Leisure Facilities Officer

About the role

West Northamptonshire Council is an ambitious unitary authority looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Leisure Facilities Officer to help us deliver high quality leisure services.

The post involves ensuring quality assurance across the Council’s portfolio of leisure centres and making sure contract compliance is adhered too.

The post will include developing sports facility projects, working alongside sports clubs and community organisations to make improvements to existing and developing new sports facilities. The outcome of these projects is to improve the quality of people’s lives by having a positive impact on people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.

The role is a full-time permanent position based at One Angel Square, Northampton.

What will you be doing?

As a Leisure Facilities Officer, you will be travelling throughout the authority visiting leisure centres, reviewing their performance and representing the Council when meeting leisure operators. You will prepare, organise and lead operational meetings and review aspects such as maintenance, cleanliness, health & safety and overall general delivery, always being prepared for the unexpected.

You will be proactive in arranging meetings / contacting a wide variety of sports organisations with the aim to develop sports facilities and identifying potential funding sources to support sports clubs and community organisations.

About you

We are looking for an individual with a keen eye for detail, working with our leisure centre operators in a positive partnership role. You will also be able to identify opportunities to develop and deliver a wide range of sports facility projects across West Northamptonshire.

You will have a good working knowledge of leisure centre operation and have had experience of working with sports clubs and sport’s National Governing Bodies on facility development.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role, working in a small friendly team environment, we’d like to hear from you.

Interviews to be held week commencing 15 April 2024

If you would like to discuss this role further, than please contact Andrew Wallace andrew.wallace@westnorthants.gov.uk

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Car Lease scheme
• Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
• Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.