Location Primarily based in Waterstown, Palmerstown.
Reporting Relationship Director of Care – Day Services
Job Purpose The Sports Centre Manager is responsible for the oversight and
development of Sports Centre and Adapted Physical Activity Centre as
a social enterprise. The post holder is expected to ensure effective and
efficient support services and to implement the strategic plan to foster
reform across the organisation.

The Sports Centre Manager will be responsible for ensuring a safe,
high-quality, and well-coordinated service that adds considerable
value to the organisation.


Scope of the Role The Sports Centre Manager is responsible fully for all governance and
management matters within areas of their responsibility. The post
holder will be answerable for quality, safety and practice matters
within their area and will be required to update the Director of Care
– Day Services on matters arising from their areas.



Key Duties and Leadership
Responsibilities • Define, develop and implement the strategic vision and
direction for the Sports Centre and Adapted Physical Activity
Centre ensuring they are aligned to the organisational
strategic plan

• Take a lead role in implementing a sports centre strategy for

service user / customer experience

• Provide advice and support to the Executive Management

Team, as requested, on matters related to their areas of
responsibility.

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with

members of the EMT, Programme Managers and relevant
personnel through the service

• Promote a performance management culture throughout the

Sports Centre and Adapted Physical Activity Centre and be
accountable for implementing strategic decisions for these
functions.

• Promote innovation in service delivery throughout areas of

responsibility, in the context of future planning for the
service

Quality, Safety and Governance

• Implement rigorous safety protocols, ensuring all activities

are conducted in a safe environment. This includes staff
training, regular safety audits, and emergency preparedness,

significantly reducing the risks of accidents such as drowning
or injuries.

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• Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures

according to the organisational objectives

• Responsible for the day-to-day planning and monitoring of

Sports Centre and Adapted Physical Activity Centre.

• Lead on key quality and safety issues and ensure high

standards of corporate governance.

• Develop and oversee personalised programs that meet the

therapeutic and recreational needs of service users, ensuring
that activities contribute positively to their physical and
mental well-being.

• Ensure appropriate systems are in place for measuring

quality of outcomes and the effective use of resources.

• Be accountable for and delegate operational responsibility

for the effective management of health and safety systems
and practices.

Financial and Resource

• Oversee budgeting and resource allocation, ensuring that the

Sports Centre operates within budget while maximizing the
value of its resources.

• Implement appropriate systems to ensure accountability is

appropriately disseminated throughout the service.

• Ensure appropriate and efficient resource deployment within

your areas of responsibility.

• Participate in the recruitment process as requested by the

HR Department

Management

• Ensure appropriate management practices are applied and

performance management strategies, as outlined by the HR
Department, are implemented

• Ensure all staff within areas of accountability, meet the

requirements outlined by the L&D department for core
competency training and best practice training.

• Participate and lead any appropriate committee, on request

by your line manager or the CEO.

• Creation and development of polices as required/ requested.

The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list
of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be
required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which
may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to
the development of the post while in office.

Qualifications & Candidates must meet the following criteria relevant to the role:
Experience • Level 8, Honours bachelor's degree in business or in sports
management

• Sports Centre Management experience essential

• Management experience is essential

• Good working knowledge of data analysis and performance

metrics.

• In depth working knowledge of the healthcare sector,

specifically within the Intellectual Disability sector is desirable.
This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned
to the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive
and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned