Home-Start South & West Devon are a parent support charity looking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic part-time Coordinator to cover South & West Devon.

The role involves assessing needs, creating plans and managing volunteer support to families. Recruitment, training and supporting volunteers. Developing local networks, promoting the service at a local level and attending multi-agency meetings. In addition, you will be digitally delivering training of targeted programmes for parents. Candidates would preferably have parenting experience and a background in volunteer and/or family support. Experience delivering training would be an advantage. Own transport is essential. Delivery will be in the local community and home based although there is a requirement to attend monthly team meetings at a central location.

The post is 22 hours per week (over a minimum of 3 days). Salary – £24,500 pro rata (plus car and home working allowance).

Person Specification

We are looking for someone who represents our core value of Listening; Respecting; Empowering; Being Reliable; BeingTransparent.

You will have excellent interpersonal and organisation skills and be able work independently but also as part of a small tightknit team. You will be confident with digital communication and delivery as we are a paperless organisation and some of our delivery and communication is digital.

Main Responsibilities

– Recruiting, training and supporting volunteers

– Setting plans with families and regularly reviewing progress

– Working with the team to ensure good practice and to safeguard children

– Engaging in multi-agency meetings, either to promote the service or as part of a families package of support

– Digital delivery of reducing parental conflict, domestic abuse and perinatal support groups and programmes to parents (training provided to deliver the specific programmes)

– Keeping detailed, accurate records on a cloud based database

– Promoting the service locally through attendance at events, distribution of publicity and networking

Closing date: Friday 18th April 25

Interviews will be held on Thursday 1st May 25