Gateway - Centre Coordinator Perth, Scotland
Job description
The Gateway is our Third Sector Hub. Located in the centre of Perth, we provide meeting places (Room bookings) and enjoyable workspaces (Tenanted offices) that enable the Third Sector in Perth & Kinross to collaborate together.
We are now looking for an experienced Centre Coordinator to help us make the Gateway the first choice as a gathering place for organisations in Perth & Kinross.
Reporting to the TSI Chief Officer, the Centre Coordinator is responsible for creating a high energy hive of activity, establishing, and facilitating great working, and meeting spaces, looking after the day to day running, and leading the centre team. You will be working with third sector partners to maximise the occupancy of the office space and the wider community to ensure our rooms are booked. You’ll also be responsible for coordinating every aspect of our facilities management programme including health and safety and our planned preventative maintenance programme across each of our service locations.
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll need a unique mix of skills, experience and knowledge ranging from the ability to engage, influence, and attract organisations across Perth & Kinross to make regular and best use of our conference and shared office facilities, to negotiating the highest quality service and best value for money in relation to our servicing, maintenance, and repairs programme.
You’ll demonstrate a positive can-do attitude. You’ll relish opportunities to solve problems, demonstrating a positive can-do attitude and the ability to implement effective solutions. You’ll have an instinctive understanding of what needs to be done with great attention to detail and the ability to move from planning to implementation quickly.
About PKAVS
PKAVS is a charitable organisation that serves the community of Perth & Kinross by offering five community-led services supported by a team of 70 colleagues and up to 100 volunteers.
Our vision: A Perth and Kinross where people flourish, and communities thrive.
We operate across five locations in Perth & Kinross under our service banners which include Carers PKAVS, the Gateway TSI, Walled Garden + Wise Craft PKAVS and Shopmobility PKAVS.
We offer these varied social care and welfare services as well as support and advocacy to the dynamic third sector in Perth and Kinross.
Carers PKAVS is our largest service. We provide support and respite care to unpaid carers aged 5+ across Perth & Kinross at our Carers Centre in Lewis Place Perth.
The Third Sector Interface is administered by PKAVS on behalf of the Scottish Government and provides four crucial support streams to the third sector in Perth & Kinross from the Gateway in Perth
· Voice – supporting the voice of the third sector.
· Connection – Connecting communities through the third sector.
· Building Capacity – supporting the development and growth of the third sector.
· Volunteering – developing and growing the volunteer programme to support the ongoing operation of third sector organisations.
The Gateway is our Third Sector Hub in the centre of Perth. We provide shared office accommodation, meeting places and enjoyable workspaces that enable the third sector in Perth & Kinross to collaborate and communicate together.
Walled Garden + Wise Craft PKAVS - provides therapeutic support and engagement activities that serve to improve the mental health and well-being of the people of Perth & Kinross from their two locations at the Walled Garden & Cafe in Perth and at our Wise craft Workshop in Blairgowrie.
Shopmobility PKAVS - promotes independence in the community by providing mobility support equipment from its purpose built Shopmobility hub in Perth's Canal St car park.
The benefits of working at PKAVS
In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer the following:
· The opportunity to be part of the next exciting chapter in PKAVS history and to work with a highly skilled, highly committed, and thoroughly lovely team of people.
· Personal development and opportunities that will help you continue to develop your career aspirations.
· A working environment that is designed to make it as easy as possible for you to balance your home life and deliver effectively in your working life.
· A generous salary that values your skills, knowledge, and experience.
· Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme.
· 6.8 weeks of annual leave (pro-rata) which increases according to your length of service.
· An enhanced sick pay scheme which increases with length of service.
· Employee Assistance Programme that offers 24/7 advice and listening for all your support needs.
Selection process
We want to move quickly to find the best person for this crucial role and have set out the following plan and dates for our selection process:
Closing date for applications: 31st May 2023
The selection process will take the form of a competency based interview.
Interviews will be held in week commencing the 5thof June 2023
Please access an application pack from our website https://www.pkavs.org.uk or by emailing [email protected]
An offer of employment is conditional upon satisfactory references, and eligibility to work in the UK.
To ensure that our shortlisting process is fair and consistent we require all candidates to complete an application form.
PKAVS is an Equal Opportunities employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £27,775.00-£29,841.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Perth, PH1 5PP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
