Manager

The Koram Centre is currently recruiting for the position of Manager. 

The Koram Centre is a registered charity within the community and voluntary sector and a limited company. Its main purpose is to provide counselling, psychotherapy and psychosocial support to those suffering with mental ill health and/or emotional distress.

The main purpose of the manager’s job is to lead, manage, promote and support the work of The Koram Centre

The following guidance may be of benefit in understanding the activities involved in the management of the Koram Centre

• Managing a counselling centre 
• Managing a team
• Managing volunteers
• Working in an organisational setting in the community and voluntary sector
• Making successful funding applications
• Reporting to funders
• Recruiting and managing staff and volunteers
•  Dealing with vulnerable clients
•  Counselling or Clinical Supervision
• Fundraising

Competency

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
•  Use initiative and be proactive
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to keep clear boundaries
• A reflective practitioner
• The ability to be flexible
• The ability to converse with a diverse range of people at all levels

Knowledge of

• Sound knowledge of the counselling world
• Procurement of goods and services   
• Creating an effective strategic plan and bringing it to fruition
• Recruitment practices

Skills

• Good organisational, project management and IT skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Strong team working skills and team management skills
• Managing a centre with diverse activities
• Report writing including financial reporting
• Budgeting
• Assessing client risk
• Draft complex correspondence
• Manage a counselling service with financial constraints
• Good communication skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• PR skills to be used in attending and representing the Koram Centre at public events, managing the website and other social media

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

To request an application pack please contact [email protected].