Overview
We are seeking an Assistant Centre Manager to support the daily operations of our centre. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills.
This paid position offers an excellent opportunity to develop managerial expertise within a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Centre Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring efficiency and safety standards are maintained
- Support staff management, including scheduling, training, and performance
- To work in the office and carry out office procedures, such as making bookings and answering e-mails and to provide a helpful “can do” environment to support actual and potential customers in delivering their activities using the centre’s facilities.
- To support the volunteers in carrying out their duties.
- To understand, and work in compliance with policies, procedures, and operational processes. To gather information to enable writing policies and procedure with the assistance of the centre’s team and t o gain an understanding of Governance issues and assist the Centre Manager to develop and improve processes that comply.
- To work with the Centre Manager and Team to plan and carry out regular events within and outside the Centre.
- To attend monthly volunteer meetings and management meetings.
- This role requires a dedicated individual capable of balancing technical tasks with leadership responsibilities, ensuring the centre operates efficiently while maintaining high standards of safety and customer service.
Knowledge and Skills Required
- Enjoys working in a team environment, but also to work unsupervised when necessary.
- Good communicator with necessary people skills to work with wide range of Centre customers, contractors and the public.
- Good level of IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office, and experience with booking systems and basic finance processes.
- Experience in public-facing, ideally leisure-based role, understanding importance of adherence to Health and Safety rules, risk assessments and other policies and procedures.
- Enjoys investigating and developing new activities and events.
- Flexible attitude towards working environment.
- Minimum qualifications of 5 GCSE’s A-C or equivalent, including Maths and English.
- Must be discreet and professional when handling sensitive information.
- Previous office experience in an office environment would be an advantage.
- First aid knowledge would be useful, but training is available.
- Experience in Marketing would be useful but not essential.
Pay: From £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
