Gosling Sports Park is looking for an experienced Assistant Manager or Assistant General Manager to join the team as an Assistant General Manager at Gosling Sports Park. This is a rare opportunity to be part of the management team at a Standalone, high profile flagship facility consisting of:
100+ station gym
Multi Activity Zone (Trampoline Park, Soft Play, Strike Challenge Zone)
Ski Slope
3 studios
15 Tennis Courts
3G pitches
Padel Courts
18 bay Driving Range
Spa Experience
Purpose Built Gymnastics Area
Sportshall
5 x Squash Courts
Cafe
Athletics track and Velodrome
Gosling Sports Park in an impressive 52 acre facility conveniently located just off junction 5 of the A1m and in walking distance to Welwyn Garden City station.
Gosling Sports Park is different to other GLL centres. With several unique facilities and continuous investment in all areas of the business, no day is the same. Capital investment projects over the last couple of years include Brand New Strike Challenge Zone, New Gym Equipment, Studio expansion and installation of Padel Courts.
The successful candidate will assist the General Manager and the rest of the management team to continue to develop Gosling Sports Park. This role is the perfect stepping stone for an experienced Assistant Manager looking to progress and develop their careers in to future General Manager Roles.
If you are interested in this role, please send your CV and cover letter to rebecca.pickard@gll.org outlining your current experience and why you think you would be a good fit for the role, what skills and qualities you feel you could bring to Gosling Sports Park and why you are interested in applying.
Deadline to send CV and cover letter is Monday 28th April 2025.
Equally, if you would like an informal chat about the role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Rebecca Pickard (General Manager) or Jeremy Lake (Partnership Manager)
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
A Values driven organisation
Learning & development to support career development
Good Pension schemes
Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
A full time permanent position
Industry leading rates of pay
opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Health assurance
Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy A Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
Ride to work scheme
Free eye tests and discounted glasses
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location
To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.