• Part-time (26 hrs per week over 4 days)

About Rye Community House

Rye Community House was established in 1984 and is one of 12 Neighbourhood Houses on the Mornington Peninsula. The House includes an Occasional Care Service and is located within the Centre of Rye on the Mornington Peninsula. The House is governed by a community-based Board of Governance.

About the role

This rewarding role offers you the opportunity to be part of the community taking responsibility for the operations, management, financial accountability and development of the House and for ensuring that the House operates in accordance with all legislative requirements, the Board’s policy decisions and the service agreements with funding bodies. You will also be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of programs, policies and services.

Please note some hours may be required over the weekend and after hours depending on House programming.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated experience in Community Services and/or service coordination within the community or not for profit sector.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, developing and supervising staff and volunteers and building effective teams.
• Demonstrated experience in Community Development.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and negotiation, interpersonal and time management skills, including the capacity to represent the House within the community and with funding providers and sponsors.
• An ability to identify community needs and to plan, develop, monitor and evaluate high quality programs to meet those needs.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management including planning, budgeting and managing day to day financial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively without direct supervision, providing support and resources to a volunteer-based Board of Management with an understanding of community education principles and current trends.
• Tertiary qualifications that will support the achievement of the selection criteria indicators of the role.
• IT proficiency in the House-specific packages e.g. Enrolment, Accounting, Data bases, Web and Social Media.

Please review the Position Description in full, for specific information about this role.

Other requirements:

• Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check essential

If you have the necessary skills and experience and would like this opportunity to be part of a great community, apply now!

For Further Information

For a confidential discussion or a copy of the position description please contact the Board Chair, Glenn Kruithoff on [email protected] using the subject line: House Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.