Organisation Values
Scaitcliffe Community Centre operates within strict charitable, legal and
ethical guidelines.
The Organisation offers equality of opportunity for its employees, users and
Trustees.
The Organisation forges close and mutually beneficial relationships with
partners.
The Organisation nurtures its employee, student and Trustee teams,
introducing measures to promote job satisfaction.
Core Competencies
A review of the current situation analysis shows Scaitcliffe Community Centre has
developed core competencies in the following areas:
- Organisational management - with over 3 years of management
experience, plus the experience of key staff and community involvement
the organisation is well placed to develop its services locally;
- Enterprise development - working with professional advisors the
organisation has been involved in identifying and developing innovative
and successful enterprises responding to disadvantaged community
needs;
- Business management and partnership working - SCC has carried out an
extensive number of projects with partners involving assembly of funding
bids, defining needs and analysis, partnership working and negotiation;
- Promotion - SCC has an extensive network of promotion and marketing
including posters, direct advertising, community meetings and work with
partners. A Marketing Strategy has been developed by Board Members.
- Board Members - the Board has extensive links with local organisations,
which has enabled the SCC to secure its market niche. In addition, the
Members have extensive direct experience of working in Accrington over
many years and with groups and individuals of the community;
- Training and capacity building - Board Members, staff, and volunteers
have extensive opportunities for skill development, business training on
an ongoing basis, which enables the organisation and individuals to fulfil
their potential, adding coherence to operations and clarity to activity;
Local Membership and Involvement - The organisation, its Board, the staff, and
volunteers are drawn from the local community and are familiar with the challenges
of local life. Their involvement enables the organisation to translate its intentions in a
way local people can relate to, whether that is in advertising, talks or in other ways,
which makes the services appropriate to need, welcoming and creates a sense of
local ownership.