Assistant Manager

Location Waltham Forest
Discipline: Leisure and Fitness Management
Job type: Permanent Full Time
Salary: £34,539
Contact name: Emma Norsworthy

Job ref: 191745

GLL is looking for an Assistant Manager based at Walthamstow Stadium in Waltham Forest.

 

If you have the passion, talent and ambition to be an Assistant Manager, there’s never been a more exciting time to progress with GLL. This is more than a management role – it’s a career. Supporting the smooth running of a leisure centre, you’ll ensure the health, safety and enjoyment of customers and colleagues alike. There’s no such thing as a typical day as an Assistant Manager. That’s what makes this hands-on role so special. Here, you could be doing anything from producing reports, doing building checks, advising Duty Managers and ensuring compliance with health, safety and fire procedures, to inspiring your team to be the best they can be.

 

As Assistant Manager, you’ll need to be on the ball with all aspects of your centre, area and the leisure industry as a whole – from managing teams to consumer trends. So, if you’re ready to go the extra mile, in return, we’ll develop and train you to sharpen your skills in this diverse Assistant Manager role. Highly organised with budgeting skills and a can-do attitude, you’ll be a fast learner who’s focused on customer care. Written and verbal communication skills will be vital too, as you build relationships with customers, colleagues and contractors.

 

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We’re also looking for an Assistant Manager with a leisure degree or equivalent experience, NPLQ, PPO (desirable), Pool Management Qualification, FAAW deep knowledge of leisure centre operations and a track record of managing in a busy wet/dry leisure centre.

 

In return, we offer a range of benefits that you’d expect from the UK’s largest leisure provider:

  • Pension schemes

  • Ride to work scheme

  • Discounted membership at our leisure centres

  • The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we’re run plus associated social events

  • Career pathways

  • Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best If you have the passion and skills for this role, apply now.

 

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.

 

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.