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A Winning Career Move - Jobs at David Lloyd Leisure
Everyone at the David Lloyd Leisure team shares a real passion for working in this rewarding industry, and if you share our love for sport, health or fitness then it would be great to have you on board.
We are always looking for self motivated and energetic people to join us and help us drive David Lloyd forward. It is a winning career move as you will be joining the UK's leading racquets and health and fitness group, incorporating David Lloyd, Next Generation, and Harbour brands. As the premium market leader we have 78 clubs in the UK and 10 sites across Europe. We have over 450,000 members whose expectations and goals we strive to exceed through our 6000 employees.
With the right attitude and enthusiasm we can offer a number of great job opportunities to enable you to have a truly rewarding career. It really is a winning career move!
So, what next?
Take the time to gain a better understanding of what we are all about by looking through our career pages. You will learn more about what it is like to work at David Lloyd Leisure and about some of the roles available- Personal Trainer, Club Manager, Receptionist -. You can also read some amazing stories from real David Lloyd people.
Feel free to search and apply for current roles or you can register your details and create your own personal profile. Once you have a personal profile you can then receive email alerts about jobs that match your criteria or apply speculatively .
Good Luck!
David Lloyd Leisure Recruitment Team
Life at David Lloyd Leisure
The great thing about working for David Lloyd Leisure is that every day is different, especially in our health clubs. What doesn't change though is that everyone is focused on our members, and they are at the heart of everything we do. This is reflected in our brand standards and through a set of shared values, or DNA as it is known at David Lloyd Leisure. We look for these traits in all of our potential new employees.
Our Values
Team Work
Working together to achieve shared goals and aspirations. Our team members need to be self motivated individuals who will need to use their initiative and drive to make things happen, but you will not do this alone, as team work is at the core of how we operate.
Excellence
The quality and strength of our brand means that consistent ways of working and brand standards are of high priority for us all, however we should also always be looking for new ways to improve the quality of what we offer.
Member Focused
Engaging our members and delivering excellent customer service at all times. It is about creating a memorable experience, whether you work in one of our clubs, or at our Head Office (Club Support) our members are at the heart of everything we do.
Passion
Striving to be the best in everything we do. You do not have to have a leisure industry background to be successful at David Lloyd Leisure, however you will need to be driven and passionate about the facilities, products and services we offer our members.
Integrity
Always doing the right thing. We aim to ensure that whatever role you fulfil in the business we are open, honest and behave professionally. This doesn't mean that we can't have fun at work, but what it does mean is that we are considerate of our members and each other at all times.
Inspiration
Encouraging others and ourselves to aim higher. An important aim here at David Lloyd Leisure, is about helping our members achieve their personal goals and so we have a role in inspiring them to do this. This is also about inspiring and supporting each other at work.
Working at David Lloyd Leisure is truly a great place to work. So, if you think you can help us achieve our aims and objectives and could commit to delivering our values then why not have a look at some of the roles we have on offer.
Jobs and Career Paths
We don't just have ordinary jobs at David Lloyd Leisure but rewarding careers. Regardless of what it is you are looking for, what is certain is that we have a variety of roles on offer to match your skill set and help you develop new skills. We will look to provide challenge in your role, but will also ensure you feel supported and rewarded.
Club Roles
Most of the vacant roles on offer at David Lloyd Leisure are in our clubs and here is a typical club structure and some of the roles that exist in the business.
Just as many people join us from outside as well as inside the leisure industry and we train and develop everyone to be a success at David Lloyd Leisure.
Most of the training our team members receive is 'on the job' and this is often supplemented by further structured learning. We have programmes such as Leading High Performance aimed at managers to help them manage and drive performance and courses about Successful Selling which is a 4 day course aimed at new Sales Consultants and Sales and Membership Managers.
You can begin to see the variety of opportunities that exist at David Lloyd Leisure. Whether you want to join us as a Sales Consultant and progress through to Sales and Membership Manager, or whether you join as a Personal Trainer with a REPS level 3 qualification and progress through to Sports Manager it is up to you, as the right attitude, drive to succeed and hard work is all you need!
Recruiting people externally is important to give us fresh ideas and alternative views as well as the desire to promote the talent from within the business.
There are also numerous people who have been promoted internally to roles such as Club General manager, as you will see on our Real Career Stories page.
Head Office Roles
Our core business is to deliver a great member experience through our clubs, with our Club Support (Head Office) team based at Hatfield acting as the driving force behind settling and determining the direction for the business, and importantly supporting the clubs with their needs.
Here are the main functional areas that exist at our Head Office:
We'd love you to read a few career stories to really understand the career routes available to you.
Real Career Stories
I graduated from University with a BA (Hons) degree in Sports Science and after University I took a field based role in sales and marketing for a competitor. I didn't enjoy this role for a number of reasons, one of them being that the company was not member focused. I wanted to work for David Lloyd but the only job available to me was a Sales Consultant position. This job meant a lot less responsibility, but I climbed the ladder quickly and within 4 months was promoted to Sales and Membership Manager at Enfield, which is a Racquets club. 18 months later I was promoted to General Manager at the club and I love it. I get to meet different people every day, and through getting to know my members I can help them achieve their goals. David Lloyd Leisure is a great place to work.
I graduated from Nottingham rent University with a Bsc (Hons) degree in Sports Science and Administration 13 years ago.
I joined the industry straight after graduating and worked in corporate fitness. I wanted to move to a larger operator with greater internal opportunities, hence joining David Lloyd Leisure in 2002. I worked in Basildon club as a Duty Manager. I then moved to Sidcup club as
David Lloyd Leisure is a fantastic working environment, there is great opportunity to develop and progress, both in terms of role and style of management- for me the clear market leader in all aspects in the health and fitness industry.
I started in Operations for Virgin Active in 2001 and following a promotion continued for 4 years as a General Manager , I gained a great introduction to the Health & Fitness industry, but I always recognised that I wanted to work for the 'employer of choice' within the industry - David Lloyd Leisure.
I was fortunate enough to move into a Sales and Membership Manager role at Raynes Park after attending an Assessment Centre. Through this approach, my desire and future capability to be a General Manager again was recognised which I was very impressed with. After being at Raynes Park for a short period of time I was fortunate enough to be promoted to General Manager at Brighton Club - now all I need to do is achieve the expectations and deliver!
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS
David Lloyd Leisure
PO Box 439
Hatfield
AL10 1EF
Contact the Head Office on:
t 0844 543 9783
(New member enquiries)
t 0845 217 6464
(Member helpline)
Refer to the home page and select 'Clubs' for club contact details. Escalation procedures are located in the Members Lounge section of website.
t 01707 283500
(Supplier enquiries)