Please note this is a fixed term position for 2 years
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Interview Date: 22nd September
Poplar Salvation Army Church & Community Centre is looking for a Community Centre Managerwho will be responsible for the operational management of the Corps community centre buildings and land, and the development, delivery and evaluation of community centre programmes to deliver the specific missional plans of The Salvation Army in Poplar and Tower Hamlets.
Your Key responsibilities will include:
1. Manage and oversee maintenance of the physical infrastructure of the Corps buildings and land to enable the delivery of programmes, activities and mission.
2. Assess the needs of the community and make recommendations for the overall community centre programme agenda in alignment with the Corps Mission Development Plan.
3. Plan, design, implement and evaluate specific programmes to ensure they are fit for purpose for the local community.
4. Develop effective working partnerships with internal mission development teams to ensure programmes are designed and implemented in alignment with best practice principles.
5. Lead on establishing links to the community and any relevant external agencies to maximise the effective delivery of programmes to the community.
6. Ensure that both employee and volunteer resources are appointed and developed to deliver programmes effectively.
To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:
7. Proven experience of working on own initiative
8. Proven experience of holding confidentiality
9. Good organisational skills
10. Good Interpersonal Skills
This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.