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General Manager, The Dome
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
£47,000 - £50,000pa + pension + generous benefits package
Full time
12 Mar 2025
25 Feb 2025
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General Manager, The Dome
We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our team at our flagship venue, The Dome in Doncaster.
One of the largest and most exciting leisure venues in the North of England, we are currently embarking on an exciting journey of refurbishment and development which will see the venue grow both its economic and wellbeing impact for the City of Doncaster.
The venue consist of a split level ice rink, seven interlinked pools, flumes and outdoor rapids, large dry sports hall, which flexibly converts into a 3,400 capacity events and exhibition arena, large fitness facility including 120 station gym, Doncaster Cycle Track and various food and beverage outlets, and therefore our new leader requires dynamism and resilience in ensuring all our visitors receive an outstanding customer experience.
Salary: £47,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependant on experience & qualifications
Hours: 37hrs per week, Shift and schedule includes weekend availability
Reporting to: Head of Health and Leisure
Direct Reports: Lead, coach and support a team of 5 departmental managers across all areas of the venue, comprising health and wellbeing, leisure, catering, events and marketing.
About the role:
Fully accountable for the commercial performance of The Dome, the role is an important cog in the leadership team of the company, ensuring the highest levels of operational excellence and health and safety are maintained.
With a strong focus on people, the General Manager, as a respected role model will seek to develop others and in turn see these colleagues grow their own teams through a supportive, collaborative approach.
About you:
You are an ambitious person who is driven to success, and you share success with your teams. With a minimum of 5+ years in leisure and/or hospitality management in a £2m+ turnover venue.
As a commercially astute leader, you understand the connection between coaching and achieving high performance from colleagues and can translate this ethos to the achievement and exceeding of commercial targets.
You’re a collaborative team player who has experience of brand development and delivery, aligning with the extensive capital developments of The Dome.
Possessing a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of health and safety and venue legislation, you can translate technical information to all levels of your team to support safe operations.
Company Benefits
- Pension scheme, employer contribution 7.5%
- Company Health Care Scheme
- Employee benefits programme which includes health, leisure and entertainment discounts
- Access to leisure activities
- Ongoing training and development to help you progress and career pathways
- Onsite parking
Relocation support would be considered for the right candidate.
To download a copy of the Application Pack, including full job description and person specification, for this role - CLICK HERE
...or you can read a digital flip book of the application pack - by clicking here
Closing date: 12 March 2025
To apply
To apply for this exciting opportunity click the "Apply Now" button below and follow the online instructions.
Doncaster Culture & Leisure Trust (DCLT) is a registered charity delivering premier leisure, health, culture and hospitality provision in the City of Doncaster.
Our strategic vision is to support our health and wellbeing partners to deliver crucial services in the community, while aligning our commercial goals to re-invest into locality provision.
apply now
General Manager, The Dome
We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our team at our flagship venue, The Dome in Doncaster.
One of the largest and most exciting leisure venues in the North of England, we are currently embarking on an exciting journey of refurbishment and development which will see the venue grow both its economic and wellbeing impact for the City of Doncaster.
The venue consist of a split level ice rink, seven interlinked pools, flumes and outdoor rapids, large dry sports hall, which flexibly converts into a 3,400 capacity events and exhibition arena, large fitness facility including 120 station gym, Doncaster Cycle Track and various food and beverage outlets, and therefore our new leader requires dynamism and resilience in ensuring all our visitors receive an outstanding customer experience.
Salary: £47,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependant on experience & qualifications
Hours: 37hrs per week, Shift and schedule includes weekend availability
Reporting to: Head of Health and Leisure
Direct Reports: Lead, coach and support a team of 5 departmental managers across all areas of the venue, comprising health and wellbeing, leisure, catering, events and marketing.
About the role:
Fully accountable for the commercial performance of The Dome, the role is an important cog in the leadership team of the company, ensuring the highest levels of operational excellence and health and safety are maintained.
With a strong focus on people, the General Manager, as a respected role model will seek to develop others and in turn see these colleagues grow their own teams through a supportive, collaborative approach.
About you:
You are an ambitious person who is driven to success, and you share success with your teams. With a minimum of 5+ years in leisure and/or hospitality management in a £2m+ turnover venue.
As a commercially astute leader, you understand the connection between coaching and achieving high performance from colleagues and can translate this ethos to the achievement and exceeding of commercial targets.
You’re a collaborative team player who has experience of brand development and delivery, aligning with the extensive capital developments of The Dome.
Possessing a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of health and safety and venue legislation, you can translate technical information to all levels of your team to support safe operations.
Company Benefits
- Pension scheme, employer contribution 7.5%
- Company Health Care Scheme
- Employee benefits programme which includes health, leisure and entertainment discounts
- Access to leisure activities
- Ongoing training and development to help you progress and career pathways
- Onsite parking
Relocation support would be considered for the right candidate.
To download a copy of the Application Pack, including full job description and person specification, for this role - CLICK HERE
...or you can read a digital flip book of the application pack - by clicking here
Closing date: 12 March 2025
To apply
To apply for this exciting opportunity click the "Apply Now" button below and follow the online instructions.
Doncaster Culture & Leisure Trust (DCLT) is a registered charity delivering premier leisure, health, culture and hospitality provision in the City of Doncaster.
Our strategic vision is to support our health and wellbeing partners to deliver crucial services in the community, while aligning our commercial goals to re-invest into locality provision.