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A Winning Career Move - Jobs at David Lloyd Riverview
Everyone in the David Lloyd Riverview 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 Riverview forward. It is a winning career move as you will be joining a leading racquets and health and fitness group, incorporating David Lloyd, Next Generation, and Harbour brands. As the premium market leader we have 10 sites across Ireland and Europe, and 78 clubs in the UK. 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 Riverview 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 fulfill 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 Riverview, 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 Riverview 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 Riverview 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 Riverview.
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 Riverview. 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 with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy in 2008 and began looking for positions within the NHS. Having found that the job situation at the time was not good I decided to look elsewhere for employment. That is when I saw a Personal Training position available at David Lloyd. I sent my CV into the managers at the Southampton club who promptly called me up and explained that they would allow me not only to personal train, but practice physiotherapy aswell. I was invited along to the Assessment Day and once I got through that I was then asked to come and work in the Gym at Southampton.
That was 18 months ago and since then I have made resounded progress in the industry. I have been able to build a successful PT and Physio business at Southampton. I was put onto the David Lloyd ‘Personal Trainer Journey’, and with the help of my managers I was able to complete it within the year. I had to complete training modules on ‘PT on the Net’ and pass my NASM level 3.
The result now is that I am now delivering 30+ hours per week and on top of that take 5 classes a week, earning great money! However, the money isn’t the only thing keeping me at David Lloyd. The team I work with are brilliant and I have more and more opportunities put out in front of me, and I get to go on some really interesting courses. I have loved every minute of the last year and a half at David Lloyd and hope to continue on in my career.
I joined the team at David Lloyd Leisure - Bromsgrove into the role of Health & Fitness Manager. Following a successful first twelve-months including strong performance against my KPI's-taking Bromsgrove into the top 5 UK clubs for delivery of personal training income, I was identified by my Regional Director as a potential future General Manager of the business.
I attended an Assessment Day to identify my strengths and weaknesses and a detailed Development Plan was put into place for me that included how I could maximise my behavioural strengths and better understand my areas of development. As part of my development it was suggested that in order to grow my knowledge of the wider business I needed to learn about another club management role and as such over the next three years I carried out the role of Operations Manager. I achieved my objectives here and also continued to work with my General Managerand Regional Director to expose me to other aspects of the business.
I was rewarded with my first full time General Manager appointment in February 2007 at David Lloyd Solihull South. During the two-years at Solihull South we re-branded the club to a David Lloyd Fitness Club and with a lot of hard work from the team the club has delivered a superb set of results with one of the highlights being a 500 plus member gain which has returned a 75% YOY profit growth.
In August 2009 I was again promoted to the role of General Manager of David Lloyd Luton where I was excited by the challenge of a new and bigger club. I have every faith and confidence that following my success so far, David Lloyd Leisure can offer me greater opportunities to grow my career in the future.
My journey in the industry began back in Norway, where I started out as a fitness instructor. When I moved across to London to study I took a part time job at Esporta, working for front of house. After I graduated with a MA (Hons) in International Communications I accepted a job as Sales Consultant at Next Generation in Ipswich. Working with a great team and going through the transition to David Lloyd Leisure made me aspire to climb the ladder within the company. After 16 successful months in Ipswich I was promoted to Sales Manager of Kingston club, where my hard work and drive have led to some great results. I love working for a company that recognises me and aims to develop talent from within. I am very excited about my future career in David Lloyd Leisure.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS
David Lloyd Leisure
PO Box 439
Hatfield
AL10 1EF