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The leisure duty manager is responsible for overseeing the smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of a leisure facility. They ensure that the venue runs safely and efficiently, providing a high-quality experience for all users. Their work includes supervising staff, maintaining health and safety standards, and ensuring that all scheduled activities and services are delivered effectively. The role of a leisure duty manager aligns to the CIMSPA Entry Manager occupational professional standard.
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The role
A leisure duty manager plays a central role in the daily operation and overall customer experience within a leisure facility. Their key responsibilities include:
What it takes
The following common or transferable skills are most frequently asked for by employers in leisure duty manager job adverts across the UK:
| Skills and behaviours | % prevalence in job adverts |
|---|---|
| Management | 60% |
| Customer service | 40% |
| Sales | 28% |
| First aid | 22% |
| Operations | 19% |
| Communication | 16% |
| Supervision | 14% |
| Leadership | 13% |
| Report writing | 11% |
| Innovation | 8% |
Getting in
There are several ways you can become a leisure duty manager. Look at the options below to explore what might work best for you.
Workplace-based development
If you're currently employed in a relevant leisure role within the sport and physical activity sector – such as a lifeguard, swim instructor or fitness/gym instructor – your employer should support your career development by providing training, mentoring and supervised experience. This will help you to build the knowledge and skills needed to progress toward a duty manager position.
Complete qualifications or continued professional development (CPD) with a training provider
Although there are no mandatory qualifications required to become a leisure duty manager, employers often look for the following qualifications when hiring:
College or university
Some colleges and universities have embedded content aligned with the Entry Manager occupational professional standard into their learning programmes. The role of a leisure duty manager sits within the Entry Manager occupational professional standard.
In the CIMSPA endorsed training directory, you can check what courses our partner colleges and universities offer as well as course entry requirements, a summary of course content/material and more information on how to apply.
Apprenticeship
You can complete an apprenticeship to become a leisure duty manager. You can find out more about completing a leisure duty manager apprenticeship via The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) website.
Training
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Career progression
As well as exploring new career pathways, as a leisure duty manager, you can also choose to progress your career by completing further training or continued professional development (CPD) in your role. This training can be added to enable leisure duty managers to show their expertise in additional populations, in different environments and with technical specialisms.
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