Duty Manager

Serco; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym

DBS checks

Swim lessons

Holiday entitlement

Pension 6%

Training & development

Employee assistance

Retail discounts

Job summary

Birmingham Community Leisure Trust is seeking a Duty Manager to ensure the safe, welcoming operation of the Ladywood Leisure Centre. You will lead staff across activities, delivering high standards of service and promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

The role focuses on incident response, health and safety compliance, and creating positive experiences for customers of all ages, helping the local community stay active and healthy, and contributing to a better future.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervisory or management role within leisure, hospitality or customer-focused environments.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to develop colleagues.
• Calm, confident handling of emergencies and safety compliance.
• Organised with good time management and attention to high standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operation of the leisure facility, ensuring activities are delivered safely and to a consistently high standard
• Lead, motivate and deploy staff to meet daily programme
• Monitor facility, respond to operational, customer service and safety needs
• Take control of incidents and emergencies following procedures
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and risk assessments
• Maintain cleanliness, presentation and service standards

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer service

Health & safety

Job description

Location: Ladywood Leisure Centre Birmingham, B16 8TR

Salary: £11,421.27 per year plus excellent benefits

Schedule: Part-time 17.25 hours per week, working a mixture of earlies lates and weekends.

Make a positive difference every day

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Birmingham Community Leisure Trust.

Birmingham Community Leisure Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Duty Manager to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

As Duty Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective and welcoming operation of the leisure centre. Leading colleagues across a range of activities, you'll help create positive experiences for customers while supporting a culture of safety, trust and continuous improvement. Your work has purpose, helping people of all ages stay active, healthy and connected while making a positive impact on communities and contributing to a better future.

What You’ll Do As a Duty Manager

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the leisure facility, ensuring activities are delivered safely and to a consistently high standard
• Lead, motivate and support operational colleagues, ensuring effective deployment to meet the daily programme
• Monitor the facility throughout the day, responding proactively to operational, customer service and safety requirements
• Take control of incidents, accidents and emergency situations, ensuring the appropriate procedures are followed
• Maintain compliance with health and safety legislation, site procedures and company policies, including risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Support excellent customer experiences by maintaining high standards of cleanliness, presentation and service across the centre

Does this sound like you?

• Experience in a supervisory or management role within a leisure, hospitality, sport or customer-focused environment
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and develop colleagues
• A calm and confident approach when managing challenging situations and emergencies
• A strong understanding of health and safety responsibilities and the importance of compliance
• Organised and proactive, with excellent time management skills and a commitment to delivering high standards

What We Offer

• Free gym membership for you and your immediate family
• Free safeguarding training and DBS checks
• Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children)
• 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment
• Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits

Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust.

Our Inclusive Recruitment Commitment

We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required.