Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!
At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people and making a real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools—but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.
As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure. We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good. We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile—every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported, and inspired.
If you’re passionate about helping others and love creating great experiences, you’ll feel right at home with us. You don’t need to be an expert to get started - we’ll give you all the training and support you need. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s loads of room to grow. Many of our team have built amazing careers doing what they love, helping customers day-to-day and making people feel good.
We’re proud to be a workplace where everyone is welcome, valued, and supported to thrive—because when our team reflects the communities we serve, we all grow stronger together.
We are looking for a Duty Manager to work at our Ash Manor Sports Centre, to join our friendly and professional team.
If you like talking to people, this is definitely the role for you. We understand that engaging with customers and colleagues is not as easy as it sounds and sometimes comes with experience. We will provide all the training needed to be a successful Duty Manager but we also believe that employing people from a mix of employment backgrounds can offer a wider benefit to our team, some of which might be in their first ever job and need more support from their manager and colleagues.
In the role of Duty Manager, you will ensure the best levels of service are achieved by our teams, for our customers through offering a friendly, clean and safe facilities at all times.
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
Hours: hours per week, Monday to Sunday (Rota basis)
Requirements
1. Fire Warden and First Aid at Work
2. DBS check
3. Experience of problem solving, customer service and staff management
4. Experience working in a Duty Management or similar role
5. General computer user skills
6. Strong people management skills
7. Excellent time management skills
8. Good verbal and written communication skills
9. Team orientated approach, able to work across organisation boundaries and demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of staff and colleagues
10. To be able to work flexibly with a level of autonomy and decision-making confidence
11. Able to think on your feet and respond to variable demands
Desirable
12. Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification or desire to achieve the qualification
13. Experience in dry and/or fitness facilities
14. Experience of working within sales
15. An awareness of industry developments, new activities, trends and research
16. Commercial awareness which translates into contributing to a successful and financially viable operation
17. A passion for the industry demonstrated through continuous professional development
18. An understanding of identifying staff training and development requirements and identifying development opportunities
19. Mobility to travel across sites
Benefits
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?
20. My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
21. Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
22. Incremental holidays
23. Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
24. Company pension
25. Various insurance and saving schemes
26. Financial advice
27. Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only)
28. All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment
Closing Date: 21st November 2025
Salary: Up to £8,642 per annum