General Manager

General Manager - Hereford Leisure Centre

Ready for an exciting career at Halo Leisure?

Following a recent internal promotion, we are on the lookout for a high energy General Manager, inspired by a fast-paced performance driven culture.

Working in leisure is anything but leisurely especially at Halo - an award winning social enterprise, and local registered charity, leading leisure trust operating 33 facilities across Herefordshire, Bridgend County, Gloucestershire, Merthyr Tydfil, Shropshire, Torfaen and Wiltshire. .

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 management skills, at a time of growth for the leisure industry.

Located in Hereford city, Hereford Leisure Centre is one of our flagship facilities within the county and a beacon of excellence, servicing a wide range of different demographics and local community needs.

With a membership base of over 3000, 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 gymnastics and wider 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 the wider region. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in 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 - £ 46350.00 per annum.

Hours - 37 hours per week.

Commencement date - asap subject to pre employment clearances.

Closing date - 10th July 2026 at 5.00 p.m.

Interview date - 21st July 2026.

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.

• 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 ***email_hidden*** or [email protected].

We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received.