Leisure Centre Duty Manager

Lift Schools, London, W12 7TF

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 2:08pm

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27709 - £32046 per annum

Leisure Centre Duty Manager job summary

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.

This is a full-time position (37 hours per week), with a start date as soon as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Lift Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Lift Schools website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/academies-enterprise-trust

Who is Lift Schools? Lift Schools is made up of 59 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential. Our mission: 1.We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. 2.With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. 3.We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities. Every adult in a school has the power to transform lives, and that’s why talented people are essential to us. Our ambition to give every pupil the best start in life relies on our dedicated teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders, and admin teams. We attract dynamic individuals and provide the space to reimagine what’s possible. That’s why your career is as important to us as it is to you. We want you to develop, we want you to grow, and we want you to feel valued.

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