The recreation centre manager is responsible for maintaining recreation and other municipal facilities in order to ensure clean, safe and healthy facilities are available.

Tasks:

1. Assisting and caring for others - providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
2. Communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates - providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
3. Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work - developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
4. Thinking creatively - developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
5. Identifying objects, actions, and events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
6. Coordinating the work and activities of others - getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
7. Scheduling work and activities - scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
8. Making decisions and solving problems - analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
9. Documenting/recording information - entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Key skills for recreation centre manager:

• Commercial awareness
• Physical fitness (or at least an interest in fitness and sport)
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Teamwork and leadership skills
• Verbal communication skills
• Administrative and cash management skills

Average Salary (2013):

United Kingdom: Managers can earn between £17,000 and around £25,000 a year. Senior managers can earn over £35,000.
United States of America: $3,683 month
Australia: from AU$700 to AU$1,498 per week, depending on their level of experience and the organisation they work for

Qualifications and training required:

Employers often prefer graduates with relevant qualifications in subjects such as management, sports science, recreation, health management, physiotherapy, or business or leisure studies.
A postgraduate qualification can be useful for graduates without appropriate degrees. It is essential to possess relevant experience, possibly gained via part-time or seasonal work, or by working as a fitness instructor, leisure centre attendant or recreation assistant.