Regular Office Hours

TUESDAY -  FRIDAY 10am - 2pm.

Please feel free to drop in and visit Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; Wednesday by appointment only please.

4430 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin BC V9C 3Z3

Otherwise send an email to mcahouse@telus.net or leave a voice mail 250-478-5155 and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

MCA House Coordinator Position Available!

The Metchosin Community Association (MCA) is seeking a part-time Office Coordinator with proven experience and knowledge of office equipment, procedures and policies.

This is an in-office position, providing clerical support to the MCA Board and House. Hours are 16 hours per week (generally four weekdays a week with four hours per day, no statutory holidays). The successful candidate must have proven experience and be knowledgeable with office procedures and policies, enjoy working with the public, be highly organized and able to multitask. The MCA Coordinator position is the MCA’s front-line representative and spokesperson to the public, volunteers, renters and community groups. 

-        4 weekdays a week (no statutory holidays)

-        16 hours a week

-        3 weeks paid vacation

-        Pay scale, starting between $23-$26/hr

-        Minimum two references required

Applications (Cover Letter and Resume) accepted by email only to: mcahouse@telus.net

Application deadline: Wednesday, October 23rd 9:00pm

Requirements and skills:

• High school diploma plus additional education or hands-on experience

• Familiarity with computer data processing and accounting software programs, especially Microsoft Office 365 and Google Docs

• Basic bookkeeping

• Maintaining internal databases

• Self motivated and task oriented

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Social media platform awareness and proficiency

Duties:

• Manage electronic, telephone, standard mail and in-person communications

• Book meetings, House rentals and schedule events for both the MCA and Metchosin District grounds; prepare rental contracts and update calendars accordingly

• Co-ordinate House projects and develop and maintain lists of members and volunteers

• Maintain routine updates to the MCA website and social media platforms in consultation with the Board Executive

• Provide clerical support to MCA Board Treasurer to organize and maintain financial data and documents

• Collate monthly Board meeting agendas, attend monthly Board meetings, take minute and distribute in a timely manner

• Prepare a monthly Coordinator’s Report for Board meetings

• Regularly update the roadside signboard

• Update and distribute monthly ‘House Happenings’ to members and the Metchosin Muse

• Check state of the House at the start of each shift, fill soap dispenser, toilet and paper towel rolls and remove any litter if necessary; order and stock office, kitchen and washroom supplies as needed

• Manage office waste and recycling as needed. 

🥧 IT'S TIME FOR .........Made-In-Metchosin MINCE PIES 🥧

Enjoy a locally created Christmas dessert. 

Fill your kitchen with the delicious smell of baked mince pies to impress your Dinner Guests or to give as a Holiday Hostess Gift. 

The pastry is created by the generous folks at the Royal Bay Bakery in Colwood. 

The light and spicy mince is enhanced using tart, local Metchosin apples. 

Pies are sold frozen and unbaked, 8” pies @ $15 each. 

Only a limited number of pies are made each year. Place your order NOW at 250-478-5155, or mcahouse@telus.net

Pick up pre-orders at the Community House, Saturday, November 23, 10am–12pm, or by arrangement when ordering. 

Baking instructions included. 

This is a Metchosin Community Association fundraiser. 

More delicious home-made soup is available - October Edition

Once again, a group of friendly neighbours from the Metchosin Community Association and Seniors Resource Center have prepared a large quantity of delicious, wholesome soup.  The neighbours gathered at the Community House kitchen (under the watchful eye of experienced cooks) and made a batch of Winter Minestrone soup, stocked with fall vegetables.  Several volunteers “offered” to taste it to confirm it is delicious. 

Special thanks to Sasha at Sea Bluff Farm who graciously donated locally grown ingredients used to make the soup. 

The soup was placed in individual sized containers (1-2 serving size) and frozen.  It is currently at the Metchosin Community House and Senior Resource Center and could be available for delivery or pickup.

It is available for neighbours who could benefit. This soup could be for seniors, who may find cooking for just one or two a pain; it could include families, who don't always have time to make a home-cooked dinner; it could include anyone else, who might find themselves in need of an extra meal, whether for financial reasons or otherwise.

There is no cost, but if you would like to make a small donation to cover the costs for the ingredients for the next soup making event, it would be appreciated.

If you are interested in soup for yourself or know of neighbours that would welcome some home-made soup, please contact Yvonne at the Metchosin Seniors Association (250-478-5150), or Mike at the Metchosin Community House (250-478-5155). 

Hurry, there is a limited supply!!

MCA Memberships!

Its that time of year again to renew your MCA membership for 2024 / 2025!

Family memberships are $20, individual memberships are $10 per year

All money goes towards keeping the programs running at the Community House 

What does a membership get you? Well, besides helping to support your community it gives you the opportunity to rent the Community House for meetings, birthdays, celebrations of life, baby showers ... anything that you would rather not have at your house!  The house has a capacity of 80 people, a full kitchen, A/V equipment for presentations and a number of seating arrangements for the big room.

A membership also gets you added to our Monthly Membership e-mail list which helps keep you informed of events going on at the Community House that you might be interested in coming down to enjoy with us! 

So how do you get your membership?

Come on down to visit the MCA office Tuesdays - Fridays from 10am to 2pm (summer hours might be in effect for July and August so please check the website to make sure someone will be in the office!)

OR 

You can send your information to mcahouse@telus.net (Name, Address, Phone Number, e-mail address and you can e-transfer your membership to this e-mail address too! (Please make sure to leave a clear description in the "Comment" field of the e-transfer so we can make sure the funds go to the right place!)

OR

You can download the membership form from our website - MCA Membership Form

Print it out, fill it out and drop it in the locked drop box on the front door of the Community House along with your Membership Donation!

Thanks for being a great community Metchosin! 

Remember that you are always welcome at the Community House, so stop by and say Hi!

Apple Bee fest video!

In case you missed the Apple Bee Festival this year on September 29th, our good friend Tony made a video! Have a look!

https://youtu.be/rfZ5-aWxLYQ?si=gjSum6yVWB72GY7A

Metchosin Community House - A Fun Place To Come To!