Summary
Area: Leisure & Wellbeing
Salary: £38,510 - £40,444 per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Closing Date: 20-Sep-2026@23:59
Description
Location: Civic Centre, Arnold but with regular travel to Carlton Forum, Calverton Leisure Centre and Arnold Leisure Centre.
Hours of work will mainly be Monday to Friday but occasional evenings and weekends may be needed to support the needs of the business.
Are you passionate about aquatics and excited by the chance to inspire more people to enjoy swimming? We’re looking for a positive, confident and collaborative leader to join our team, grow participation and help make swimming welcoming and accessible for everyone.
If you bring experience in pool programming, swimming lesson development, staff training and financial performance, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting difference across our facilities and local communities.
No two days will be the same in this varied and influential role. You’ll bring together service development, commercial growth, workforce leadership and community partnerships to shape our swim scheme and unlock the full potential of our pools. Using insight, creativity and fresh ideas, you’ll enhance the customer journey, build lasting participation and ensure our resources and budgets deliver maximum impact.
You’ll be a natural communicator who enjoys building positive relationships with colleagues, partners and communities across our facilities. Comfortable working with information from leisure management and corporate systems, you’ll turn data into clear recommendations, engage a wide range of audiences and make confident business decisions that move our aquatics offer forward.
We offer excellent working conditions including a generous holiday entitlement, a comprehensive pension scheme and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, providing advice on a range of issues including financial and legal matters, and offering discounts on purchases from numerous retail outlets. We also offer employees significantly discounted gym membership at Gedling's Leisure Centres.
Please note, you must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application; we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Person Specification
Key: D=Desirable, E=Essential, I=Interview, A=Application Form, T=Test, M=Medical
Relevant Experience
| Requirement | Assessment | Criteria |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience of running direct debit schemes. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience of training and developing members of staff |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience of financial control and performance monitoring. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience in operational aspects of swimming pool programmes and operations. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience of working with national governing bodies and organisations. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience of swimming lesson development. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Experience of contractor management |
| (D) |
(A/I) |
Sales and marketing experience. |
Qualifications / Training
| Requirement | Assessment | Criteria |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Full ASA Teachers qualification (level 1 and 2) |
| (D) |
(A/I) |
Full RLSS Trainer Assessor qualification (or working towards). |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
RLSS National Pool Lifeguard qualification. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
National Pool Management Qualification. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Sports degree or equivalent (NVQ level 5 or higher) |
| (D) |
(A/I) |
Swim England/STA Tutor (or working towards) |
Job Related Skills
| Requirement | Assessment | Criteria |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Able to demonstrate proven leadership and team building skills. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Ability to produce and interrogate reports and industry information across a wide range of IT systems. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Proficient in Gladstone or other leisure management system. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Excellent verbal, written and IT skills. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Confident, able to present to a wide range of audiences and organisations. |
| (E) |
(I) |
Self motivated and the ability to motivate others |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Ability to develop strong relationships and communications with a wide range of Officers and partners. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Able to manage workload through proficient time management skills, ensuring multiple deadlines and projects can be delivered simultaneously. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Able to work independently with confidence to make appropriate business decisions. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Able to think creatively and develop innovative solutions. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Working knowledge and experience of financial control and performance monitoring. |
| (E) |
(A/I/T) |
To understand in a way appropriate to the job, how the principles of equality and diversity need to be applied within the Council. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Understanding the principles of GDPR. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Understanding of the influences and drivers of local government leisure provision. |
| (E) |
(A/I) |
Understanding of the Procurement Act and how this is applied to contracted works. |
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