Duty Manager

Places for People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Fitness membership

Bonus scheme 2%

Flexible working

Additional annual leave

Learning and development

Job summary

Places for People is seeking a Duty Manager for Places Leisure to lead a large team and oversee day-to-day operations at the centre in London. You will recruit, train and manage staff, handle customer concerns, drive memberships and prepare reports for meetings with senior staff.

The role requires a flexible approach including evenings, weekends and public holidays, and you will be an on-site manager with responsibility for service quality and staff welfare.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a leisure or similar facility.
• Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, recruit and train staff; drive up memberships; prepare reports and attend meetings.
• Represent Places Leisure and lead the team to ensure efficient day-to-day centre operations.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Customer service

Job description

We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

More about your role

This a varied and interesting role, as Duty Manager you will wear many hats! Such as managing, recruiting and training staff, dealing with customer's concerns, driving up memberships, preparing reports and attending meetings. You will represent the Places Leisure and you will need to be a motivated individual who will take on responsibility to lead a team and ensure the efficient day to day running of the centre.

You will need a flexible approach to work being open to working shifts including evenings, weekends and public holidays.

More about you

With this role you will be managing a large team, so previous experience in a supervisory/management capacity within a leisure facility would be desirable. As a Duty Manager you will become one of our registered first aiders and therefore first aid experience would set you apart from other candidates. We are looking for someone with excellent customer service and leadership skills.

It is essential that you hold a NPLQ qualification.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.