Centre Manager Bristol

Are you a confident and experienced leader, with a heart for young people, passionate about equipping the church to transform society?

The important stuff 

Salary: from £30,000

Contract: Full time, Monday- Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm

Application deadline: Monday 20th May, 09.00am

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Strategy, vision and impact [30%]

• Spearheading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, where each member plays its part, and the church is empowered to transform young lives
• Owning and managing the strategy for Spear Bristol that will help make this vision a reality
• Ensuring the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets; overseeing and reporting on impact metrics

Relationship management [25%]

• Building and managing great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
• You'll be embedded into Christ Church Clifton, and working closely with your Trust and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events

Leadership, line management and training [20%]

• Leading your team with confidence; spurring them on in your centre’s vision; investing in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
• Investing in the professional growth of your Lead Coach and Graduate Coach
• Inputting into organisational-wide training streams
• Inputting into recruitment of new team members

Driving a culture of coaching [20%]

• Driving a culture of coaching in your team
• Hands-on group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
  • Engaging in gritty conversations with your trainees; walking alongside them whatever their circumstances; inspiring them and releasing their potential
  • Managing safeguarding
• Opportunities to engage in corporate coaching

Operations [5%]

• Managing the daily operational activity of your centre, including IT, finance and health and safety

This role will suit you if:

• You are an active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Christ Church Clifton
• A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment of education
• Effective interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
• Strong leadership and management skills, highly self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to translate ideas into practice
• An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
  • Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
  • Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated talent manager
  • Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.