Leisure Supervisor
- Employer
- Birmingham City Council
- Location
- Birmingham
- Closing date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Reference
- 2757
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Customer service
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Leisure Supervisor
Permanent
Grade 3 - £26,409 - £32,654
Working 36.5 hours per week
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Wellbeing Service of Birmingham City Council for a Leisure Supervisor who is passionate about the health and wellbeing of the local residents, has excellent customer service skills and can lead a team to provide the best quality service possible.
Saltley Wellbeing Centre is part the Birmingham City Council Wellbeing Service that provides free opportunities for the residents of Birmingham to improve their health and Wellbeing through exercise and wellbeing activities. Saltley Wellbeing Centre consists of: gym, indoor sports hall, community room, outdoor all weather pitch and changing rooms and toilets.
As Leisure Supervisor you will be responsible for delivering the day-to-day operational management, administration, promotion and development of the Wellbeing Service at Saltley Wellbeing Centre and ensuring the health and safety of staff, customers and partners.
You will be proactive and be able to work very well on your own and lead the Saltley Wellbeing Centre team to provide the best quality service possible whilst providing the best quality service possible.
We are continually looking to improve the service we provide, this role is pivotal in this aim and we need an Senior Leisure Assistant with the passion and drive to achieve this aim.
Key Requirements:
- Possess a current First Aid at Work Qualification and experience in dealing with first aid incidents.
- Experience of working within a leisure facility
- Experience in managing a diverse team to ensure they perform at their best at all times.
- Experience of working within specified financial procedures.
- Experience of managing people to include employee safety, welfare and discipline.
- Experience of working within specified financial procedures.
- Working knowledge and understanding of health and safety legislation, to include undertaking risk assessments.
- Experience of working within and implementing HR policies and procedures.
Knowledge and Skills:
- You must have the ability to work on your own and part of a team
- Good listener and communicator who can effectively convey information at an appropriate level with good interpersonal skills.
- An excellent knowledge of managing sport and leisure facilities with a view to providing an excellent customer service.
- Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities whilst delivering on set tasks and adapting to changing circumstances and priorities.
- Be computer literate and be able to perform computer based tasks.
- Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards.
You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered.
For any informal enquires please contact: Chris Robins chris.robins@birmingham.gov.uk
Interviews will take place in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Job Description and Person Specification
Company
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
Information for applicants with a disability
We are a proud Disability Confident Employer. We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).
If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.
The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
- A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
- An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
- A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
- A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
- A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.
We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.
In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.
Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.
For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies
- Website
- http://birmingham.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 0121 675 7070
- Location
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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom
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