Gym Supervisor
Be part of something greater.
- Job reference: SDX/TP/1022707/162493
- Location: Colchester
- Job type: Full Time - 37 hours per week
- Salary: £13.66 per hour
- Closing date: 14 October 2026
About the role
- 37 hours per week
- Monday to Friday, one weekend in 3
- £13.66 per hour
- Free onsite parking
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Join Sodexo as a Gym Supervisor at Merville Barracks in Colchester, where you’ll lead our leisure team and oversee the day-to-day operation of a busy sporting facility. With a focus on safety, customer satisfaction and great service, you’ll help create a welcoming environment for everyone who uses the facility.
What you'll do:
- Plan and manage shift patterns, rosters, leave and staffing levels for full-time, part-time and casual team members, while keeping overtime within budget.
- Lead and support the leisure team, including managing attendance, performance and on-site disciplinary matters.
- Ensure all health and safety procedures, COSHH requirements, Safe Systems of Work and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
- Oversee swimming pool sessions, ensuring appropriate lifeguard and supervisory cover is in place and all lifeguard training and NPLQ requirements are maintained.
- Coordinate gym and facility bookings, equipment set-up, climbing wall handovers and reception cover when required.
- Carry out daily and weekly facility checks, including cleaning standards, key holding and opening/closing the centre, while championing a strong health and safety culture.
What you bring:
- Previous experience of leading or supervising a team, ideally within a leisure or customer-focused environment.
- A current National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with customers and colleagues.
- Good understanding of health and safety and the importance of maintaining high standards.
- Ability to work independently, use initiative and manage competing priorities as part of a team.
- Strong attention to detail, a customer-focused approach and good IT skills, including Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook.
What we offer:
Working with Sodexo is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. You'll join a team that values your contribution, supports your development, and empowers you to make a positive impact every day. In addition, we offer:
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme providing personal, legal, and financial advice
- 24/7 virtual GP access and lifestyle rewards
- Discounts for you and your family
- Financial wellbeing tools and retirement planning support
- Cycle to Work scheme and a paid Volunteering Day
Join a supportive team where your leadership makes a real difference every day!
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Pension Plan
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Wellbeing support
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Generous leave
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Discounts and savings
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Virtual GP
24-hour access to video or phone consultations for you and your family.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At our company, we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Roles at Sodexo are designed to empower individuals from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an environment that values equity and supports the growth of all employees, ensuring that everyone can contribute to and benefit from our collective success.
Social Impact
Ever since we started, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
Colchester, United Kingdom, CO2 9RQ
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