What are the responsibilities and job description for the Leisure Centre Manager position at Central Bedfordshire College?
Location: Bedford
Salary: From £29,000 per annum DOE and Qualifications
Expires: 25/04/2025 23:59
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Role: Leisure Centre Manager
Location: Trinity Arts and Leisure – The Bedford Sixth Form
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £29,000 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: Monday to Friday – Some early and late starts required.
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
About The Role
We are currently seeking a Leisure Centre Manager to join our Bedford College Services department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Leisure Centre Manager, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
Interviews to be held: TBC
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
Associates work on a short term basis as assigned. They teach or provide support services and they work with and are supported by core staff. As an Associate you will be issued with an Associate agreement, under this Agreement period you will be eligible to work on assignments offered to you. Typically an agreement runs from January to December and may be renewed thereafter.
About Bedford College Services (BCS)
BCS is A multi-faceted enterprise that operates across the leisure, hospitality, catering, theatre and facilities hire sectors.
The purpose of BCS is to provide a suite of commercial services to the staff and students of The Bedford College Group and to the wider community. Always striving to provide the highest quality of product and services and endeavouring to ensure that its supply chain complies with modern day thinking of sustainability, carbon emissions and modern slavery. BCS will bid for external contracts to provide those services, exploiting its management skills and capacity. Additionally BCS works to enrich student and staff experience within the Group through work experience, qualifying courses or apprenticeship, actively engaging withing the communities it operates in.
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
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Salary: From £29,000 per annum DOE and Qualifications
Expires: 25/04/2025 23:59
Apply
Role: Leisure Centre Manager
Location: Trinity Arts and Leisure – The Bedford Sixth Form
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £29,000 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: Monday to Friday – Some early and late starts required.
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
About The Role
We are currently seeking a Leisure Centre Manager to join our Bedford College Services department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Leisure Centre Manager, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Centre Management - Ensure effective and safe operation of the Centre, develop its products and services, and manage staff and contractors.
- Customer Service and Income - Implement customer service practices, develop income-generating activities, and manage budgets and rotas.
- Administration and Compliance - Maintain administration systems, ensure compliance with legislation, and manage payroll and invoicing.
- Collaboration and Reporting - Liaise with Bedford College, manage staff targets, attend meetings, and provide reports.
- Statutory Duties - Promote safeguarding, equality and diversity, follow health and safety requirements, and engage in training and development.
- Qualifications and Experience - Level 3 qualification in Sports/Leisure management, 3 years managing a leisure facility, knowledge of Front of House systems, and First Aid qualification.
- Customer Focus - Experience exceeding customer expectations, developing profitable products, producing project proposals, and understanding diverse customer needs.
- Skills and Abilities - Excellent IT skills, communication, ability to work under pressure, attention to detail, multitasking, and project management.
- Professional Conduct - Represent BCS Ltd professionally, creative and innovative outlook, flexible work approach, and willingness to update skills.
- Safeguarding and Transport - Promote safeguarding, maintain appropriate relationships, willingness to work at all locations, and awareness of health and safety requirements.
Interviews to be held: TBC
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
Associates work on a short term basis as assigned. They teach or provide support services and they work with and are supported by core staff. As an Associate you will be issued with an Associate agreement, under this Agreement period you will be eligible to work on assignments offered to you. Typically an agreement runs from January to December and may be renewed thereafter.
About Bedford College Services (BCS)
BCS is A multi-faceted enterprise that operates across the leisure, hospitality, catering, theatre and facilities hire sectors.
The purpose of BCS is to provide a suite of commercial services to the staff and students of The Bedford College Group and to the wider community. Always striving to provide the highest quality of product and services and endeavouring to ensure that its supply chain complies with modern day thinking of sustainability, carbon emissions and modern slavery. BCS will bid for external contracts to provide those services, exploiting its management skills and capacity. Additionally BCS works to enrich student and staff experience within the Group through work experience, qualifying courses or apprenticeship, actively engaging withing the communities it operates in.
About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
Apply
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