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Job Description
At the co.space, we’re more than just a place to live. We’re a vibrant, intentional community designed to inspire personal growth, collaboration, and changemaking. The House Manager is at the heart of our operations and works alongside our two owners to create a thriving, supportive environment for our tenants—a passionate community of creators, innovators, and visionaries.
If you’re in your mid-twenties to early-thirties, eager to lead and empower others, and ready to shape the future, we want YOU to be part of our dynamic team. As House Manager, you’ll have the chance to live in a community designed to amplify your potential while helping others do the same. This is a leadership role with incredible flexibility—perfect for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, looking to build their own path while fostering growth in others.
Each year, we look for an innovative House Manager to join our team, typically starting in May/June. The House Manage is expected to step up and lead in their own unique way, but will be provided structure and guidance with respect to systems, rules and activities that we have seen to be effective in previous years.
Some specific job responsibilities of the House Managers include:
- Support facilitating two retreats per year
- Organizing house meals and guest dinners twice per week
- Running one house meeting per week
- Hosting visiting guests and prospective tenants to the home (including house tours)
- Coordinating internal house communications
- Supporting tenant-lead workshops, events and programming
- Periodic pulse check-ins with tenants
- Posting weekly snapshots of the home to social media
- Check-ins with co.space owners as needed
We are seeking an individual who can complement the skills of our current team in the jobs listed above. This position is not appropriate for undergraduate students; a House Manager should either be working young professionals or pursuing their graduate degree.
Benefits as a House Manager
We provide discounted housing in a single room, and a free parking spot, to the House Manager in exchange for roughly 1-2 hrs/day of your time. This can be spent on a wide range of tasks – including those listed above, but ultimately shaped by the uniquely gifted housemates and culture that you help breath into life within the house. You can see a breakdown of what is included with living at the co.space here. The House Manager is expected to find other sources of income and work to supplement their cost of living during the year (past House Managers have done freelance design, consulting work, been a personal trainer, drove for Uber, managed the local homeless shelter, worked on start-up companies, run a downtown coworking space, started the prison mentoring program, taught at a local school, worked as a local designer, and worked for community outreach for a local church).
In addition, we will connect you with the broader innovation ecosystem in State College and the many exciting initiatives that are emerging in town.
Our hope is that a House Manager will use the time and freedom that a leadership role at the co.space provides to activate and pursue your own purpose projects. State College is quickly becoming a small-town community that can support you in that work and this position offers immediate access to the individuals in town capable and willing to support you in your work.
Desired Characteristics of the House Manager(s):
- Positive, fun, encouraging and inspirational
- Willing to enforce house values and rules
- Self-starter; able to lead their own work
- Well organized and logistics-oriented
- A great listener
- Excited about living in, and fostering, intentional community
- Conflict resolution skills
- Familiarity working with issues of mental health
Individuals with experience participating in transformative learning, changemaking and/or intentional communities are strongly encouraged to apply. This position offers immense flexibility and may be well suited for entrepreneurial or freelance-based individuals.
Timeline:
This position typically begins between May and Aug of each year, depending on the candidate’s starting availability. Our preferred start date would be May so you can work alongside our existing team during the summer to learn the position prior to the Fall semester kicking off. The position is a commitment for one-year with the ability to renew for a second year.
Training for the selected candidate will take place during the summer in preparation for new tenants arrival in mid-Aug.
About State College, PA:
State College is a hidden gem in central Pennsylvania. As a college town with a population of 85,000 (half of which are students), we have many of the resources of a large city (bands, theatre, sports, etc.) but are surrounded by the intimacy and natural beauty of the region. A few of the things we love about this community are:
- Nature Lover’s Paradise
Ranked the 5th best Adventure Town on the East Coast by National Geographic, State College is home to some of the top mountain biking, kayaking, sky diving and hiking trails all within minutes from downtown. - Happy in Happy Valley
Consistently ranked as one of the safest, least stressful and happiest places in the country, State College proudly donns the title Happy Valley. Ranked as the second smartest city in the country, the majority of our community is eager and excited to offer a supporting hand. - Everything Within a Few Blocks
Living in the downtown area, you have all the resources you need within a 5 block radius. Forget your car – we prefer to walk and bike in this town, so much so that we were ranked in the top 2% for bike-commuting small towns. - Conveniently Located
Located centrally between key metropolitan regions along the east coast, State College is easy to get to and from cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, or DC. And we’re not bragging, but our airport takes a total of 5 minutes to check-in…
