Nottingham City Council
Assistant Manager's Sport & Leisure
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Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Worker Type: Onsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Location: Djanogly Community Leisure Centre (NG7 6BR) or Victoria Leisure Centre (NG1 1DB)
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About The Role
Post 1 - Djanogly Community Leisure Centre (NG7 6BR)
Post 2 - Victoria Leisure Centre (NG1 1DB)
Please clearly state within your supporting statement/cover letter which post(s) you wish to be considered for.
Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for people, community wellbeing, and delivering exceptional customer experiences? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
At Active Nottingham, people truly make the difference. Every day, our teams help local communities feel confident, supported, and inspired to get active – whether that's in the pool, the gym, or any of our fantastic leisure centres across the city. 🏊♂️💪✨
We're looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual's to join our management team's as an Assistant Manager. In this exciting role, you'll help lead the delivery of high-quality leisure services across Nottingham, supporting colleagues to provide safe, welcoming and engaging environments for our customers.
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You'll be responsible for leading and inspiring teams, driving performance, and ensuring our facilities operate safely, efficiently and effectively. Working closely with colleagues across the service, you'll play a key role in helping us achieve our vision of creating healthier, happier and more active communities.
Here, personality matters just as much as experience. Come exactly as you are! We'll welcome you, support your development, and celebrate what makes you unique, because we know that diverse teams create the best experiences for our customers and communities. 🙌
If you're a positive leader who enjoys developing people, solving challenges, and making a real difference every day, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
- First Aid at Work, if not you are expected to obtain within first 12 weeks
- Ideally Pool Plant Operators, if not you are expected to obtain within first 12 weeks
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
Essential Criteria
- Drive and motivation, ability to deliver against challenging objectives
- Ability to be creative, to be able to identify problems and work to create solutions
- Evidence of actively working with others to improve collaboration internally and externally
- Experience of the management of leisure facilities
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Tom Bartley (Health, Safety, Workforce & Training Manager), by telephone on 07977 853950 or by email at tom.bartley@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: Monday 23rd August 2026
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Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: 2nd September 2026
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
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