Duty Manager
| Company: | Serco Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.43-14.43 per hour |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Shrewsbury, SY1 4RQ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 22 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 22 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Duty Manager
Location: Shrewsbury Sports Village, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RU
Salary: £14.43 per hour
Schedule: Casual contract working a mixture of earlies, lates and weekends.
Make a positive difference every day
At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Shropshire Community Leisure Trust.
Shropshire Community Leisure Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Duty Manager to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.
As a Duty Manager, you'll play a key role in creating a safe, welcoming and well-managed environment where customers can enjoy health, fitness and leisure activities with confidence. Leading colleagues across the facility, you'll help ensure high standards of service, safety and operational excellence while supporting the Trust's mission to deliver a positive impact on communities. This is an opportunity to take pride in work that has purpose, helping people lead healthier lives while creating headroom for people to grow and thrive.
What you’ll do as a Duty Manager
- Manage the day-to-day operation of the facility, ensuring activities are delivered safely and to a high standard
- Lead, support and supervise colleagues, ensuring duties are clearly allocated and completed effectively
- Promote and maintain a strong health and safety culture, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and relevant legislation
- Deliver excellent customer service and build positive relationships with customers, partners and stakeholders
- Respond appropriately to emergencies, taking control of situations to protect customers, colleagues and the facility
- Monitor operational performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using performance data and feedback
Does this sound like you?
- Experience in a similar supervisory or operational role within a leisure, hospitality or customer-focused environment
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and support colleagues
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a fast-paced environment
- Commitment to delivering excellent customer experiences and maintaining high operational standards
- First Aid at Work qualification or equivalent, with an Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safely qualification desirable
What we offer
- Free gym membership
- 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
Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today.
Duty Manager
Location: Shrewsbury Sports Village, Shrewsbury, SY1 1RU
Salary: £14.43 per hour
Schedule: Casual contract working a mixture of earlies, lates and weekends.
Make a positive difference every day
At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Shropshire Community Leisure Trust.
Shropshire Community Leisure Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Duty Manager to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.
As a Duty Manager, you'll play a key role in creating a safe, welcoming and well-managed environment where customers can enjoy health, fitness and leisure activities with confidence. Leading colleagues across the facility, you'll help ensure high standards of service, safety and operational excellence while supporting the Trust's mission to deliver a positive impact on communities. This is an opportunity to take pride in work that has purpose, helping people lead healthier lives while creating headroom for people to grow and thrive.
What you’ll do as a Duty Manager
- Manage the day-to-day operation of the facility, ensuring activities are delivered safely and to a high standard
- Lead, support and supervise colleagues, ensuring duties are clearly allocated and completed effectively
- Promote and maintain a strong health and safety culture, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and relevant legislation
- Deliver excellent customer service and build positive relationships with customers, partners and stakeholders
- Respond appropriately to emergencies, taking control of situations to protect customers, colleagues and the facility
- Monitor operational performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using performance data and feedback
Does this sound like you?
- Experience in a similar supervisory or operational role within a leisure, hospitality or customer-focused environment
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and support colleagues
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a fast-paced environment
- Commitment to delivering excellent customer experiences and maintaining high operational standards
- First Aid at Work qualification or equivalent, with an Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safely qualification desirable
What we offer
- Free gym membership
- 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
Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
Ready to make a difference? Apply today.
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