Business Coordinator for Dunston Activity Centre

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Contract Type: Fixed term

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Part time

Application deadline:

Based: Gateshead

Salary: £26,000 Pro Rata

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Manager

Job Title: Business Coordinator
Hours: 25 hours (TBC)
Location: Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead, NE11 9SS
Salary: £26,000 (£39,000 pro rata)
Contract: 1yr Fixed Term. Then subject to funding
Start Date: 6th January 2025. 

Who we are
Dunston Activity Centre is a mega multi-purpose complex. It offers life-enhancing activities, events and services supporting wellbeing for all ages in our community. This vibrant Centre is well known as:
- A multi-themed party venue
- A complex of five multi-purpose rooms and a range of indoor and outdoor areas
- A giant Soft Play and Inflatables’ arena
- An employment training and development facility
- A well-resourced Volunteer Library
- A Community Café serving wholesome, reasonably priced food
- A fully equipped Gym and Fitness suite
- The home of Dunston Family Church
- A full-sized Sports Hall marked out and equipped for multi-sports with Ultra Violet Light options
- An outside family courtyard & picnic spaces


Who we’re looking for
To further enhance our growth and development as a registered non-profit-making charity, we are looking for a dedicated professional experienced in leading and coordinating staff and volunteers to maximise our potential.


Priorities
Generating, promoting and funding new and existing activities, events and services. Securing capital funding for the replacement of male & female toilets/showers and also the wooden Sports Hall sprung floor.


All of the above subsumes the following:
- Appreciation of  the importance of DAC’s  website and of attractive in-house displays
- Success in securing substantial funding
- Articulating vision and the ability to practically implement it
- Maintaining an orderly and smooth-running centre as principal over two managers, three leisure assistants and seven volunteers
- Skill in writing emails, word-processing, spreadsheets and experienced in updating social media


Application Process
If you are interested, it would be good to hear from you. Our ethos is Christian. This practically influences our service of the community. 
To apply, please submit a covering letter explaining your response to the above requirements and your CV detailing relevant experience and/or qualifications.


Further information and completed applications should be emailed with the subject line ‘Business Coordinator Application’ to: 
fb.dunstonactivitycentre@outlook.com