Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1JP
01223 576899
ST PAUL’S CHURCH AND CENTRE
Assistant to the General Manager
Job Title:Assistant to the General Manager
Salary:NJC Scale Point 30-34
Hours:37.5 hours per week
Location:St Paul’s, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1JP
Responsible to:Operations Group of the PCC of St Paul’s
Reporting to:The General Manager
Building
St Paul’s, built in 1841, was divided into two in 1996 and the Centre at St Paul’s was created. Since then, St Paul’s has provided a unique combination of rooms for hire and for community events. Activities take place in a number of rooms varying in size from small classrooms to dance studios. However, St Paul’s continues to be a very active church. The Main Hall, the largest room in the complex, is regularly used as the worship space for church services but at other times, it is a multi-purpose room that is in great demand for meetings, dance and exercise classes, dinners, theatre performances, wedding receptions, concerts and exhibitions. The Main Hall was refurbished in 2012 when a separate, dedicated chapel was also created. A new entrance foyer was completed in the summer of 2013.
Vision
St Paul’s seeks to bring people from all walks of life together. It welcomes users of all types and backgrounds, encourages diversity and seeks to combat social exclusion and isolation. St Paul’s acts as a focal point for local groups, provides a safe and welcoming setting in which members of the community can socialise and share food, celebrates music, dance and the arts in general and offers long-term and short-term volunteering opportunities. St Paul’s works in partnership with statutory bodies and voluntary organisations and hosts regular events and activities for the benefit of the local community.
Staff
The GeneralManager supervises all aspects of activities at St Paul’s as well as being responsible for part-time and volunteer helpers. With the expansion of the use of the building (go to for details) a new full-time post as Assistant to the General Manager is beingcreated. The present General Manager will be retiring in the summer of 2014 so the person taking the new post will be someone who could later advance to the role of General Manager.
The Assistant, like the General Manager, must be willingto deal with any matter that arises on a daily basis and recognise that a “can do” attitude is vital.The Assistant will report to the General Manager who in turn is responsible to the Operations Group, a sub-committee of the Parochial Church Council, which has overarching responsibility for St Paul’s
Responsibilities
The Assistant to the General Manager will be required to:
- Understand and manage all aspects of the administration of the building’s many activities
- Deal with bookings and the booking systemby email and telephone
- Manage user relationships in keeping with the St Paul’s ethos
- Send out invoices for room hire and collect payments
- Update the website on a daily basis
- Manage and supervise volunteers
- Report to the General Manager on maintenance of and repairs to the physical fabric of the building
- Undertake other duties as required by the General Manager such as developing publicity material, promoting events, identifyingcommunity needs, recruiting volunteers and generally promoting use of the building.
Salary
Salary will be negotiable, depending on experience, but will be in the region of £24,000 per annumTheworking week will consist of 37.5 hours spread over five days, with weekend and evening work as and when necessary. The Assistant to the General Manager will be entitled to 28 days of annual holiday.
Applications
Anyone applying for this post must be able to balance the demands of good operational management of a thriving community centre with the inclusive ethos of St Paul’s. Potential applicants are welcome to visit the Centreand speak to staff about the nature of the post. Letters of application together with a CV should be sent by email to the chair of the Operations Group, Peter Parsons at . The closing date for applications is 26 February 2014. Interviews will be held in March.
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