Benfield Sports Centre is seeking to appoint a casual Duty Manager who can help to inspire and lead their team and ensure the smooth running of the sports centre’s activities.
As Duty Manager, you would be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the sports centre, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and efficient environment for our customers. We are looking for a colleague who:
* Has experience of working in an operational, customer focussed role in a leisure facility.
* Experience in supervising and managing staff.
* Has excellent communication and leadership skills.
* Has knowledge of Health and Safety and Safeguarding within the leisure environment.
Benfield Sports Centre have their own team of staff who run the centre enabling thousands of children and adults to take part in a varied programme of activities each week.
In return we offer:
* Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
* A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
* The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
* Membership of the Local Government Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
* Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
* Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
* Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Looking for more information?Please contact Shelley Leslie, Sport Centre Manager on s.leslie@neatat.org.uk
Interested?If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive in this role, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and click 'apply now' to complete an online application form no later than midnight Sunday 28th September 2025.
NEAT Academy Trust are committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.