AddressWellington College Health and Fitness Club (including Real Tennis and Golf Clubs)
Wellington College is one the UK’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools and has an enviable reputation for excellence and innovation. Situated within the grounds of the College in Crowthorne, Berkshire, is the Wellington Health & Fitness Club which is primarily responsible for supporting the College’s PE and Sports programme throughout the year whilst also acting as a private members club serving circa 1800 members of the local community.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a General Manager to join the Club in order to partner with the College’s Cocurricular team to develop the Health and Fitness Club provision, ensuring its continual service excellence and position for growth.
This is a senior management role responsible for the day-to-day oversight and management of the Wellington College Health and Fitness & Real Tennis Clubs including maintaining a high-quality customer service delivery. This will include working in partnership with College staff to develop a strategy and budget for growth designed to maximise commercial opportunities whilst leading and managing a diverse and multifunctional team of approximately 100 permanent, temporary, full time, and part time staff.
The successful incumbent will be responsible for all aspects of the Club including profit and loss accounting, strategy, stakeholder engagement, financial & Management controls, IT and marketing to facilitate growth.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary and working in a modern, sophisticated diverse environment set amongst 400 acres of beautiful parkland, the role includes subsidised membership of the Health & Fitness Club including Golf and Tennis clubs, contributory personal pension scheme, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Maternity/Paternity scheme, free lunch provision, on-site parking and access to a health cash plan.
How to apply
If you are dynamic, forward thinking with experience in the Health and leisure industry and are committed to contributing towards the wider College community, we would love to hear from you.
For further details, including how to apply, please visit the Support page of our Wellington College website at https://wellingtoncollegerecruitment.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/. Please note we can only accept applications via our vacancy website application form.
Background information
Wellington College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date or to close the vacancy prior to closing date if deemed appropriate. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are seeking applications from suitable candidates from all backgrounds.
All applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK and must be able to produce supporting documents.
