At Places Leisure, we hire people, not just numbers. If you’re interested in one of our roles, we encourage you to apply—you could be exactly who we’re looking for. While experience matters, we’re most interested in individuals who live our People Promises: those who do the right thing, are enthusiastic and eager to grow, believe in community spirit, show respect, and enjoy their work. As part of one of the UK’s leading social enterprises, we’re dedicated to creating active, healthy, and inclusive communities for both our customers and colleagues. We value kindness, honesty, and teamwork, and we strive to make Places Leisure a supportive and enjoyable place to work for everyone
So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!??
More about your role
This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team that changes lives and saves lives! As an Area Healthy Communities Manager, you will be responsible for implementing the Healthy Communities strategy. You will work with the operational teams to deliver a range of key programmes such as; Exercise Referral, Big Sister, Cardiac Rehab, Falls Prevention, Move Through Menopause and Community Outreach. You will also support operations in scoping, developing and delivering local projects. In addition, you will work with partners such as Local Authorities, the NHS and Active Partnerships to engage more people to be physically active. You will continuously work towards increasing social value, revenue generation and health outcomes.?
The role will involve working autonomously, problem solving and influencing senior level colleagues/partners. You will be covering the South region, which covers London and the home counties, as a result you will be traveling regularly to our leisure centres and and partner organisations. All travel expenses will be covered. Interviews are due to take place week commencing 9th March for any successful applicants.
For more information please download our job profile available on our website.
More about you
An ideal candidate will be an experienced manager, with expertise in improving the health and wellbeing of communities, with the ability to champion diversity and inclusion. In addition, they will be a strong collaborator, with an eye for detail and motivated by making an impact in our communities.
We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there’s always more we can do to make you smile, that’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
*Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
*Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
*Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
*Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
A bonus schem