GLL is looking for a Fitness Manager to work at Andersonstown Leisure Centre. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Fitness Manager, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Fitness Manager job, it's a career.
Supporting the smooth running of a busy fitness centre, you’ll ensure the health, safety, and enjoyment of customers and colleagues alike. Highly organised and a fast learner, you will be obsessed with delivering an exceptional customer experience. Previous experience in the boutique fitness market is highly desirable, and written and verbal communication skills will be vital too, as you build relationships with customers, colleagues, and contractors.
You should have a minimum of a Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification as you will be required to teach the classes offered at the centre.
Fitness Managers are fast-thinkers, calm under pressure, responsible, and natural with people from all walks of life; this is your chance to progress as a Fitness Manager.
What you’ll do:
1. 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.
2. Assist customers with the use of the facilities and activities and encourage maximum use of the Centre.
3. Prepare areas and equipment for sessions as appropriate.
4. 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.
5. Maintain all ‘good housekeeping’ systems and assist management to effect improvement plans for energy conservation and resource maximisation.
6. Supervise all staff on shift, effectively and efficiently allocating work and carrying out any other duties as required commensurate with the post’s level of responsibility.
7. 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).
What you need:
8. A can-do attitude.
9. 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.
10. Assist customers with the use of the facilities and activities and encourage maximum use of the Centre.
11. Prepare areas and equipment for sessions as appropriate.
12. 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.
13. Maintain all ‘good housekeeping’ systems and assist management to effect improvement plans for energy conservation and resource maximisation.
14. Supervise all staff on shift, effectively and efficiently allocating work and carrying out any other duties as required commensurate with the post’s level of responsibility.
15. 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.
As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!
The basics:
16. This is a full time permanent position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service; flexible working may be possible. Working from home is not possible in this role.
17. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry-leading rates of pay.
18. We can offer a career, not just a job, with extensive Learning & Development support available.
19. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn.
20. GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in.
21. As a staff-owned organisation, you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business.
Additionally, GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:
22. Access to a pension scheme.
23. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services.
24. Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
25. Free annual eye tests.
26. Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras!
GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include:
27. The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you.
28. Access to team building and fun events such as treks, concerts, outings, etc.
29. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet.