Community Centre Manager, Wakefield Salary £28,000 to 30,000 per annum Are you passionate about creating outstanding customer experiences? Are you ready to shape the future of our community centre and make a real difference to our community? Then we want to hear from you We have an exciting opportunity, which will suit a candidate who has the drive to promote, develop and effectively manage the smooth running of our community centre in Wakefield. As Centre Manager you will work to ensure that Lightwaves is a busy, well-managed facility that operates for the benefit of the local community within a sustainable framework. As our Centre Manager you will take the lead working with staff, customers, partners, hirers, and the local community raising awareness of the Centre’s work and ensuring its sustainability. You will be responsible for various aspects of facilities management, health and safety, planning and delivering projects within the centre, managing a small team, and financial management and planning. We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced Centre Manager to lead Lightwaves into its next stage of development. The post’s key responsibilities include: • Leading and motivating a team, ensuring effective staff training and performance management. • To lead and manage the on-site team to ensure high-quality customer service. • Ensuring the highest possible standards of health and safety and customer care within the Centre. • To develop and promote an exciting, innovative centre programme to increase the usage and profitability of the Centre. • To oversee the development and growth of the Community Centre. • To manage site-specific safety procedures, ensuring compliance. • To manage budgets, fundraising activities, and local events to generate income. • Engaging with the local community to raise awareness and build partnerships. • Ensuring as far as possible building facilities, grounds and equipment are well-maintained and fit for purpose • To achieve maximum levels of participation in all services, events and activities. We are looking for a strong manager with excellent organisational and people management skills. Ideally including: • Experience in Community, Leisure or Sports Centre Management at a senior level (e.g., Senior Instructor, Deputy Manager, or Manager). • It will be desirable that the post holder has a recognised qualification in Leisure/Community Centre Management, Sports Development or related subject or a minimum of 3 years experience • The ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple responsibilities • First Aid Qualification (minimum 16 hours). • Full UK driving license. • Good IT skills, and specifically Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel. Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, 40 hours per week. (Requirement to work shifts that will include evenings and weekends.) Lightwaves Community Trust operates as a charity to deliver high quality community and sport facilities to the local community. The Centre also provides a home to a number of not-or-profit tenant organisations and Wakefield College, who use the building to provide services, support, advice and information to local people and young people. The Trust’s charitable aims are to provide a space where local people can come to socialise, access support and simply relax and have fun. If you would like to learn more about our opportunity, please request a Full Job Application Pack. We welcome applications from candidates with experience in roles such as Senior Duty Manager, Assistant Manager, Operations Manager, Fitness Manager, Front Office Manager, Leisure Manager, Club Manager, General Manager, and many others.