits like 40 days of annual leave and a pension plan.

Benefits

40 days annual leave

Generous pension plan

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leisure or fitness environment, ideally management level.
• Good working knowledge of operational management of sports/fitness centre.
• Understanding of diversity and equality in employment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the dual-use Sports Centre and work on programme development.
• Supervise team of permanent and casual staff.
• Oversee finance, health & safety, marketing, quality assurance.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

Sport/leisure/recreation management qualification

First Aid qualification

Job description

Job description

Centre Manager, Full-Time

Teddington Sports Centre, TW11 9PJ

SO2: £37,602pa

• Are you a friendly and confident communicator who enjoys working with a team to provide great service?
• Do you hold a suitable sport/leisure/recreation or relevant management qualification and have previous experience in a leisure environment?
• Then we need you to join our team and lead on centre and programme development at Teddington Sports Centre

Where you’ll be working

Teddington Sports Centre, Teddington School, Broom Road, Teddington TW11 9PJ.

Facilities include a multi‑purpose sports hall, tennis courts, all‑weather pitch, squash courts, studios, multi‑use games area and beach volleyball courts.

The centre is open to the public weekdays from 5pm to 10pm and weekends from 9am to 6pm.

You’ll work 36 hours per week on a rota which includes a mix of daytime, evening and weekend shifts.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll manage the Borough’s dual‑use Sports Centre and work with internal and external partners to antioxidant? improved? facilities, develop services and run a comprehensive and balanced adult and junior programme, in line with the Council’s Sport and Leisure Strategy.

You’ll have direct supervision for a team of permanent staff (gig?) and a bank of casual staff members) and will develop your staff through 1‑2‑1s, appraisals and team meetings.

Your workload will cover programming, finance, health & safety, marketing, quality assurance, facility development and staff management.

You’ll also be expected to step in and act as Duty Manager when requiredQr, getting involved in dayуйте? _ operations.

Have a look at the job profile online forVintage? full phantom? details on the varied role you can expect to be doing.

What we’ll need from you

• Must hold a suitable sport/leisure/recreation or relevant management qualification.
• Must be First Aid qualified.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Significant previous experience working within a leisure/fitness environment, ideally at management level.
• Good working knowledge of the operational management of a sports and fitness centre, Health & Safety procedures, and an understanding of Diversity and Equality in employment and provision of service.

What we can offer you

• This SO2 level role initially starts at £37,602 pa (with a progression range of up to £45,564 pa).
• The post also offers a developmental opportunity to progress to grade PO1, with additional areas of responsibility; PO1 salary progression range is £38,976 to £47,229 pa.
• A 36‑hour working week and a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days per year Smoothly including bank holidays.
• Learning and development opportunities, local government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, technology scheme, interest‑free loans on annual travel cards and discounts with leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Apply now

If you are suitably qualified and experienced for this role, submit your CV application and supporting statement – tell us what makes you the best person for the job!

Please ensure youeva? fully complete all stages of the application process as incomplete applications will be rejected.

Closing Date

Sunday 25 January 2026 at Midnight.

We will contact you by email after the closing date to let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview.

Interviews

Invoke review?

Interviews are provisionally scheduled 10 and 11 February 2026 and will be held in person at our offices in Twickenham. Candidates will be required to give a short presentation as part of the interview assessment.

Equality & Diversity

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone and to promoting equality, diversity and a culture that values differences.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and appointment is conditional upon satisfactory DBS checks.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including bank holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.