General Manager - Bridgend Life Centre.

Ready to take the next step in your leisure management journey?

Working in leisure is anything but leisurely especially at Halo - an award winning social enterprise, and local registered charity, leading leisure trust operating 32 facilities across Herefordshire, Bridgend County, Gloucestershire, Merthyr Tydfil, Shropshire and Wiltshire. We are on the lookout for a high energy General Manager, inspired by a fast-paced performance driven culture.

Halo centres are all vital community assets which are well used and supported by the local population.

We thrive on the opportunities provided by our social mission, driven to offer inclusive opportunities to participate in health, fitness and wellbeing activities and programmes for all ages and backgrounds.

This role presents a great opportunity for you to develop and grow your managementskills, at a time of growth for the leisure industry.

Located in Bridgend County, Bridgend Life Centre is our flagship facility within the region and a beacon of excellence, servicing a wide range of different demographics and local community needs.

With a membership base of over 4500, there is plenty to get your teeth into at these sites to help continue the positive growth path this centre is enjoying.

The centre also hosts a vibrant activity programme, with ample opportunity to continue to grow this part of the product offer.

Given the unique opportunity and location, this role presents a fantastic career development opportunity for an ambitious leisure professional in a growing and progressive company. This is a role in a facility with ambitious commercial and community success, we need someone ambitious who wants to help it to continue to flourish and thrive!

You will be a key player in the future of this centre and region. There are plenty of opportunities to get involvedin projects to support your personal development and the growth and success of the organisation.

You will need a proven track record of leadership and management experience preferably earned in a leisure based customer facing environment, an ambitious streak and a willingness to learn and mature on the job.

This is a great career stepping stone role into Area or Regional Management for the future.

In return, we’re offering a nurturing and supportive environment, an engaged and experienced line manager, excellent training and mentoring schemes and a really inclusive culture to help you grow.

Main Purpose - lead your team, manage your centre; delight your customers.

Contract - Permanent.

Salary - £ 45000.00 per annum.

Hours - 37 hours per week.

Commencement date - asap subject to pre employment clearances.

Closing date - 10th October 2025 at 5 p.m.

Interview date - 23rd October 2025.

We can offer ….

Employer contribution pension scheme.
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Free gym membership, family discounts on membership packages, health cash plans and employee assistance programmes on offer.
Relocation package available.
Learning opportunities and company funded training programmes.

If you think you can wear our Halo, we’d love to hear from you. Visit https://haloleisure.org.uk/careers for full details and to make an application. For informal enquiries please contact jamie.bryant@haloleisure.org.uk or jo.smith@haloleisure.org.uk.

We reserve the right to close the advertisement early should suitable candidates apply.

Halo Leisure

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