Fitness Centre & Sports Lettings Manager
Lifestyle Fitness Centre at Holyrood Academy | Chard, Somerset
35 hours per week, All Year Round
£25,395 Actual Salary (£26,896 FTE)
Are you passionate about health, fitness and community engagement? Do you have the drive to lead a thriving fitness centre while developing opportunities for local sports clubs, organisations and community groups?
Holyrood Academy is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Fitness Centre & Sports Lettings Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of our Lifestyle Fitness Centre and coordinate the community use of our extensive sports facilities. This is an exciting opportunity to combine fitness, customer service, business development and community engagement within a vibrant educational setting.
Working closely with the PE Department, you will oversee the operation and growth of the Fitness Centre, manage community lettings, build partnerships with local organisations, and help maximise participation in sport and physical activity across the community.
We are looking for someone who:
Has experience within a fitness, leisure, sports or customer service environment.
Holds a Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification (or equivalent).
Is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service.
Can build strong relationships with members, community users, sports clubs and colleagues.
Has excellent organisational and administrative skills.
Is proactive, adaptable and committed to promoting healthy lifestyles.
We recognise the importance of work-life balance and are committed to exploring flexible working arrangements where possible. Working patterns will be agreed with the successful candidate to meet both service needs and individual circumstances.
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real impact on both the school and wider community, we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: Thursday 5th November @ 9am
Please see applicant information for full details of job and person spec
Safeguarding Statement:
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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