Community Centre Manager at Bensham Grove Community Centre

Contract Type: Fixed term

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline:

Based: Gateshead

Salary: £40,000 to 45,000 Per Annum

Salary Type: Salary Scale

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Manager

Bensham Grove operates as a bustling community arts and education Centre offering adult learning courses, workshops, and various community groups in a fully accessible, historic setting. The Centre is known for its diverse programming, including art and craft taster sessions, local interest groups, and activities for multicultural and older populations, reflecting its long history of community service.

Main Purpose of Role

The Centre Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation of Bensham Grove. Working closely with the trustees, employees, consultants, contractors, volunteers and other local organisations.

The Centre Manager will work to ensure the Community Centre is a vibrant, welcoming, well-managed facility that operates within a sustainable framework for the benefit of local people and organisations. They will be responsible for strategic and policy development, overseeing finances and budgets, event and programme planning.

Proven management skills are essential, as are strong IT skills, planning and communication skills and attention to detail. An important aspect of the role is to develop the business, including maintenance of the main house’s historical status, improving facilities and identifying new opportunities by means of effective marketing, networking and innovative solutions.

The Manager will be given a high degree of autonomy and will be self−motivated. The Board of Trustees, as line manager, will support and mentor the new Manager to aid them in achieving their full potential within the role.

Please see Job document attachement for full role description.