Join Sodexo as a Gym Supervisor at Merville Barracks in Colchester, where you'll lead our leisure team and oversee the day-to-day operation of a busy sporting facility. With a focus on safety, customer satisfaction and great service, you'll help create a welcoming environment for everyone who uses the facility. What you'll do:
- Plan and manage shift patterns, rosters, leave and staffing levels for full-time, part-time and casual team members, while keeping overtime within budget.
- Lead and support the leisure team, including managing attendance, performance and on-site disciplinary matters.
- Ensure all health and safety procedures, COSHH requirements, Safe Systems of Work and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
- Oversee swimming pool sessions, ensuring appropriate lifeguard and supervisory cover is in place and all lifeguard training and NPLQ requirements are maintained.
- Coordinate gym and facility bookings, equipment set-up, climbing wall handovers and reception cover when required.
- Carry out daily and weekly facility checks, including cleaning standards, key holding and opening/closing the centre, while championing a strong health and safety culture.
- Previous experience of leading or supervising a team, ideally within a leisure or customer-focused environment.
- A current National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with customers and colleagues.
- Good understanding of health and safety and the importance of maintaining high standards.
- Ability to work independently, use initiative and manage competing priorities as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail, a customer-focused approach and good IT skills, including Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook.
Working with Sodexo is more thanjust a job - it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. You'll join a team that values your contribution, supports your development, and empowers you to make a positive impact every day. In addition, we offer:
- Mental health and wellbeingsupport
- Employee Assistance Programmeproviding personal, legal, and financial advice
- 24/7 virtual GP access andlifestyle rewards
- Discounts for you and yourfamily
- Financial wellbeing tools andretirement planning support
- Cycle to Work scheme and a paidVolunteering Day
Joina supportive team where your leadership makes a real difference every day!
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Gym Supervisor employer: Sodexo
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