Workshop Supervisor – ASTRA Centre
Full-time, Permanent, Work
Cape Town, Gardens
Posted 1 year ago
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE
ASTRA Centre is an NGO offering sheltered employment for the intellectually disabled. Based in Gardens (Cape Town) the Centre provides a comprehensive service to members of the Jewish community who have special needs (intellectual disability and/or mental illness). Working in the various workshops, members produce a large variety of commercial arts, crafts and woodwork items for sale. We are looking to employ a creative workshop supervisor to manage one of our workshops.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Day to day running of the workshop, including activities for the beneficiaries and organising seamstress duties.
- Coordination of contract work with clients
- New product development and upgrading existing products.
- Organisation of stock orders and co-ordination of the production process
- Supervision of the beneficiaries and facilitation of various arts and crafts activities for them
- Facilitation of various arts and crafts activities for the members.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate will have the following:
1. Work experience and industry exposure
- Tertiary qualification Art or Design, advantageous
- Passion for the creative and a background in arts and crafts, essential
- Previous experience in teaching and design, advantageous.
2. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Calm and patient, able to communicate well with people with disability and/ low cognitive function
- Able to manage difficult situations and personalities in a calm and rational manner
- Able to communicate effectively at a management level
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to engage with a variety of people from different backgrounds and ages.
3. Excellent Administration and Organisational Skills
- Highly organised and efficient individual who can multitask
- Comfortable working in a flexible environment
- Strong attention to detail
- A self-driven individual who is able to work autonomously while maintaining open channels of communication with a team.
4. General
- Reliable self-starter who is able to work independently.
- Willingness to learn and improve, ability to accept constructive criticism and be a team player.
- Hands-on approach to work.
Interested?
Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button below
Closing date for applications: 29 January 2025
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful
Job Features
| Job Category | Community & Social Welfare, Design, Art & Photography |
| Location: | Gardens |
| Reporting to: | Admin Director |
| Nature of contract: | Full-time, permanent |
| Hours of work: | Monday - Thursday 8.50am to 3.30pm and Friday 8.50am to 3pm |
| Salary range: | Market-related |
| Benefits | Jewish Holidays off |
| Interested? | Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button above |
| Closing date for applications: | 29 January 2025 |