Active Volunteering Manager

Trafford Leisure is on the lookout!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trafford Leisure team. We are a Leading Leisure provider across Trafford and we work together to get the people of Trafford to move more everyday!

Trafford Leisure is a community interest company. We exist to benefit the Trafford community and we are committed to being a responsible and sustainable employer. We are the largest operator of sport and leisure facilities in Trafford, operating nine indoor facilities, one golf course and driving range and 31 outdoor football pitches, attracting over 2 million visits and employing a workforce of over 300 people. Our team support, guide and motivate people and communities to get healthy and be active and we want YOU to become part of this fantastic team.

This is a pivotal point in our evolution as Trafford Council invest millions of pounds into the 5 main indoor leisure facilities in Trafford over the next 5 years. The ambitious investment program will see the portfolio of centres transformed into fit for purpose, accessible, inspiring spaces under a new brand of for future generations to come. Alongside this we need to ensure we have a developed a committed team across Trafford Leisure to allow us to continue delivering the best service to our customer to help create opportunities for them to move more and live longer, healthier, happier lives.

The Role

The Active Volunteering Manger will play a key role to bring Trafford Leisure’s vision to life as well as contribute to wider strategic outcomes.

You will be responsible for developing our volunteer value proposition and delivering inspirational volunteer opportunities supporting people to live more active lives whilst always ensuring a first-class volunteer experience.

You will work closely with staff across the business and be well connected and engaged with external stakeholders, acting as the first point of reference on volunteering process and policy, identifying volunteer opportunities both with our centres and with the community, leading our volunteer recruitment, induction, training, support, engagement, and retention.

We are looking for a motivated, proactive and enthusiastic individual to join our team at an exciting period of change for Trafford Leisure. To be successful in this 12-month fixed term contract (continuation subject to funding) you must have relevant experience of working with volunteers, working in partnership with other organisations, as well as knowledge of health inequality.

If you have a passion for improving people’s health and wellbeing, helping communities build connections and excellent interpersonal skills, then this could be role for you!

Working Hours: 39 hours per week

Location: Your primary location will be Head Office although you would be expected to work from our various sites across Trafford and we are happy to work flexibly with you.

What you can expect from us?

Our business is led by a small, passionate and professional group of individuals. We work together to support and lead our dedicated teams across the organisation which despite its size and number of locations has a fantastic family feel. As one of its strongest assets, we focus our attention on the people we employ, by providing training and continual development, only through this can we achieve the high levels of service and provision to our customers.

As well as training and development as a Trafford Leisure employee you will be rewarded with;

• £28,000 – £32,000 (dependant on experience)
• A progressive, structured and supportive environment in which to work
• Pension scheme
• 32 days holiday, raising incrementally to 38 days after 5-years’ service, (including 8 bank holiday’s and 2 Trafford Leisure days)
• Company sick pay
• Health and Ride 2 Work schemes
• Complementary Fitness Membership for you
• Heavily discounted Fitness Membership for up to 5 of your Family & Friends saving each person up to £300 a year
• Employee health scheme through SimplyHealth and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 access to a GP and Confidential Counselling, Employee Assistant Programme and as an employee could claim back up to £1150 per year of healthcare costs
• Access to the Perk at Work Discount scheme
• Access to Manchester Credit Union for savings and loans

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EEDI)

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion is critical for the success of Trafford Leisure and the achievement of our vision. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible employer as we recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our organisation, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process. If there is anything you need support you to apply for a position then please do get in touch at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application.

The Next Steps

We’re looking to appoint as soon as possible, so if this sounds like the perfect role for you, don’t delay, apply TODAY by completing an application form and attaching your CV!

Closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 23 July.

We do not accept speculative CV from Agencies and any CV’s received will be treated as a gift.