Senior Duty Manager

Wildern School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 4EJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,779.00 Annually (Actual) Grade D Step 1 – £27,779 plus 14% shift allowance equals an actual salary £31,668.

Senior Duty Manager job summary

Raise Education Trust is looking for a Senior Duty Manager to cover Wildern Leisure Centre and Deer Park Sports Centre. You will have a drive for success, a passion for excellent service and a desire to work in a stimulating organisation. You will possess excellent communication skills and have the skill, drive and determination to support the development of the Leisure Centre and ensure that our facilities run smoothly. We are looking for a Senior Duty Manager who is keen to take the operational lead for the Leisure Centre, who is a natural leader who enjoys working with the public and possesses excellent customer service skills and has a keen eye for detail and the enthusiasm and stamina to deliver results.

Wildern Leisure Centre is a co-located centre at the heart of the community of Hedge End, West End and Botley and surrounding areas. The Centre is a busy hub of activity with the potential to grow further. We have recently fully refurbished the Fitness Suite which is supported further by a 25m Swimming Pool, Learner Pool, Sports Hall, Gymnasium, Multi-Use Hall/Studio, Astro-turf, 3g, Tennis Courts and Grass Football pitches. These facilities are supported by separate wet and dry side changing areas.

Deer Park Sports Centre is a dry-side site which supports the Uplands development and is located in Botley just 2 miles from Wildern Leisure Centre. With a fantastic array of new facilities such as; Full size FIFA approved floodlit 3g pitch, three floodlit tennis & netball courts, four court sports hall, exercise studio and grass pitches. This has allowed us to attract and hosts some wonderful local adult and junior clubs that help to create a lovely ambience in a beautiful setting.

Essential Qualities:

• NPLQ.
• Good understanding of the leisure industry.
• Leisure Supervision/Management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the leisure industry.
• Flexibility and commitment.

Desirable Qualities:

• Fitness Instructor Level 2
• Pool Plant Operation
• Swim Teaching L1/2
• A recognised qualification in Leisure Management or NVQ Level 3

Benefits of working for our trust include:

• Enrolment in one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• A tax efficient IT Leasing scheme through salary sacrifice
• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• Staff membership rates to our modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Good transport links
• Free on-site car park

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday Monday 6th July 2026

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Wildern Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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 Wildern School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1800 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wildern School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wildern-school

Wildern School is a popular, oversubscribed secondary school situated in the Southampton suburbs. We are a school with significant strength in the CPD of staff, developing our teachers for the next stage of their careers. All students and staff alike can take advantage of excellent facilities which include a lecture theatre, digital media suites, a recording studio, both PC and Mac Suites, community sports centre and access to a professional theatre.

We are part of the Wildern Academy Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.

This is an exciting time for the trust and all colleagues joining us.

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