Leisure Centre - Deputy Manager

Salary: NJC 8 - 17 £26,824 - £31,022 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Start date: ASAP ideally

An exciting full time Leisure Centre Duty Manager on a permanent basis in a friendly gym

About Leon Leisure Centre
Leon Leisure Centre is onsite Lift Sir Herbert Leon, a secondary school that was named 'Secondary School of the Year' at the Milton Keynes Education Awards 2025. We have top-tier fitness activities and sports facilities, including a 25m swimming pool, multi-purpose sports hall, 3G Astro-turf, and grass pitches. Everything you need to stay active, fit, and healthy!

About the Role
As a Duty Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operations of our leisure centre, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and high-quality experience for all users. You will lead and support leisure centre staff to deliver exceptional customer service. You will ensure compliance with all Health & Safety legislation and leisure industry standards and promote and support a diverse programme of sports and leisure activities. You will act as a keyholder, providing building security and emergency call-out support and handle customer enquiries and feedback professionally and proactively.

What We're Looking For
A confident, reliable leader ideally with experience in a leisure or customer service environment. A team player who is flexible, resilient, and solutions-focused.Someone with a passion for community engagement and a commitment to health and wellbeing. Ideally you will be a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification holder with strong knowledge of poolside safety and operations. (Those with relevant experience in leisure, but currently not qualified may be considered if willing to qualify for the qualification)

We offer you:
Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can't wait to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.