Health and Fitness Manager

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO3 (£45,750 – £49056)
Work location: Tottenham Green Leisure Centre, 1 Philip Lane, London, N15 4JA  (Site based)
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 1st February 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 16th February 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic Health & Fitness Manager to lead our membership sales and engagement team in creating a welcoming, safe, and inspiring environment across Haringey’s leisure centres. You will oversee recruitment and training of instructors, manage programme development, and ensure our gyms and studios deliver high-quality exercise opportunities for residents of all ages and abilities. From shaping onboarding processes that make every new member feel valued, to developing innovative group exercise programmes and monitoring performance data, you will play a pivotal role in increasing participation, boosting retention, and improving community health outcomes. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will balance operational excellence with creative programme development, ensuring our facilities remain vibrant, reliable, and customer-focused.

About the team

You will join the Wellbeing and Climate/Active Wellbeing business unit, working closely with the Area Manager for Leisure Centres and collaborating with colleagues across leisure, communications, and customer relations. Your immediate team includes Membership Sales Advisors and a Leisure Engagement and Sales Officer, who you will guide to deliver outstanding customer experiences and measurable results. Together, you will connect with local community groups, voluntary organisations, and external suppliers to maximise the impact of our gyms and studios. As part of the wider leisure management team, you will contribute to achieving industry awards such as Quest, while ensuring our centres remain at the forefront of health and fitness provision in Haringey.

About you

You are an experienced fitness professional with a proven track record in membership growth, retention, and programme development. Essential qualifications include a CIMSPA-accredited Level 2 Gym Instructor course, and you bring strong knowledge of gym equipment, health-related impacts of physical activity, and financial monitoring. You are confident in recruiting and training staff, managing customer enquiries, and delivering promotional campaigns. Excellent communication skills, flexibility to work evenings and occasional weekends, and a passion for improving community wellbeing are key. Desirable qualifications such as Level 3 or 4 CIMSPA accreditations in specialist areas (e.g., Pilates, strength and conditioning, nutrition) will further enhance your ability to deliver diverse programmes. Above all, you are motivated by the challenge of creating engaging fitness environments that inspire residents to lead healthier, more active lives.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

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