Turning Passion into Purpose. We are excited to be recruiting a Sports Centre Duty Manager to join our LSBU Active team and support the day-to-day running of our sport and fitness facilities at the Southwark Campus.
LSBU Active offers fantastic facilities and a wide range of services for students, staff, and the community. We aim to inspire the development of our students and wider community through sport and physical activity.
Please note: this role was previously advertised under the title “Facility Manager,” which will still appear in the Candidate Pack and job description.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Duty Manager to join our team and gain valuable, transferable skills. You’ll take on key responsibilities including “manager on duty” supervision and opening/closing the facility.
You'll have the chance to build skills in facility management by supporting continuous service improvement through internal and external audits:
- Ensuring consistent health and safety compliance
- Contributing to income and occupancy targets
- Tracking and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Working with senior managers to deliver a high quality customer experience.
About You
We're looking for someone who brings energy, professionalism, and a passion for sport and physical activity. You will have:
- Experience working in a leisure or sports environment
- A strong commitment to delivering first-class customer service
- Relevant experience acting as manager on duty
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation in a sport setting
- Appropriate first aid knowledge/qualifications
You’ll be passionate about the positive impact sport and physical activity can have on individuals and communities. If successful, you will play a key role in supporting our customer-focused service model, ensuring a high-quality experience for all users of our facilities.
Benefits of Working With Us:
As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here .
How to Apply:
The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached. Applications must be submitted via the "Apply Online" button below.
Key Dates:
- The closing date for applications is 23:59 Sunday 20 th July 2025
- In person interviews will take place week commencing: Monday 4 th August 2025
We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.
Depending on your circumstances, this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route, more details on this can be found within the candidate pack.
If you have any questions related to your application, please email the recruitment team
[email protected]We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
