Leisure Manager - Active Communities

About the role

We are currently seeking a passionate and highly motivated Leisure Manager to join our busy NN Leisure Active Communities Team. As the post holder you will be developing and managing opportunities across North Northamptonshire for residents to be more active and move more, across all ages and abilities.

You will be providing direction, planning and support to the NNC Active Communities team, ensuring that the Active Communities Strategy actions are delivered to encourage more North Northamptonshire residents to participate in physical activity, make positive lifestyle changes and create regular long-term participation to improve their health, mental and physical wellbeing.

What will you be doing?

Workstreams will include line management of the Active Communities Team and their projects and programmes such as school term time and holiday programmes, sport and activity sessions, events, club development programmes, coaching and leadership schemes, and marketing and monitoring for these programmes. Providing management support to the Wellbeing Walks programme which has various walks across North Northants and over 130 + walk volunteers and the SHAPE Dance programme for all ages and 2 annual shows a year.

Be responsible for the co-ordination and development of the local NN Sports Network to provide opportunities for sports clubs to grow and develop by providing advice and support for funding, training and governance.

You will work alongside many different partners and foster strong relationships to achieve this, for example with Northamptonshire Sport, NGB’s, Local Clubs, Schools, Community Safety, Police, VCSE groups, local companies, diverse community groups etc.

You will ensure that all sessions and programmes comply with health and safety standards and that Safeguarding policies and procedures are robust and adhered to as the safety of all participants and staff will be paramount.

About you

In order to be considered for this role you'll have proven experience of managing a successful delivery team in this field, hold a Level 5 or have equivalent experience in management of Sport, Play or Health programmes and at least hold one level 2 NGB coaching/instructing qualification. You will have an outgoing personality, be a team player and be able to work flexible hours as required for the needs of the business (e.g. ad hoc - evenings, and occasional weekends) The Council operates a flexitime scheme and can offer a hybrid approach to working as the postholder will be able to work remotely for part of the working week around delivery and set office based days.

Once appointed to the post, the Council will be able to offer support to the post holder to access further training in management, coach development, leadership tutoring and sport, play and health qualifications.

Contact Rachel Ritchie rachel.ritchie@northnorthants.gov.uk if you want to discuss this role further.

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

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