Samos Volunteers (SV) is an independent group of volunteers providing non-formal education, psychosocial support and NFI distribution to people living in the CCAC on Samos.

The Community Centre Officer is mainly responsible for overseeing our community centre, including organising recreational activities. The role also includes: leading the daily shifts in the community centre and managing the volunteers on shift, ensuring that the centre is a safe and secure space for all service users in cooperation with the coordinators, stocking up on supply and materials, ensuring the centre is clean and organised and co-facilitating the Women's Safe Space or LGBTQ+ support group.

Reports to: Psychosocial Coordinator

Start date: ASAP

Location: Samos, Greece

Minimum commitment: 3 months, full-time

Key responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

Oversee the Community Centre space;
Organise recreational activities and create the schedule;
Lead the shift in the Community Centre and manage the volunteers on shift;
Ensure that the space is a safe and secure for all service users in cooperation with the coordinators;
Ensure the space is clean and organised;
Stock up on supply and materials;
Co-facilitate our Women's Safe Space or LGBTQ+ support group.

Key Requirements:

Minimum commitment of 3 months;
Experience in working with vulnerable or displaced populations;
Experience in working in a community space or in psychosocial projects;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Strong organisational, decision making and conflict resolution skills;
An understanding of the complexity and challenges of humanitarian work, ideally with experience in a similar organisation or environment;
Flexibility. Living and working on Samos is constantly changing and adapting, and two days never look the same. The ability to be adaptable and flexible is extremely important;
Driving license;
Fluent in written and spoken English.

Benefits:

Free accommodation in a (shared) room in one of our houses on Samos + 200€ stipend per month (with a raise after 3 months.)

Please send your resume/CV