To ensure the safety of all individuals using the swimming and leisure facilities by supervising activities, responding to emergencies, and promoting a safe, clean, and welcoming environment. The role is crucial in delivering a positive customer experience and upholding safety standards. And to undertake any duties commensurate with the role, as required, to meet the needs of the organisation and ensure the smooth delivery of services.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check
All external candidates are required to provide a copy of their current, in-date NPLQ certificate.
You will need a current RLSS National Pool Lifeguard qualification to apply. If you are not currently an employee of Active Tameside, you will be required to undertake a competency assessment.
In accordance with working time regulations, applicants must be aged 18 or over to be eligible for this role.
To ensure the safety of all individuals using the swimming and leisure facilities by supervising activities, responding to emergencies, and promoting a safe, clean, and welcoming environment. The role is crucial in delivering a positive customer experience and upholding safety standards. And to undertake any duties commensurate with the role, as required, to meet the needs of the organisation and ensure the smooth delivery of services.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check
All external candidates are required to provide a copy of their current, in-date NPLQ certificate.
You will need a current RLSS National Pool Lifeguard qualification to apply. If you are not currently an employee of Active Tameside, you will be required to undertake a competency assessment.
Lead People. Shape Culture. Influence Strategy.
Trafford Leisure is seeking an exceptional Head of People & Culture to join our Team at a pivotal time of growth and transformation.
At Trafford Leisure, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a longer, healthier and happier life. As a community interest company, we operate leisure, health and wellbeing facilities across Trafford, supporting tens of thousands of people to be active, connected and well.
This is a rare opportunity to join Trafford Leisure as our next Head of People & Culture and play a key role in shaping the culture, leadership and capability that will support our next phase of growth.
This is an opportunity to influence the future of a purpose-led organisation that sits at the intersection of community impact, health improvement, customer experience and commercial success.
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per annum
Location: Trafford Leisure Support Office, Timperley (Greater Manchester), hybrid
Contract: Full Time
About Us
Trafford Leisure is a community-focused leisure operator and Community Interest Company, delivering sport, physical activity and wellbeing services on behalf of Trafford Council.
Our purpose is simple: to inspire and create opportunities for the people of Trafford to move more every day and live longer, healthier, happier lives.
As we continue to grow our impact across Trafford, we know our success depends on having the right people, the right leaders and the right culture.
The Role
You’ll be Trafford Leisure’s lead People & Culture expert, providing strategic leadership across people, culture, organisational development and workforce performance, while working closely with senior leaders across the organisation to shape workforce strategy and organisational success.
This is far more than a traditional HR leadership role.
You’ll work closely with senior leaders across the organisation, helping them build high-performing teams, strengthen leadership capability and create an environment where colleagues can thrive.
As a trusted adviser and constructive challenger, you’ll ensure people, culture and organisational performance remain at the heart of decision-making as Trafford Leisure continues to evolve and grow.
Key Responsibilities
About You
We’re looking for someone who combines strong People expertise with commercial awareness and a genuine passion for organisational performance.
You will bring:
Most importantly, you’ll understand that great organisations succeed when people, performance and purpose work together.
Benefits
How to Apply
To apply, please complete our application form.
Interested candidates are invited to request a copy of the Recruitment Pack by emailing supportservices@traffordleisure.co.uk. The pack contains further information about Trafford Leisure, the role and the selection process.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or experience any difficulties during the recruitment process, please also contact us using this email address.
Closing Date: Tuesday 27 October 2026. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.
At Trafford Leisure, we are committed to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing a fair and inclusive recruitment process.
Join us and help build the workforce, culture and leadership that will power a healthier Trafford.
The purpose of the job is to provide a professional, efficient, and high-quality service to customers of Your Trust.
This includes leading and managing our health and fitness offer, developing and monitoring a diverse gym and group exercise programme and implementing innovative digital solutions that enhance the member journey and support retention whilst working collaboratively with internal and external partners to deliver inclusive, accessible and commercially sustainable health and wellbeing opportunities that support and increase participation, promote physical activity and contribute to improved health outcomes across the borough.
What do I need to have?
Qualified to Level 4 in Fitness or equivalent or qualified by experience
Extensive experience in a leadership role in sport or leisure including mentoring, motivating and coaching
Proven and successful experience of working with Teams across multiple disciplines and sites
Experience of managing budgets and operations within tight financial circumstances and competing priorities
Proven experience of delivery of service improvements and efficiency programmes
Hold IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent or demonstrate commitment and ability to achieve within 3-6 months
Understanding of how to deliver a balanced facility programme and how to measure and continually improve its performance and effectiveness
Knowledge of one or all of the following; health and fitness, gymnastics, programming for the community
Must be an effective project manager able to co-ordinate tasks to deliver activities and events
Able to work flexibly including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays
Excellent communication; both oral and written and excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent time management skills
To ensure the safety of all individuals using the swimming and leisure facilities by supervising activities, responding to emergencies, and promoting a safe, clean, and welcoming environment. The role is crucial in delivering a positive customer experience and upholding safety standards. And to undertake any duties commensurate with the role, as required, to meet the needs of the organisation and ensure the smooth delivery of services.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check
You will need the following to apply for this position: Safety award for teachers & NPLQ qualification
STA level 2 award qualification or ASA equivalent.
To deliver high-quality swimming lessons that inspire confidence and foster skill development in swimmers of all ages and abilities in line with the STA pathway. The role ensures a safe, engaging, and supportive learning environment while promoting water safety and the organisation’s commitment to excellence. And to undertake any duties commensurate with the role, as required, to meet the needs of the organisation and ensure the smooth delivery of services.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check
You will need the following to apply for this position: Safety award for teachers or NPLQ qualification
STA level 2 award qualification or ASA equivalent.
When you join Your Trust as a General Manager – Events and Programming you will be part of a charity based in Rochdale that aims to support every member of our diverse community to live their best life; inspiring them to be healthier, happier and creative people.
What will my role be as a General Manager – Events and Programming?
The purpose of the role is to lead the development, delivery and growth of the Events and Entertainment Team across Your Trust venues. This includes providing operational leadership, ensuring events are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard while maintaining commercial viability and maximising income generation, overseeing programming, technical production and box office operations to ensure the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of professional, community, cultural and sporting events that grows audiences and participation, enhances customer experience, strengthens community engagement and contributes to the financial sustainability and reputation of Your Trust.
What do I need to have?
As an organisation we encourage an environment which is inclusive to all therefore we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences.
If you have any interest in / or experience in any of the following: Sports Coach, Community Work, Health & Fitness, Customer Service then we would love to hear from you.
If you have any queries please call 01706 926215.
All applications must be made using the Your Trust Online Application Form as we do not accept CVs.
All positions are subject to a DBS Check appropriate to the role
GLL is looking for a Healthy Living Instructor to work across the sport and leisure facilities in Manchester. If you have the skills and ambition to join us, there’s never been a more exciting time. This is more than a Healthy Living Instructor job, it’s a career.
The Healthy Living Instructor role is responsible for prescribing suitable physical activity and supporting behaviour change for Medically Referred clients. The Healthy Living Instructor role will include setting up and undertaking group and individual training sessions along with general day to day operation of the GP Referral programme including referral processing, accurate record keeping and data processing.
The Healthy Living Instructor is responsible to the Community, Sport and Health Manager.
The role is 2 year fixed term.
What you’ll do:
As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
What you need:
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.
