Logistics & Facilities Manager – Cornerstone Church

Organisation

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Job Purpose

Role of the Operations Team

This new position will play a key role in our growing staff team. Working as part of the Operations Team, the role ensures that Cornerstone’s building and operational logistics run smoothly to support all aspects of church life. Working closely with members of the Operations team, ministry team and key volunteers, this role oversees the practical day to day running of the premises, Sunday gatherings, and midweek activities. From maintaining safe and welcoming facilities to planning the complex logistics of a Sunday and supporting with equipment, the post holder enables ministry to flourish.

The role of the Operations Team is to enable the effective operation of the ministries of the Church in its overall mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ in Nottingham, all nations and the next generation.

Reporting Relationships

All staff are accountable to the Elders of the Church regarding conduct and service. The Elders collectively provide support for fruitfulness in service and guidance on strategic direction of the Church’s operations. This role reports directly to the Senior Operations Manager.

Accountabilities

Facilities

• Overseeing and implementing the programme of regular maintenance required to keep the building at Castle Boulevard operational, including the scheduling of regular repairs and servicing of equipment
• Project managing building improvements where these are needed
• Ensuring the church is compliant with all Health and Safety legislation, fire regulations and safeguarding as related to the premises, including developing these policies where needed
• Develop and maintain inventories of furniture, equipment and supplies
• Work with the Director of Operations to maintain an asset register
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and contractors
• Overseeing utilities contracts
• Work with the Director of Operations on budget forecasting for costs associated with building use, maintenance and new projects
• Providing oversight and guidance to the maintenance team

Sunday and Building Use Logistics

• Oversight of the keyholders and keyholding system
• Providing leadership and oversight of several of our Sunday teams, helping to provide training and changes to process where this is
  needed.
• Proactively evaluating Sunday processes
• Planning the logistics of a Sunday informed by predicted numbers and the ministry activity ensuring all staff and volunteer teams are informed and equipped
• Being a clear point of contact for those serving on a Sunday
• Overseeing the logistics of the set up needs for the different ministries that use Cornerstone throughout the week

Equipment

• Ensure staff have the necessary equipment needed to fulfil their roles. E.g. Computers, photocopier/scanner/printer, Telephones, Internet, Building network & Wifi.
• Responding to enquiries from staff team and members about their equipment where required.

Other

• Participating in the devotional life of the staff team
• At times playing an active role alongside all staff in helping at events

Decision Making

The post holder can decide the following:

• Spending related to facilities within pre-set budget parameters
• Spending related to equipment within pre-set budget parameters
• Hiring of contractors and utilities providers related to the building within budget parameters
• Changes to processes needed to ensure the logistics of all aspects of church life run smoothly, including implementing new processes where needed
• Matters related to the leadership of key logistics teams that operate on a Sunday or mid-week
• Independent decision making on the logistics of a Sunday including where a reactive response is needed during a service
• Implementation of new health and safety related policies

The following decisions are referred for approval:

• Spending or contracting to an amount over budget parameters
• Content of new health and safety related policies

Key Contacts

• Staff meetings (weekly)
• Operations team (working alongside and in weekly meetings)
• Senior Operations Manager (line management)
• Director of Operations (working closely with)
• External relationships with key contractors
• Working closely with our various serving teams

Health & Safety

• Take reasonable care to ensure your own and others’ health and safety – including those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role – by taking personal responsibility for working to Cornerstone Church health and safety standards and to participate in training activities necessary to their post.
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) – A satisfactory DBS check will be required for the postholder prior to commencing these duties.

Salary and Benefits

Hours of duty: 4-5 days a week, including Sundays. You may be required to do some evening and weekend work in addition to normal church involvement.
Place of Work: Cornerstone Church Office
Holiday entitlement: 25 days per year plus statutory bank and public holidays
Salary: £31,781 – £34,702 (pro-rata) depending upon experience. Salaries are subject to annual review.
Pension: You are entitled to employer’s pension contributions based on 8% of qualifying salary and you will be informed of Cornerstone’s auto-enrolment pension arrangements.
Length of contract: This is a permanent appointment, the first three months of which will be a probationary period.

Fill in this Logistics and Facilities Manager application form and send to recruitment@cornerstonechurch.org.uk

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