Team Leader - Full Time

Everybody Health & Leisure; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym membership

Discount on Learn to Swim/Personal PT/

Discounts on Active Holidays

Wellbeing support

Pension scheme

Staff social events

Job summary

Everybody Leisure is seeking a Team Leader for Macclesfield Leisure Centre. You will oversee the lifeguard team, ensuring safety and excellent customer service, and act as the main link between the Duty Manager and staff.

Regular liaison with Academy trainers will ensure training is effective and delivered smoothly. The role requires current NPLQ, FAW, and Health & Safety qualifications, with Level 2 Fitness Instructor (desirable).

Qualifications

• Must hold a current NPLQ, FAW, and Health & Safety qualifications.
• Strong customer service skills and ability to motivate and support colleagues.
• Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lifeguard team to ensure safety and customer satisfaction.
• Review systems of work and act as main link between Duty Manager and lifeguard staff.
• Work with Academy trainers to review lifeguard processes and training.
• Provide relief cover for the Duty Manager and manage facility during those periods.

Skills

NPLQ

FAW

Health & Safety qualifications

Customer service

Education

Level 2 Fitness Instructor (desirable)

Job description

Location Macclesfield Leisure Centre

Basis Full time

Job profile for Team Leader - Full Time @ Macclesfield

Team Leader - Full Time @ Macclesfield

Job description

Join Our Team as a Team Leader!

We are looking for a Team Leader to act as a peer and positive role model, overseeing the work of the lifeguard team to ensure high standards of safety and customer satisfaction. The role includes reviewing systems of work and serving as the main link between the Duty Manager and lifeguard staff.

You will work closely with Academy trainers to regularly review lifeguard processes, ensuring training is efficient, effective, and consistently delivered.

The Team Leader will also provide relief cover for the Duty Manager, taking full responsibility for the facility, customers, financial procedures, and staff during those periods.

To succeed in this role, you will need to hold a current NPLQ, FAW, and Health & Safety qualifications, demonstrate strong customer service skills, and be able to motivate and support colleagues. A Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification is desirable, along with a willingness to learn, develop, and embrace new ideas.

Salary: Grade E - £25,530.70 per annum.

Contracted roles follow a three point grading structure, with the opportunity to advance annually through the PDR (Performance and Development Review) process.

Location : Macclesfield Leisure Centre

Hours: 37 per week
Shifts will follow a 3 weekend rota, which include a mixture of mornings and evenings, and 1 weekend in 3.

Closing date: 10th December 2026

Interview Date: TBC - A competency assesment will be need to be complete before progressing to the interview stage.

Working at Everybody is a rewarding experience!

• Feel good factor! Help your community stay healthy & active by working in a friendly, fun, and caring environment


• Discounted gym membership


• Discount on Everybody Learn to Swim, Personal Training & Active Holidays


• 24/7 wellbeing & legal support scheme


• Discounted food & drink at any of our taste for life café’s.


• Generous local & national discounts via our Perkbox platform – helping your salary go that bit further


• Extensive training & career support from Everybody Academy – our very own ‘Excellent’ accredited training provider helping you stay “Fit for the Future”


• Enhanced pension scheme (5% or 7.5% matched contribution)


• Sharing in Success bonus scheme


• Staff social events


• & more!

About Everybody

We’re a fast growing, ambitious Registered Charity – operating 18 leisure centres with 10 cafes & 9 swimming pools across Cheshire East. A not for profit organisation, we’ve a passion for improving health and wellbeing – and our surpluses are reinvested to help the people of Cheshire East live well and for longer.

You’ll be part of a welcoming, active bunch of people who are loyal and care greatly about one another.You might also find we’re a tad competitive (in a friendly way)!

‘Developing our people’ is close to our hearts and we aim to attract and develop the best people to drive our business forward – after all it’s all thanks to our fantastic team that our organisation continues to grow!

Please be aware that all candidates applying for roles within our leisure centres or in health/sports provision are required to undergo aStandard or Enhanced DBS.

As part of this process, you arerequired to declare any informationthat may be disclosed in your DBS checkbeforethe check is initiated. This includesall criminal convictions or cautions, includingtraffic offences.

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