Health & Fitness Manager

Better; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure operator in Brentwood is currently seeking a Health & Fitness Manager. In this key role, you will manage the operations and customer service within the gym, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere and efficient operation. You will supervise staff, assist customers, and hold responsibility for the center's success. The role offers excellent career progression opportunities, industry-leading pay, and numerous employee benefits including flexible work options and various discounts.

Benefits

Discounted membership at leisure centres

Fantastic pension scheme

25% off Red Letter Days

20% off spa treatments

Free eye tests

Qualifications

• A can-do attitude is essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive image of the centre.
• Supervision of staff and effective team management.

Responsibilities

• Unlock and set up the leisure centre for operations.
• Handle customer queries and manage daily operations.
• Train and develop staff to ensure high standards.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Team management

Problem-solving

Job description

GLL is currently recruiting for a Health and Fitness Manager to join our team at Better Gym Brentwood. As a Health & Fitness Manager you will bepassionate about the leisure industry. A Health & Fitness Managerrole is highly varied,you could be doing anything from unlocking the leisure centre and setting up, to ordering supplies and checking everything is perfect for your customers. Then, once the day is in full swing, Health & Fitness Managersensure it’s all running as it should be – handling customer queries, managing your team and ensuring the successful operation of a Better Gym. Your own development is just as important, as we’ll train you to sharpen your skills in this Health & Fitness Managerrole.

Health & Fitness Managersare fast-thinkers, calm under pressure, responsible and a natural with people from all walks of life; this is your chance to progress as a Health & Fitness Manager.

What you’ll do:

• A can-do attitude.
• Ability to maintain a good and positive image of the centre to customers and the public by providing a welcoming, helpful and professional pools and operational service.
• Assist customers with use of the facilities and activities and to encourage maximum use of the Centre.
• Assist customers with use of the facilities and activities and to encourage maximum use of the Centre.
• Prepare areas and equipment for sessions as appropriate.
• Responsible for the efficient and effective control of the day to day operations and service of the centre, ensuring that security, general cleanliness, customer supervision and equipment checks are maintained.
• Ensure all operating procedures are in place.
• To maintain all ‘good housekeeping’ systems and assist management to effect improvement plans for energy conservation and resource maximisation.
• Supervision of all staff and coaches on shift, effectively and efficiently allocating work and carrying out any other duties as required commensurate with posts level of responsibility.
• Ensure all members of the team are effectively supervised and that all people management procedures are effectively operated within the team (e.g recruitment, absence reporting, qualification maintenance, appraisals, discipline etc).

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

In return, you will get:

• A flexible position
• Industry leading rates of pay
• Discounted membership at our leisure centres
• Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
• A fantastic pension scheme
• 25% off Red Letter Days
• 25% off Buy A Gift
• 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
• Ride to work scheme
• Free eye tests and discounted glasses
• The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
• Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
• Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
• Health assurance
• Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.

About Us:

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.

We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.