An outstanding opportunity has arisen to join our team at Freedom Leisure, one of the fastest growing and successful leisure and cultural trusts in the UK.
We are a not-for-profit leisure trust with a strong purpose and commitment to support our local communities and hard-to-reach groups encouraging them to become more active, contributing to improved lives. From swimming lessons to walking football and everything in between, we are driven to provide fun and welcoming sessions to support the whole community to be active, both within our leisure centres and in the local community.
The good thing is that we provide you with full training and great potential for career progression. We have over 100 facilities across England and Wales – many of our staff have built successful careers with us because they love having a positive impact in their local communities and enjoy the variety that the role provides.
You will be responsible for managing the contracts for all maintenance, technical, and environmental issues across the 2 sites, ensuring the buildings are well maintained along with mechanical and electrical plant equipment. Optimising the performance of the buildings to maximise energy and carbon savings, you will be instrumental in monitoring and reporting on building performance to the central team. The facilities across the area include sports facilities and swimming pools, and therefore the ideal candidate will be both hands-on and strategic with knowledge and experience of managing.
You should already be working at Assistant Manager level or higher within a medium to large operation. The people we are looking for will have the ability to manage a number of priorities at the same time; will be able to build, lead, and motivate staff and have a passion for the leisure and cultural services and events. The ability to deliver on tight deadlines under pressure is absolutely essential.
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
Hours: 37 hours a week, Monday to Sunday (rota basis)
Minimum Requirements:
* Strong people management skills.
* Experience of problem solving, organizational, customer service, and staff management.
* An understanding of identifying staff training and development requirements and opportunities.
* A high awareness of industry developments, new initiatives, trends, and research.
* Commercial awareness contributing to a successful and financially viable operation.
* A passion for the industry demonstrated through continuous professional development.
* Good computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook.
* Able to prepare, control, and manage budgets.
* Good interpersonal skills, able to negotiate and persuade people both internally and externally.
* Team-oriented approach, able to work across organization boundaries and support the work of staff and colleagues.
* Able to work flexibly with a level of autonomy and decision-making confidence.
* Mobility to travel across sites.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy, and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind:
* My Staff Shop, our staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits including discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities, and daily spending.
* Discounted Staff membership (including family members).
* Incremental holidays.
* Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
* Company pension.
* Various insurance and saving schemes.
* Financial advice.
* Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings).
* Fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment.
Closing Date: 8th November 2024
Salary: Up to £24,384 per annum
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