Community Centre Manager

Samos Volunteers (SV) is an independent group of volunteers providing non-formal education, psychosocial support and NFI distribution to people living in the CCAC on Samos.

The Community Centre Manager is mainly responsible for overseeing our community centre, including organising recreational activities. The role also includes: leading the daily shifts in the community centre and managing the volunteers on shift, ensuring that the centre is a safe and secure space for all service users in cooperation with the coordinators, stocking up on supply and materials, ensuring the centre is clean and organised and co-facilitating the Women's Safe Space or LGBTQ+ support group.

Reports to: Psychosocial Coordinator
Start date: ASAP
Location: Samos, Greece
Minimum commitment: 3 months, full-time

Key responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

  • Oversee the Community Centre space;

  • Organise recreational activities and create the schedule;

  • Lead the shift in the Community Centre and manage the volunteers on shift;

  • Ensure that the space is a safe and secure for all service users in cooperation with the

    coordinators;

  • Ensure the space is clean and organised;

  • Stock up on supply and materials;

  • Co-facilitate our Women's Safe Space or LGBTQ+ support group.

Key requirements:

  • Minimum commitment of 3 months;

  • Experience in working with vulnerable or displaced populations;

  • Experience in working in a community space or in psychosocial projects;

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;

  • Strong organisational, decision making and conflict resolution skills;

  • An understanding of the complexity and challenges of humanitarian work, ideally with

    experience in a similar organisation or environment;

  • Flexibility. Living and working on Samos is constantly changing and adapting, and two days

    never look the same. The ability to be adaptable and flexible is extremely important;

  • Fluent in written and spoken English.

Benefits:

Free accommodation in a (shared) room in one of our houses on Samos + 200€ stipend per month.

Equal Opportunities:

All applications will receive equal treatment regardless of the applicant's sex, ethnic or national origin, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religious or political beliefs, marital status or family circumstances. Our aim is to foster a culture of inclusivity and to embrace and celebrate our differences. We therefore particularly encourage and will support applicants from under-represented backgrounds, such as people of colour, those who identify as LGBTQI+, and those from low-income backgrounds.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill in this form.
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