Wellspring Family Church vacancy: Wellspring Co-ordinator 

The team at Wellspring in Dereham are seeking a passionate and capable administrator to co-ordinate operations as they seek to make Jesus known in the community and provide real help to those in need.
 

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Title of the Post: Wellspring Coordinator (30hrs [4 days] per week)
Line-Manager: Member of the eldership
Office Base: Wellspring Family Church, Neatherd Road, Dereham
Expected Salary: £26,385.60 - 30,534.95 FTE (37.5hrs), dependant on experience
Working Pattern: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm
 

Overall Aims of Post

To coordinate all operational activity undertaken by staff and volunteers
This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate team working as part of the local church to support the needs of the community. Wellspring needs a skilled administrator with a passion for engaging people with a variety of needs and administering the vital gospel work of the church and community-based projects.
 

Scope

The coordinator role is a representative role: representing the Church and Centre to the community. It is a developmental role, increasing the scope of our work by gathering resources, connections and opportunities to be deployed in ministry. It is a collaborative role, working with church leaders to delegate tasks to staff and volunteers. It is a serving role - serving the vision of the Elders, serving the Trustees as they watch over the affairs of the charities, serving staff and volunteers practically.
 

Specific Duties

This is a role which will grow and mould around the passions and skills of the successful applicant, who will be supported by a flexible team. However, the two crucial elements of the role are
a) To ensure the smooth operational running of all projects of Wellspring Family Church and Centre: taking responsibility for the administration required to run the church, centre and venue, and where possible, co-ordinating staff and volunteers.
b) Taking responsibility for the grant funding required to run the two charities: engaging with Felton Fundraising, writing grant applications and submitting reports.
More specifically, tasks include overseeing:

• Administration
• Human Resources
• Management of Centre coverage rota
• Venue Management including ordering supplies, managing and invoicing the room bookings Possible additional responsibility:
• Project delivery as part of centre development team

Person Specification

Essential Qualities

• Born again, baptised in water and the Spirit
• Clear articulation of personal vocation and personal and corporate vision
• Strong conviction about and commitment to vision of elders for local Church, and wider apostolic vision of Relational Mission
• Ability to establish and develop relationships and a good reputation with Church members, Centre Users and the community in general
• Good organisational skills; ability to balance priorities and make sound decisions
• Willingness to work flexible hours
• Good IT skills
• Able to use own initiative and work without supervision
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential matters with tact and discretion
• Compassion for people with a variety of needs and in a range of challenging life circumstances
• Understanding and commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities
• Strong commitment to implement Safeguarding policy
• First Aid Trained (Training will be provided if not already certificated)
• Capable of strategic thinking and planning

Desirable Qualities

• Experience in church-based ministry
• Full driving licence
• Experience in facilities management and maintenance of safety systems such as fire detection and alarm systems
• Experience of Project Management
• Understanding of Health and Safety issues, able to train others to implement effective Risk Assessments
• Understanding of GDPR in relation to personal data held by the church and centre
• Experience of supervising others

This post has been identified by the employer as one which has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 section 3. As a charitable Christian organisation, the post holder must be committed to and embrace Wellspring Family Church’s ethos, and either be currently a member of Wellspring Family Church or prepared to become one.

To find out more or to register your interest in this position, please contact chairs of trustees: Harry Grigg and Pete Collinson on harry@ancwatton.co.uk and pete@wfcdereham.org with your CV. An Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check is required before a final job offer is made.