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Jobs & Careers at David Lloyd Leisure
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A Winning Career Move - Jobs at David Lloyd Dublin Riverview
Everyone in the David Lloyd Dublin 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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 Dublin 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
After graduating with a degree in Sport & Exercise Science, I completed the YMCA Gym instructor course at David Lloyd Leisure - Cheadle. After spending a month on the course at David Lloyd Cheadle, I knew that I wanted to work for David Lloyd Leisure. On completion there were no suitable vacancies, so I set off on my career path and performed a number of different roles in the public and private sector of the health & Fitness industry. During this time I was waiting for the right vacancy to become available at David Lloyd. Finally, the Member Relations Manage (MRM) at David Lloyd Warrington became available and my application was successful. I spent 12 months as Warrington's MRM before becoming Sales & Membership Manager.
Throughout my time at Warrington, I had a detailed development plan as my aspiration was to become a General Manager (GM). After a further 12 months at Warrington I attended a GM assessment day and was successful in attaining the GM post at David Lloyd Knowsley. In my first year at Knowsley, we were awarded 'Operations team of the year' after achieving the highest brand standards score in the estate. I spent two enjoyable years at Knowsley before moving to Chorley as General Manager.
This year I have taken on another new role; Sales Impact Manager which is different role again but one I am keen to develop into. I thoroughly enjoy my career at David Lloyd Leisure and it is undoubtedly the best company I have worked for. I hope to spend many a year with the company and one day sit on the board!
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.
I started work for David Lloyd Leisure in 2002 as Assistant Fitness Manager and was part of the opening of the Bromsgrove club. 1 year on and I was given the opportunity to become a Duty Manager, opening the club and ensuring member satisfaction. At the end of 2003 I moved clubs to Solihull Cranmore to cover materinity leave as Fitness Manager for 9 months and stayed a further 8 months at Cranmore as a Duty Manager. In 2005 I was promoted to Sports Manager at David Lloyd Solihull South and 2 years later took post of Sports Manager back at Solihull Cranmore. It was at Solihull Cranmore that I received "Sports Manager of the Year" and in July 2009 I was promoted to General Manager of David Lloyd Solihull South!
From personal experience, David Lloyd have always ensured that development within the company is a high priority. There are a variety of different roles within a vast amount of clubs, which would give an individual a fantastic opportunity to mould a career for life!
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS
David Lloyd Leisure
PO Box 439
Hatfield
AL10 1EF
t 0818 243796
(New member enquiries)
t 01 218 9600
(Club reception)