Spear Kennington - Centre Manager

Are you a visionary leader, with a heart for social justice and passionate about transforming society?

Join us in building a transformative space for young people to get them work ready and equip them with the skills and mindsets they need to succeed in employment, no matter the barriers they face.

As our next Centre Manager, you will lead, inspire and envision a team of three, delivering employment support in Kennington. You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme.  We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

The important stuff 

Location: Kennington

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £30,900

Closing date: Monday 28th July, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Upcoming Assessment Days: Thursday 31st July and Thursday 14th August

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process or if you have any enquiries regarding accessibility.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Strategy, vision and impact [25%]

• Be at the forefront of leading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, empowering churches to transform young lives 


• Build and implement a strategy for developing relationships with local referral agencies to ensure effective recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme 


• Oversee the reporting of the Centre outcomes and ensure the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets 

Leadership, line management and training [25%]

• Lead your team with confidence; spurring them on in Resurgo’s mission; invest in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun 


• Manage and develop the Lead Coach and Graduate Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development. This includes weekly 1:1s, performance reviews and regular feedback


• Equip your team to drive change through a data informed approach, and keep them accountable to agreed targets for the Spear Programme

Relationship management [20%]

• Manage great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees 


• Embed into your local church; working closely with your Spear Trustees and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events


• Partner with the Spear Trustees and assist in implementing their funding strategy by helping to build corporate and donor relationships. For example, by hosting prospective donors in the Training Room

Delivery of the Spear Programme [20%]

• Support group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets 


• Provide guidance to the Lead Coach in the training room when dealing with behavioural and safeguarding situations and upskill coaches with consistent coaching feedback


• Use a coaching approach to engage young people in challenging conversations that will enable them to take responsibility and overcome significant barriers to employment 

Operations [10%]

• Liaise with relevant staff regarding site operations and work to resolve any issues as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and safety policies

This role will suit you if:

• You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith 


• You want to help others reach their full potential, and enable young people to overcome significant barriers to employment 


• You have demonstrable experience in coaching, teaching or training and development, as well as being keen to develop these skills further


• You are an experienced and mature leader/line manager, or have great leadership potential, and are eager to bring out the best in your team


• You are confident building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, with effective written and verbal communication skills 


• You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities 


• You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk 


• You are IT literate 

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities


• Training, guidance and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation 


• Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s 


• 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