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Family Support Coordinator

Cheltenham (Hybrid)

Temporary (12 months initially with extension if further funding secured )

Job description
Main Responsibilities:

• Support for families
• Receive and evaluate referrals and undertake home assessment visits to determine the needs of families living in Cheltenham.
• Provide home visiting help to families where support needs have been identified
• Review support to families at regular intervals, and at the end of Home-Start support
• Signpost or introduce families to appropriate support
• Provide electronic, written and verbal reports for other agencies, and for funders
• Represent the charity at multi-agency meetings concerning supported families
• Undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare

Recruiting, training and managing volunteers

• Recruit, select and prepare suitable volunteers
• Match and introduce volunteers to families
• Work with colleagues to deliver the Home-Start preparation course in full and to a high standard to all prospective volunteers
• Provide support, supervision and on-going training opportunities for volunteers

Data and impact

• Maintain timely, complete and accurate records of family and volunteer’s engagement, needs and ‘journey of change’ within Home-Start’s online database
• Contribute observations, anonymised quotes and family progress, to support the learning and development of our service, and contribute to Home-Start’s fundraising, communications and impact reporting

Working in Partnership

• Ensure appropriate liaison with referrers and other professionals
• Network within the community; develop strong working relationships with partner organisations to ensure our service is effective and inclusive

Supporting the work of the charity

• Contribute to the effective day to day operation of the charity’s work in accordance with Home-Start’s governing document, Home-Start Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards
• Maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model
• Ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the charity’s work
• Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work
• Undertake work to support the strategic management, development, fundraising and marketing of the charity
• Support the implementation and review of all Home-Start policies and procedures
• Comply with the charity’s administration, record keeping, monitoring and financial systems
• Promote the work of the charity, as required by the Senior Co-ordinator and Operations Manager

No contact from agencies or media sales.

Please click on Apply Now and complete an online application.

Closing date for applications: Friday 16 February 2024 at 23:59

Salary: £30,296 per year (pro rata so actual salary is £13,101pa)

Hours Per Week: Part-time (16 hours )

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