Community Centre Manager (Cannington)

ADRA Australia

Community Centre Manager
- Cannington

Commitment: Part-time (16h/week
- 1 yr Maximum Term)

Location: 142 Wharf St, Cannington WA 6107

About the role

ADRA Australia is seeking a qualified and experienced Community Centre Manager to join our management

ranks.

This position encompasses a few key areas of responsibility.

The Manager provides leadership and operational oversight of the ADRA Community Centre Cannington,

working in close collaboration with the ADRA Regional Manager (RM) to ensure that all community services

are aligned with ADRA’s mission and strategic priorities. A key focus of the role is to ensure that programs are

responsive to the current and emerging needs of individuals and families within the Cannington community.

The Manager is also responsible for the recruitment, induction, support, and ongoing management of all

volunteers at the Cannington Community Centre. In addition, the role includes oversight of the emergency

relief service, ensuring that all activities are delivered in a safe, ethical, and compliant manner. This includes

maintaining adherence to Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Food Safety policies across all areas of the

Centre’s operations.

The successful applicant is a servant-leader who is passionate about ADRA’s purpose, “to serve humanity so

all may live as God intended” and is committed to meeting the challenges of this diverse role with enthusiasm,

collaboration, and teamwork.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

The Job Description for the role and the Employment Application Form are included at the end of this

document.

About ADRA Australia

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the official humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day

Adventist Church. As part of the global ADRA network which reaches into more than 120 countries, we are

motivated by our faith, to enable people and communities in Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Asia

and Africa to improve their health and livelihoods and assist people to prepare for and recover from disasters

around the world.

Our Values
- We conduct our work by being:

Connected
- working collaboratively for the best outcome for those living in poverty or distress.

Courageous
- persevering through challenging situations.

Compassionate – empathising with the communities we work with and with each other.

About ADRA Community Centre Cannington Team

The Centre Manager is appointed by the ADRA Australia ADCOM and reports to the Regional Manager for

Western Australia.

The Centre operates a number of programs including:  Food Program

 Community Garden 1

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Selection criteria

Essential 1. Demonstrated ability to contribute to planning discussions and work collaboratively with senior

leadership to identify and progress priority service areas. 2. Proven capacity to implement strategic actions within a part time role, ensuring key objectives are

met efficiently and effectively 3. Strong administrative skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks that directly support service continuity

and operational stability. 4. Experience coordinating volunteer teams, including managing rosters and providing day-to-day

guidance and support. 5. Demonstrated experience in volunteer recruitment, screening and induction, with an ability to

manage scheduled intake processes. 6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling professional engagement with clients,

volunteers and external stakeholders. 7. Ability to respond to enquiries and complaints with sound judgement, escalating matters

appropriately when required. 8. Understanding of organisational values and compliance requirements, with the ability to ensure

volunteers operate in alignment with ADRA’s Mission and Values and adhere to relevant policies and

procedures. 9. Experience providing administrative support within community service programs, including client

intake coordination, food service operations, procurement, stock management and compliance with

food safety standards. 10. Proven ability to identify, pursue, and secure grant funding aligned with organisational strategy.

11. Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain effective working relationships, including the ability to collaborate closely with ADRA’s Grant Funding Coordinator at head office to support the

development and submission of high-quality grant applications.

Desirable Criteria

1. Experience working within a community services or not-for-profit environment, particularly in roles involving volunteer coordination or client-facing support.

2. Knowledge of emergency relief frameworks, referral pathways and local support networks, enabling effective collaboration and service delivery

3. Ability to contribute to a positive, client-centred organisational culture, demonstrating empathy, cultural sensitivity and a commitment to empowering individuals and families.

Key competencies  Leading and Supervising – Provides others with clear directions; motivates and empowers others;

recruits staff of high calibre; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching; sets

appropriate standards of behaviour, gives regular feedback.

 Working with People – Demonstrates an interest in and understanding of others; Adapts to the team

and builds team spirit; Recognises and rewards the contribution of others; Listens, consults others and

communicates proactively; Supports and cares for others; Develops and openly communicates self- insight.

 Relating and Networking – Establishes good relationships with colleagues; builds wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organisation; relates well to people at all levels; Uses

humour appropriately to enhance relationships with others. 2

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 Planning and Organizing Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of

possible changing circumstances; identifies and organizes resources needed to accomplish tasks;

manages time effectively; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones.

Other requirements  At the time of application, the successful applicant will already have the legal right to live and work in

Australia.  Commitment to abide by the ADRA Australia Code of Conduct and organisational policies and

procedures. A copy of relevant policies is available on request.  ADRA Australia takes the prevention of sexual misconduct, harassment, and child protection seriously

and screens applicants for suitability. The successful applicant will be required to obtain a police check

for each country in which the individual has lived for 12 months or longer over the last five years, and

for the individual’s country of citizenship (including dual citizenship holders). The successful applicant

will need to provide their consent to a criminal record check. ADRA Australia recognises that in limited

instances it may prove impossible to obtain a reliable criminal record check. In such circumstances a

statutory declaration outlining efforts made to obtain foreign police check and disclosing any charges

and spent convictions may be accepted.  Applicants will be requested to disclose whether they have had a substantiated Sexual Exploitation

Abuse or Harassment claim of any nature made against them in Australia, or overseas. This is included

in the Employment Application Form.

How to apply

To apply, candidates should address the selection criteria in their application letter providing examples of past

experiences and qualifications. There is no closing date, however we will be interviewing suitable candidates

as they apply. Please forward your application letter, resume and the Employment Application form found at

the end of this document, along with the names of three work related referees to: .

If you have questions or need further information, please contact: Olivia Olsen
- Human Resources Assistant for ADRA Australia

Phone +61 2 9473 9521 or

email:

ADRA Australia is an inclusive and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

The appointing body reserves the right to fill this position at its discretion.

See Job Description and Employment application forms following. 3

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Part Time (16h per week
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Connected Department: ADRA Community Centre (Cannington) Revised Date: March 2026

Courageous Reports To: ADRA Regional Manager- Western Australia Compassionate Team Supervision: Volunteers

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