Centre Administrator

**Job Purpose**

The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring the management and smooth running of Woodview Community Centre. Working closely with the volunteer management committee, and local statutory and voluntary sector partners, the post holder will work to ensure that Woodview Community Centre is a vibrant, well managed facility for local residents and all centre users.

**Main duties and responsibilities**
- Day to day administration of the Centre and staff (clerical, leisure, cleaning and caretaking)
- Build a strong local membership base, generate leads/sales
- Administer all function bookings
- Marketing of Community Centre to raise the profile and income
- Developing local services and activities to be run from the centre, including open days, ad hoc social events
- Implementation of Woodview Community Centre Business Plan aims and objectives
- Ensuring the Centre has an up to date User Induction Pack and procedures for using the Centre
- Supporting of clerical, leisure, cleaning and caretaking staff
- Ensuring effective maintenance of the building - including maintenance programmes, supervising contactors and others regarding work in the building
- Ensuring the building is safe and secure at all times
- Managing storage space and equipment use within the building
- Working with local partners to ensure activities at the Centre fit with others provided in the area and developing close working relationships with key local partners.
- Liase with all key stakeholders and assist managing such relationships
- Responsibility for health and safety in the building
- Reporting to the Board
**Desirable**
- Supporting the Board
**Person Specification**

**Experience**:

- Experience of marketing, preferably marketing building facilities
- Proven track record of at least 12 months experience in a similar role, preferably in a community centre environment.
- Experience of Health and Safety, including risk assessment and maintenance management
- A track record of developing services
- Experience of working in partnership, ideally within a community buildings environment
- Experience of local fundraising and preferably making funding bids
- Experience of working with voluntary sector and statutory partners
- Experience in staff and team management
**Skills and abilities**:

- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Customer services skills
- Confident and able to work on own initiative
- Able to prioritise work and demands
- Able to work as part of a wider local team managing community buildings and local services
- Able to set up and maintain operating systems
- Understanding of financial budgets
- Able to work flexible hours - prioritising needs of centre management
- Able to communicate well - both written and verbally
- Be self-reliant, energetic and able to prioritise activities
- Analytical and problem solving skills
**Education and training**:

- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent
- Computer literate with knowledge of word, excel and access
**Other**:

- Has a commitment to community run services
- Able to work occasional evenings and week-ends and attend the centre at short notice
- Car owner/driver
- Consent to an enhanced disclosure under Protection of Children Act 1989
- Personal qualities are important: the post holder will need a strong commitment to helping members of the community get involved and help manage events at the Centre
Reference ID: OFFICE_ADMIN

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £8.21 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
Work remotely:

- No