Ealing Council
Job title:
Head of Leisure and Wellbeing
Company
Ealing Council
Job description
Ealing is so much more than an attractive, green and leafy outer London borough. Our diverse communities strongly identify with our seven towns of Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall. Ealing is thriving. Located between the West End and Heathrow, the opportunities for our residents and businesses are exceptional and we have a renewed ambition to help generate jobs and improve lives. A council that wants to break with traditional service delivery and listen more closely to what residents really want from us.
The Head of Leisure and Wellbeing role provides a unique and exciting opportunity to inspire Ealing’s residents, through the promotion of healthy lifestyles and delivering exceptional leisure opportunities. The successful candidate will take on the leadership of Ealing’s leisure service at an exciting time, with the redevelopment of the flagship Gurnell Leisure Centre underway, the conclusion of the innovative procurement of the tri-borough leisure partnership; and the groundbreaking movement that is driving physical activity across the borough.
You will be instrumental in delivering forward thinking strategies for the council’s leisure service, collaborating with key partners, service leaders and stakeholders to set high expectations and ensure that vision translates into active lifestyles for our communities.
You will inspire your teams to support and improve the outcomes for all people accessing leisure services, delivering positive experiences that make a real difference to our diverse communities across our seven towns, managing within available resources and optimising the operation and impact of our diverse leisure assets.The Role:We want someone who has the experience and drive to build on what’s good and to have a laser focus on how to make it even better; someone who is able to successfully lead change which really delivers better outcomes for local people with experience of public health, leisure management, and community engagement at a senior level and first rate leadership, communication and collaboration skills with a commitment to creating inclusive and accessible services and the drive to make a lasting difference through leisure and wellbeing. You will be ideally qualified to degree level or equivalent.Key priorities include: the mobilisation of the tri-borough leisure contract, supporting the redevelopment of Gurnell Leisure Centre, putting resident voices at the heart of delivery; driving further innovation across the leisure services; and ensuring Ealing stays at the forefront of West London’s leisure offer.
The role will require significant enthusiasm and determination. We want to ensure that our leisure services are vibrant, enticing, and outstanding. This role is key to making this happen.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the role, and a completed Equalities Monitoring form.
Your CV should be tailored and include detail of your education, qualifications, full employment history, and membership of professional bodies. Please aim to keep your CV and supporting statement to two pages each and include your name at the top of both documents on all pages used.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know about anything that would help you to demonstrate evidence that you meet the essential criteria for the role.
To apply, please email your documents to [email protected] by no later than 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please also send them to this same email address.
This post is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.
Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.
Please note all applications will be determined on merit.Job title Head of Leisure and Wellbeing Job reference EJR013087 Date posted 17/04/2025 Application closing date Blank Location Blank Salary Blank Package Blank Contractual hours 35 Basis Full time Job category/type Blank Attachments Blank Job descriptionEaling is so much more than an attractive, green and leafy outer London borough. Our diverse communities strongly identify with our seven towns of Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall. Ealing is thriving. Located between the West End and Heathrow, the opportunities for our residents and businesses are exceptional and we have a renewed ambition to help generate jobs and improve lives. A council that wants to break with traditional service delivery and listen more closely to what residents really want from us.
The Head of Leisure and Wellbeing role provides a unique and exciting opportunity to inspire Ealing’s residents, through the promotion of healthy lifestyles and delivering exceptional leisure opportunities. The successful candidate will take on the leadership of Ealing’s leisure service at an exciting time, with the redevelopment of the flagship Gurnell Leisure Centre underway, the conclusion of the innovative procurement of the tri-borough leisure partnership; and the groundbreaking movement that is driving physical activity across the borough.
You will be instrumental in delivering forward thinking strategies for the council’s leisure service, collaborating with key partners, service leaders and stakeholders to set high expectations and ensure that vision translates into active lifestyles for our communities.
You will inspire your teams to support and improve the outcomes for all people accessing leisure services, delivering positive experiences that make a real difference to our diverse communities across our seven towns, managing within available resources and optimising the operation and impact of our diverse leisure assets.The Role:We want someone who has the experience and drive to build on what’s good and to have a laser focus on how to make it even better; someone who is able to successfully lead change which really delivers better outcomes for local people with experience of public health, leisure management, and community engagement at a senior level and first rate leadership, communication and collaboration skills with a commitment to creating inclusive and accessible services and the drive to make a lasting difference through leisure and wellbeing. You will be ideally qualified to degree level or equivalent.Key priorities include: the mobilisation of the tri-borough leisure contract, supporting the redevelopment of Gurnell Leisure Centre, putting resident voices at the heart of delivery; driving further innovation across the leisure services; and ensuring Ealing stays at the forefront of West London’s leisure offer.
The role will require significant enthusiasm and determination. We want to ensure that our leisure services are vibrant, enticing, and outstanding. This role is key to making this happen.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the role, and a completed Equalities Monitoring form.
Your CV should be tailored and include detail of your education, qualifications, full employment history, and membership of professional bodies. Please aim to keep your CV and supporting statement to two pages each and include your name at the top of both documents on all pages used.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know about anything that would help you to demonstrate evidence that you meet the essential criteria for the role.
To apply, please email your documents to [email protected] by no later than 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please also send them to this same email address.
This post is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.
Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.
Expected salary
Location
Ealing, West London
Job date
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:22:07 GMT
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