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JOB TITLE: Program Manager – Writers

JOB STATUS: Part-Time Hourly (20 hours per week)
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
PAY RANGE: $25 – $30 an hour DOE

Centrum seeks a part-time Program Manager for our Writer’s Programs. This person creates and facilitates year-round, vibrant, integrated and inter-generational programming in creative writing, in accordance with the strategic goals of Centrum and in collaboration with a contracted Artistic Director.

Hiring pay range is $25-$30 an hour, depending upon experience; benefits include prorated vacation, sick, and holiday pay; 401k (with matching employer contribution); Employee Assistance Program (EAP); and workshop participation. The full job description is available at Program Manager Writers.

About Centrum

Centrum, in partnership with Fort Worden State Park, is a gathering place for artists and creative thinkers from around the world, students of all ages and backgrounds, and audiences seeking extraordinary cultural enrichment. Centrum promotes creative experiences that change lives. For more information about Centrum go to Centrum.org.

Located in Port Townsend, Washington, at Fort Worden—a turn-of-the-century army base–our location offers an unmatched combination of natural beauty and historic interest. For nearly five decades Centrum has gathered hundreds of thousands of individuals—great artists, creative thinkers, ardent students, and passionate fans—who have transformed Fort Worden into a legendary site of creative learning and interaction.

As we approach our 50^th anniversary in 2023, Centrum is focused on building its endowment fund, balance sheet, and annual fund. In pre-pandemic years, the organization operated with an annual budget of $4 million, 60% of which is from contributed income. Centrum is debt-free and has a 3-month cash reserve and endowment of $1 million. Centrum enjoys a high degree of stability in its staff and board and is now engaged in a process of developing a new five-year strategic plan to guide its growth and development, post COVID. Our future is motivated by creative ambition and increasing commitments to community building, a hallmark of our legacy of multi-generational workshops and artist residencies that are the emblems of our core values and dedication to lifelong learning.

To Apply

Submit your letter of interest along with your resume to gigi@full-circlehr.com or HR@centrum.org.

Centrum is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

JOB TITLE: Human Resource Manager

JOB STATUS: Part-Time Hourly (Casual 15-19 hours per week)
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
PAY RANGE: $25 – $35 an hour DOE

Overview
The Human Resource Manager will lead and direct the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department including recruiting, hiring and interviewing staff, administering pay, benefits, employee leaves, and monitoring legal compliance and adherence to company policies and practices.

Essential Functions

Enhances human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. This may include planning employee team-building events.
Works with staff to update job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
Supports organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; and recommending changes.
On boards new hires by assisting with completion of new hire paperwork, reviewing core policies, explaining benefits programs, and assuring that the operations department has the information needed to set up and equip the employee and their workstation.
Manages the pay plan by periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; and recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure creation/revisions.
Ensures planning, monitoring, and review of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; and counseling employees and supervisors.
Implements employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit contracts; and facilitating educational programs on benefit programs.
Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements, conducting investigations, and maintaining records. This includes ensuring that all posting and legal employee communications are updated and maintained.
Enforces management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
Retains historical human resource records by maintaining/updating a filing and retrieval system and keeping past and current records. This includes conducting administrative tasks such as monitoring employee paperwork; conducting background checks; ensuring driver records and qualifications are kept up to date; maintaining employee emergency contact information; and enhancing/developing an HRIS within the existing payroll system.
Cultivates professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional societies.

For the full job description, CLICK HERE.

To Apply

Submit your letter of interest along with your resume to HR@Centrum.org or Gigi@full-circlehr.com.