Warden Taunton Quaker Meeting House

4 months ago


Taunton, United Kingdom West Somerset Area Quaker Meeting Full time

**About us**

West Somerset Area Quaker Meeting owns and operates Taunton Quaker Meeting House in Taunton, TA1 4EP. The Meeting House is used by Quakers but its well ordered and equipped rooms are hired by many groups and organisations. We are a supportive employer, and our goal is to make sure Taunton Meeting House is a bright, peaceful, modern and welcoming place to use.

Our work environment includes:

- Casual work attire
- Relaxed atmosphere
- On-the-job training

**About**

West Somerset Area Quaker Meeting owns and operates Taunton Quaker Meeting House in Taunton, TA1 4EP. The Meeting House is used by Quakers but its well ordered and equipped rooms are hired by many groups and organisations. We are a supportive employer, and our goal is to make sure Taunton Meeting House is a bright, peaceful, modern and welcoming place to use.

Our work environment includes:

- Casual work attire
- Relaxed atmosphere
- On-the-job training

**Warden for Taunton Quaker Meeting House**

Summary
- Managing the Meeting House as a facility for hiring groups and Taunton Quaker Meeting
- Managing hiring of rooms in the Meeting House
- 21 hours per week
- £12.50 per hour
- Workplace pension
- 28 days holiday per annum (based on a 5 day working week)

“Might suit” experience
- Warden for Church or other facility where rooms are regularly let.
- Receptionist
- Facilities manager
- Hospitality (especially a setting where room hire is involved)
- Lettings agency work, domestic, or commercial
- Caretaker

**Qualifications**:

- We will use qualifications as indications of knowledge, skills, and aptitude, but do not have specific requirements.

Appointment:
Aims/Job Purpose:
To manage the Meeting House as a facility for Taunton Local Quaker Meeting and for groups hiring its rooms.

Taunton Quaker Meeting House:
Duties/Main Tasks:
To provide a friendly and helpful ‘public face’ for the Meeting House, respond positively to booking enquiries and give a hospitable and warm welcome to visitors and room hirers.

Managing the facility:

- To take day-to-day responsibility for the opening up, general security and safe-keeping of the building.
- To oversee staff (contract or self-employed) and volunteers to clean and maintain the building including access to the flats and garden area, but also to take overall responsibility to ensure that these areas are maintained to the expected standard, which may at times involve undertaking some of these tasks as part of the role.
- To take responsibility for ensuring that the facility is maintained in good working order (fire and security, toilets, heating, hot water, lighting, internet and audiovisual aids furniture etc.) And making sure that users are able to use/operate them.
- For much repair and maintenance outside contractors will be used. The Warden will be required to identify suitable firms and obtain quotations or estimates to present to the Management Committee. The Warden will engage and supervise the work of these contractors.

Managing room hire:

- The Warden will manage room bookings for the many groups (often small community groups but also larger more “corporate” organisations) that hire the Meeting House’s rooms.
- This involves discussing and agreeing a booking (a booking agreement with the hirer), maintaining a booking calendar, supporting the booking itself and assisting the billing and collection process (which is led by the WSAQM Bookkeeper).
- The Warden will bank cheque and cash payments from hirers.

The Warden will be an ex-officio member of the Management Committee and attend all meetings. The Management Committee receives monthly financial reports in respect of the Meeting House income and costs. As part of the Committee the Warden will seek to manage the financial performance of Taunton Meeting House as a “cost centre” with ultimate supervision of financial budgets and targets resting with trustees of WSAQM.

Other duties:

- The Warden will be expected to complete basic first-aid training and attend regular updating to keep these skills and knowledge current.
- The Warden will be expected to complete appropriate health and hygiene training including COSHH (Control of Substances Harmful to Health) regulations.
- The Warden will maintain an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) certificate, as children and vulnerable adults will at times be present in the Meeting House.
- The Warden will participate in the National Quaker Wardens Group.
- The Warden will represent Taunton Meeting House with the Bath Place Traders Group.
- Undertake other duties as seen fit by the Management Committee.

The Warden will be someone who:
Is a Quaker or can demonstrate sympathy with our Quaker values and ethos (we value integrity and the equality of all of us).

Is confident in working without day-to-day direction.

Has the communication skills, confidence and knowledge to deal with the various challenges of the role:

- Engaging and directing the work of contract


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