Centre Support Officer

Housing Quality Network; Wythenshawe; Hybrid; GBP 13,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Benchill Community Centre seeks a Centre Support Officer to help run the centre on a part-time basis. You will coordinate bookings, support customers and community partners, and use financial and performance data to help the facility thrive.

You’ll work 21 hours across three days each week, with flexible days agreed pre-appointment and a largely consistent pattern afterwards. This role offers varied responsibilities in a community-focused setting.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating bookings and customer enquiries.
• Ability to process financial transactions and maintain records.
• Ability to generate clear reports on occupancy, activities and finances.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bookings, activities, customer enquiries and administration for smooth centre operation.
• Help increase use of facilities and generate income.
• Support funding applications and monitor grant-funded activities.
• Process financial transactions and monitor budgets.
• Produce reports on occupancy, activities, funding and finances for decision-making.
• Provide administrative and governance support to Benchill Management Committee.

Skills

Organised

Community-focused

Coordination

Customer service

Administration

Budget tracking

Reporting

Governance support

Job description

We’re looking for an organised and community-focusedCentre Support Officerto help with the day-to-day running of Benchill Community Centre on a part-time basis. This is a varied role for someone who enjoys coordinating activities, supporting customers and community partners, and using accurate financial and performance information to help a valued local facility thrive.

You’ll work21 hours across three days each week. There is some flexibility when agreeing which days will be worked before appointment. Once agreed, the working pattern is expected to remain broadly consistent.

What you’ll be doing

• Coordinating bookings, activities, customer enquiries and administration to support the smooth running of the Centre.
• Helping to increase use of the facilities, generate sustainable income and deliver positive outcomes for the community.
• Supporting funding applications and monitoring grant-funded activities, including gathering evidence and reporting outcomes.
• Processing financial transactions, monitoring budgets and maintaining accurate financial and performance records.
• Producing clear reports on occupancy, activities, funding and finances to support effective decision-making.
• Providing administrative and governance support to the Benchill Management Committee, helping maintain accurate records and meet relevant regulatory requirements.