Duty Manager

at  GLL

24 hours contract from 1st January.
GLL is currently recruiting a Duty Manager to join London Fields Lido, Hackney. As a duty manager you will be passionate about the leisure industry. A duty manager’s role 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, duty managers ensure it’s all running as it should be – handling customer queries, managing your team and ensuring the successful operation of the gym, pool and other facilities. Your own development is just as important, as we’ll train you to sharpen your skills in this diverse duty manager role.
Duty managers are fast-thinkers, calm under pressure, responsible and a natural with people from all walks of life; this is your chance to progress as a duty manager.

• 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 pool safety / 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 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).