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Taking accountability for the centre in the absence of the General Manager.\u00a0 We are looking for a Deputy Manager with a strong focus of people management, development and somebody who has the capacity to progress onto the companies General Manager in Waiting programme.<\/p>\n<p>The role is varied, exciting and challenging. Your responsibilities will range from coaching and mentoring the team on shift, to ensuring the centre is a safe and fun environment for customers. You will be hands on across all areas of the busy centre.<\/p>\n<p>Within our clients fast-paced, dynamic world, Deputy Managers are trained across all areas of the centre to support the effective operation of their business. You will support the General Manager with back of house duties, as well as running an exceptional operation front of house. You will be responsible for delivering financial targets and service standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To be successful you should have:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a minimum of eighteen months experience in a customer-facing management role ideally within the leisure, hospitality, or retail industry<\/li>\n<li>evidence of delivering on financial targets, driving business and sales<\/li>\n<li>a passion for people including experience of coaching and developing your team<\/li>\n<li>be fanatical about customer service<\/li>\n<li>have ambition for success<\/li>\n<li>be willing to work nights and weekends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Join our client as an Assistant Manager, in return you\u2019ll get:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an excellent salary as well as the opportunity to earn an extra \u00a31 per hour, paid to you every month as part of our monthly bonus scheme<\/li>\n<li>40-hour contract, plus additional pay for any extra shifts you work<\/li>\n<li>the opportunity to earn an outperformance bonus, you will be given a share of your centre profits once you hit target \u2013 paid half yearly<\/li>\n<li>50% off food when you are working<\/li>\n<li>optional pension plan<\/li>\n<li>28 days holiday<\/li>\n<li>earn additional days holiday with length of service, up to five days<\/li>\n<li>one in four weekends off<\/li>\n<li>ongoing training and development, with the opportunity to fast track your career<\/li>\n<li>free bowling \/ golf game vouchers every month<\/li>\n<li>30% discount off food and drink for you and up to five friends<\/li>\n<li>access to our clients Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family<\/li>\n<li>well-being training to support you in the workplace<\/li>\n<li>opportunity to join the healthcare cash plan<\/li>\n<li>financial long service awards<\/li>\n<li>a \u00a315 donation to Barnardo\u2019s when you complete your induction<\/li>\n<li>enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave benefits<\/li>\n<li>flexible working, allowing you to have the perfect work life blend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59965,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire","_application":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/job\/225053063\/Deputy-Manager-Leisure-Hospitality-Centre?hlkw&s=103904&affid=103904","_company_name":"Flow Sports Personnel Ltd","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/list-jobs\/249825\/Flow-Sports-Personnel-Ltd","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[28],"job-types":[685],"job_listing_tag":[207],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Deputy Manager - Leisure Hospitality Centre | DESIblitz Jobs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/deputy-manager-leisure-hospitality-centre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deputy Manager - Leisure Hospitality Centre | DESIblitz Jobs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you an\u00a0ambitious manager\u00a0looking for a\u00a0highly autonomous role, where you will take accountability for the centre in the absence of the General Manager? 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