Leisure Centre Duty Manager
Leisure Centre Duty Manager
- 0666
- Fern Grove, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, MK2 3HQ
- Permanent
- Sir Herbert Leon Leisure Centre
- Closing date: 20 November 2026
- £27,709.00 – £32,046.00
- 37
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Lift Schools Benefits
- 52.143 Weeks per year
- Advert opened: 6 November 2026
Are you passionate about the leisure industry and ready to take the next step in your career? Do you enjoy leading teams, delivering excellent customer service and ensuring leisure facilities operate safely and effectively?
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Leisure Centre Duty Manager to join Lift Sir Herbert Leon Leisure Centre. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with previous leisure industry experience who is ready to take on a leadership role and contribute to the successful day-to-day management of a busy leisure facility.
About the role
As our Leisure Centre Duty Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Leisure Centre, ensuring a safe, welcoming and high-quality experience for all customers and visitors.
You will be responsible for supporting and supervising staff, maintaining high standards of customer service, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and contributing to the effective management of the Centre's facilities and activities.
Your responsibilities will include overseeing swimming pool operations, carrying out pool water tests and plant maintenance, lifeguarding swimming sessions and ensuring all facilities and equipment are maintained to a high standard.
You will also support staff recruitment, training and development, assist with the planning and delivery of leisure programmes and activities, and help promote the Centre's services to the wider community.
As part of the management team, you will act as a keyholder, support emergency procedures and ensure the Centre operates safely and efficiently in accordance with established policies and procedures.
About you
You will already hold an NPLQ Lifeguard Qualification and have previous experience working within a leisure centre environment. You will have strong team leadership skills and the confidence to support colleagues while maintaining excellent standards of service.
You will be:
- Friendly, confident and customer-focused
- An effective team leader who leads by example
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers
- Knowledgeable about leisure centre operations and committed to maintaining high standards of health and safety
- Organised, reliable and able to respond effectively to operational challenges
- Flexible and willing to support different areas of the Leisure Centre
- Committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone using our facilities
- Keen to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the Centre
GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above, or an equivalent Level 2 qualification, are essential for the role.
Additional qualifications and experience, including a Level 1 or 2 Swimming Teacher Qualification, Pool Plant Operator Certificate, First Aid at Work Certificate or previous management experience, would be advantageous.
About Lift Sir Herbert Leon Leisure Centre
At the heart of our community, Lift Sir Herbert Leon Leisure Centre offers excellent fitness and sports facilities, including a swimming pool, gym, multi-purpose sports hall, 3G Astro-turf and grass pitches — everything needed to support active, healthy lifestyles for students and the local community.
As part of Lift Schools, you will be joining an organisation committed to ensuring every child receives an excellent education, in every classroom, every day.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
How we support you
We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.
Discover how we'll support you to thrive, develop and grow your career in the way that's right for you: How we support you
This is a full-time position (37 hours per week), with a start date as soon as possible.
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 in line 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.
