Atlantic Racquet Centre (ARC) are seeking to appoint a Gym & Fitness Manager to be accountable and responsible for all gym and fitness activities involving ARC, ensuring that the facility is sustainable, fully functional and operational on a day to day basis and delivering a user experience of the highest quality.
ARC is a brand new community racquets & fitness centre where everyone can exercise, socialise and learn together. The centre currently boasts over 850 members regularly accessing our 10 tennis courts, 3 badminton courts and table tennis tables. The next phase of the project is the addition of a brand new purpose built Gym space and fitness studio in late 2021.
Our vision is to create a gym for local people who participate in community sport. Our unique, inclusive, and accessible gym space will provide a multi-purpose, functional and spacious full body workout room for people across North Devon who regularly participate in sport or who are looking to improve their health & wellbeing through fitness and exercise.
The Gym & Fitness Manager will take responsibility for the design, implementation and ongoing management of the brand new Gym & Fitness offering. Responsibility for the profit and loss of the Gym & Fitness programme will sit with this role, including the preparation of monthly financial information for the general manager. They will have overall programming responsibility within the gym & fitness operation including gym timetables and classes and will recruit and manage the team of staff & volunteers required to operate the gym, ensuring they deliver a high standard at all times. The successful applicant will be key in ensuring the success of the gym & fitness arm of the business.
The Gym & Fitness Manager will be answerable to the General manager and will work closely with the General Manager on the delivery of the long-term objectives of the charity. As well as focussing specifically on the Gym & Fitness offering, they will take an active role in strategic decision making, business planning, and will ensure the ARC Vision, mission and community values are represented in everything they do. They will work alongside the General Manager to ensure the smooth running of the facilities on a day to day basis and deputise for the General Manager is his absence.
The Gym & Fitness manager will take an active role in the sales and marketing of the whole centre and the continued growth & development of our community focussed membership scheme.
The Essential requirements of the successful candidate:
· Experiencing in managing a large Gym facility and associated fitness programme
· Experience in growing a Gym and a programme that fits the needs of the users
· Experience of motivating and managing a team of personal trainers
· Understanding the charitable aims and objectives of ARC
· Strong leadership and team management skills
· Prepared to take on a challenge
· Energy, personality, ambition and a passion for fitness
· Safeguarding Level 1
Additional skills:
· Personal Trainer qualified to level 3
· An interest in strength & conditioning/ physical training for sport
· Proven track record in growing a facility programme and membership
· Experience of grant applications and bid writing
· Additional safeguarding training
Position type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 + performance related bonuses
Hours: 40 hours per week with some unsociable hours being required
Employer: ARC Centre Ltd and ARC Tennis & Sports Club
References: 2 Referees will be required
DBS: Satisfactory DBS check will be required
How to apply: Covering letter + CV in email format to tom@atlanticracquetcentre.co.uk
Closing date: Monday 2nd August
Interviews: Week commencing 2nd August
Start date: September 2021