Assistant Manager (Manchester)

GLL is looking for an Assistant Manager to work at Belle Vue Sports Village in East Manchester, on a 12 month secondment. Key responsibilities of an assistant manager are the management and development of staff, input to budget management, setting and achieving targets, designing/implementing quality systems, health and safety procedures, and communicating with colleagues and key stakeholders. Assistant Managers play a key part in supporting the smooth running of a leisure centre, you'll ensure the health, safety and enjoyment of customers and colleagues alike.

There's no such thing as a typical day as a Assistant Manager. That's what makes this hands-on role so special. You could be doing anything from producing reports, doing building checks, advising Duty Managers and ensuring compliance with health, safety and fire procedures as well as proactively improving sales figures and service standards.

As an Assistant Manager in a demanding environment, you'll need to be on the ball with all aspects of your centre, area and the leisure industry as a whole – from managing teams to consumer trends. So, if you're ready to go the extra mile, in return, we'll develop and train you to sharpen your skills in this diverse role.

As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.

Application Closes: 17th March 2023

Interview Date: 23rd March 2023

As the UK's largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children's centres.

Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.

To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you.

So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you'll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.

Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.

As a charitable social enterprise, we are different. Our purpose is to improve the physical, mental and social well being of local communities. We are looking for people with purpose who are aligned to our values: