Assistant Manager - Padel Club

We are recruiting for this leisure job in Chigwell

£28-32k without coaching experience

Great benefits including huge progression potential, access to CPD, private medical after probation

Our client is a rapidly expanding Padel brand. They focus on delivering an exceptional player experience, fostering a vibrant community culture, and maintaining high-quality, safe, and well-presented centres. As they continue to grow, they offer structured career development pathways and genuine opportunities for progression within our expanding organisation.

We are now looking for a hands-on, people-focused Assistant Manager to support the day-to-day operations of the facility. You will ensure exceptional service delivery, premium player experiences, operational efficiency, and a safe, well-maintained environment.

This role is ideally suited to someone with strong organisational skills, operational awareness, a passion for community-building, and a diverse background. We are looking for someone who could have a background in Food & Beverage (F&B), sports management, fitness management, or gym management. A background in Padel/ Racquets management and/ or coaching or as a player is highly desirable.

Some of the key responsibilities of this exciting role:

• Act as the first point of contact for members and guests, ensuring high levels of customer service.

• Handle customer enquiries, bookings, and any issues professionally

• Lead and take ownership of the clubhouse, retail, and F&B operations (including leading on health & safety and compliance for this department)

• Assist in scheduling staff rotas and ensuring smooth daily operations.

• Resolve booking app enquiries

• Lead, organise, and run tournaments, social events, and corporate bookings.

• Coordinate and manage events to foster club community and culture.

A bit about you:

• Background: Experience in sporting environments (sports management, fitness, or gym management) and/or a customer-facing hospitality background (strongly desirable for leading our F&B and clubhouse operations).

• Sporting Ability: High-standard racquet skills (e.g., tennis or padel) with the ability to deliver group and individual sessions is highly desirable

• Event Coordination: Proven experience in event coordination and management.

• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage authentically with customers.

• Flexibility: Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends

Your recruiter for this role is Maddie Cummings, Recruitment Director at Love Recruitment and can be contacted simply by applying for this role below. Love Recruitment are a fitness recruitment agency, specialising in hundreds of fitness jobs in the UK like these. Maddie is a health and fitness recruitment specialist for the whole fitness sector and if keen to be considered please ‘apply now’.