جورج Barker, Assistant General Manager

جورج Barker

Assistant General Manager

Park Holidays

البلد
المملكة المتحدة
التعليم
الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها,
الخبرات
11 years, 7 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :11 years, 7 أشهر

Assistant General Manager في Park Holidays
  • بريطانيا العظمى
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يوليو 2018

Work together with the General Manger to support the overall business, taking responsibility of areas of the business as deemed necessary.
•Deputise in the General Manager's absence.
•To review and establish new service standards for the Park, determining overall priorities.
•Identify and implement initiatives to enhance and improve standards and experiences to meet and exceed customer expectations.
•Understand and work within the Company policy on service standards.
•Identify new opportunities for greater efficiency and improving performance of the Park.
•Identify ways of ensuring the smooth running of the Park and help achieve positive changes by helping others adapt to new situations.
•Take control of new situations and pressures that arise by showing persistence, ability to prioritise tasks and events and make considered decisions in terms of reorganisation.
•Plan the work of individual team members or departments to meet annual Park targets by prioritising the key tasks and establishing methods that make best use of resources.
•Understand and apply the key measures of effective business performance for the benefit of the Park.
•Keep up to date with key legislation and new approaches within the industry to positively affect the business.
•Investigate problems that arise with facilities and equipment on the Park to establish root causes, determine solutions and monitor the progress of the work to ensure swift and safe resolution.
•Ensuring Effective Communication - Considering the target audience when communicating and encourage a substantial level of involvement to ensure understanding of issues.
•Put across own views and opinions in a clear and constructive manner in one-to-one and small group situations.
•Build balanced and high performance teams to work towards common goals.
•Encourage and support a learning and development culture to enhance the roles of team members

Leisure Manager في Hoburne Naish
  • يوليو 2016 إلى يوليو 2018

To manage the day to day operations of the leisure complex, swimming pools, fitness suites and surrounding area including staffing and routine maintenance.
•Maintain the Leisure Complex, surrounding leisure amenities and Outdoor Play Park, ensuring the safety of customers and co-workers at all times and any equipment being used by daily safety inspections.
•Compile the Events programme for the leisure complex with the co-operation of the Entertainment Manager and ensuring the display of weekly events / function posters.
•Ensure levels of pool clarity are checked on a regular basis, carry out water treatment testing as and when required and maintain all chemical tanks in line with Company procedures.
•Ensure all damage and breakages both mechanical and structural are reported and repaired.
•Ensure levels of Cleaning, Chemical, First Aid boxes and general stock levels are maintained.
•Ensure all duties required by pool staff are adhered to.
•Ensure on going training of all staff (as per the training schedule) at least once per month as per NaRS training with all training records maintained.
•Carry out and administer First Aid as and when required and ensure Leisure Centre staff comply with the Company Health and Safety Policy.
•Ensure all daily paperwork is completed appropriately and filed.
•Courteously assist customers to the best of your ability at all times.
•Recruitment of new leisure team members.
•Assist in the production of annual NOP and EAP and updating the swimming pool plant room and hot tub manuals.
•Assist in all other aspects of the daily running of the leisure complex and Health & Safety matters.
•Assist General Manager and Operations Managers with leisure developments.

Recreation Expert في Saudi Aramco
  • المملكة العربية السعودية
  • فبراير 2014 إلى سبتمبر 2014

Responsible for over 200 members of staff - Life Guard Trainers and Instructors (British), Swimming and Fitness Consultants (British), Golf Professional (Egyptian), Tennis and Multi Sports Consultants (Filipino), Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Engineers (various nationalities), Several Supervisors, Life Guards and Janitors of various nationalities.
•Daily supervision and management of the MHB Contracting Services.
•Management and supervision of all recreational and entertainment facilities within the Aramco camps at Abqaiq and Qurayyah.
•Liaise, advise and assist the Aramco Recreation Advisor in maintaining current leisure industry standards and protocols.
•Submit various types of reports.
•Ensure the development of safe working practices and procedures.
•Instigate a preventative maintenance programme for all services and facilities.
•Prepare and submit budgetary reports.
•Assist in the development of sporting, cultural and entertainment programmes.
•Build close working relationships with all Self Directed Groups and community members.
•Ensure all needs were of an exceptionally high standard

General Manager في Crossland Leisure (Scotland) Limited
  • يناير 1990 إلى يناير 1991

Directly responsible for the day to day management and operation of four leisure complexes in Southern Scotland.
•Developing Icelandia Ice Rink as the management agents.
•Negotiate management contract for Berwick Upon Tweed Dual Use facility.
•Budget projections, Staffing, Programme development, Bar and Catering specifications, liasing with National Account Manager's and Representative's. Compiling and Presenting committee reports, chairing management and marketing meetings, holding all applicable licences.
•Devising Business Plans, Marketing Plans and Advertising Strategies, Financial, Administrative and Security Policy and Procedures, Budget formulation and corporate identity/image.

Leisure Centre Manager في Kennet District Council
  • يناير 1989 إلى يناير 1990
Duty Officer في Wyre Forest District Council
  • يناير 1988 إلى يناير 1990

الخلفية التعليمية

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها,
  • في University of the West of Scotland
  • يناير 2018

بكالوريوس, Sports Coaching
  • في University of the West of Scotland
  • يناير 2014

Modules: Applied Strength and Conditioning, Coaching Process, Instructional Issues for Coaches, Peak Performance in Sport, Team Performance in Sport, Research Process in Exercise Sciences

بكالوريوس, Applied Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
  • في University of East Angli
  • يناير 2013

Modules: Advanced Fitness and Training, Anatomy and Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Coaching Fitness for Performance, Employability Skills, Exercise for Specific Populations, Health Promotion, Skill Acquisition, Sports and Data Analysis, Sports Coaching, Sports Development, Sport and the Media, Sports Nutrition, Socio - Political View of sport, Work Based Learning Project, Research Process in Exercise Sciences and Dissertation

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Applied Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
  • في College of West Angli
  • يناير 2012

1st4sport Qualifications Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement

بكالوريوس, Sports Psychology
  • في Newcastle College
  • يناير 1999

courses: Pool Plant Operator's Certificate STA Legionella Awareness Course Eplus

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Sports Psychology
  • في North Cheshire College
  • يناير 1987

courses: Certificate in Management Studies

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Managed Accounts
Staff Building
Facility Operations
Coaching
ADVERTISING
ASSETS RECOVERY
BUDGETING
BUSINESS PLANS
COACHING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
GOVERNMENT
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING