Serco Plc
Regional Aquatics Manager
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Based across Mansfield and Charnwood Contract - Regional Travel required, covers 6 sites
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours p/w) £32,000 - £35,000 per annum + commission and company vehicle, plus excellent benefits
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Regional Aquatics Manager in our More Leisure Community Trust team, you’ll lead and grow swimming lessons and aquatic programmes across your region, helping more people build confidence in the water while driving commercial success.
This is a role with real purpose. You’ll shape high-quality aquatic experiences, support community access to essential life skills, and lead teams to deliver programmes that create positive impact on people of all ages. Your work will touch lives every day – improving wellbeing, building trust, and helping communities thrive through safe, inclusive and engaging aquatic provision.
What you’ll do as a Regional Aquatics Manager
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Lead the delivery and ongoing development of swimming lesson programmes and aquatic products across multiple sites
- Drive commercial growth by improving customer retention, increasing participation, and identifying new opportunities
- Manage, coach, and develop Swimming Coordinators to deliver consistent, high-quality programmes
- Use data and performance insights to monitor results, identify trends, and implement improvements
- Ensure compliance with training, safeguarding, and health and safety standards across all sites
- Collaborate with marketing and site teams to promote programmes and increase community engagement
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Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- Proven experience managing swimming lesson programmes across multiple sites, with a strong track record of growth and retention
- Experience leading and developing teams, with a focus on coaching and performance management
- A recognised swim teaching qualification (STA or Swim England Level 2 or equivalent)
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to analyse data and drive results
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a focus on delivering great customer experiences
What we offer
- Free gym membership for you and your immediate family
- Free safeguarding training and DBS checks
- Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children)
- 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts
- Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment
Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits
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Vetting and checks
A Standard DBS check will be carried out for this position. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings as permitted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. An Occupational Health Questionnaire will also be completed so we can ensure you have the necessary support to perform your duties.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today.
Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust.
Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
- We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all.
- We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).
Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required.
For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.leisurejobs
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