House Manager / Matron at the Elevation Church

The Elevation Church has been set up by God to develop its members as witnesses of Christ to the general public while empowering them to not only achieve the highest levels of distinction and greatness in life but to work actively with the church to establish community development initiatives to set other individuals on their own paths to greatness.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: House Manager / Matron

Location: Lekki-Ajah, Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Hours: Full Time, Live-in, Rotation
Administratively Reports To: KOTS Program Manager
Supervises: Care giver, Cook, Stewards, Security

Job Objective / Purpose of Job

• To oversee overall day-to-day operations of Shelter (KOTS), be a mother to the children and to provide leadership, direction and supervision to members of staff to ensure best practices in client care for the children in the Shelter.

Working Relationships:
Internal:

• Executive Director
• Programs Manager
• House Manager, Programs
• Cook
• Stewards
• Security
• Children
• Tutors
• Shelter Visitors
• Volunteers

External:

• Family members
• Law Courts
• Lawyers
• Counselors
• Medical Team/Hospitals
• Pastors
• PEF members
• Statutory/Regulatory Bodies

Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the entire shelter.
• Support all program staff (direct observation, written evaluations).
• Ensure shelter rules and procedures are adhered to.
• Work with Program Manager and staff to draft shelter’s annual and monthly budgets regarding shelter supplies, groceries etc.
• Efficiently manage the shelter budget to attain high value with cost savings
• Ensure compliance with shelter policies and procedures.
• Serve as a matron and mother figure to the female children in the shelter
• Provide First Aid to all children in the shelter
• Effectively manage the interface with family members, law courts and regulatory agencies as required.
• Maintain and update case files of all children in the shelter and keep all records pertaining to them such as daily logs, progress notes, incident reports etc.
• Provide basic counselling to the children and ensure confidentiality of children in the shelter.

Financials:

• Monthly/weekly shelter budget inputs and manage assigned budget.

Key Performance Indicators / Performance Goals

• Degree of smooth day-to-day shelter operations with minimal issues.
• Degree of quality care of the children in the shelter.
• Degree of compliance with shelter rules and policies.
• Degree of supervisory, mentoring and coaching of subordinates.
• Cost efficiency in the management of Shelter’s budget.
• Time renewal of regulatory license if and when required.

Job Specification
Education Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Counselling or related field is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 yearrs working experience in the Social services or childcare field.
• Teaching background an added advantage.
• Hands-on Knowledge and computer proficiency particularly in Microsoft Office i.e. excel, power point & word in their application to problem solving (Budget calculation, presentation, reports, etc.)

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.