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Home-Start Wandsworth – Director

Permanent Role

Full time 35 hours per week – part time/flexible working hours will also be considered

Salary: c £42,000 (full time)

Location: At least partly office-based

 

Home-Start Wandsworth is a fantastic registered charity that supports families with at least one child under the age of five. We provide practical and emotional support for families in their homes through our network of trained volunteers.

Our vision is of a society where all children have the support they need from their parents for a positive, nurturing start in life and families have resilience and hope for the future.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB 

This exciting opportunity has arisen for the managerial lead of Home-Start Wandsworth. The position is responsible for managing a team of 8 excellent staff and more than 70 volunteers who want to make a difference in line with our mission statement and values; managing projects and bid applications; and collaborating with the supportive Trustee Board on the development and implementation of our organisational and fundraising strategies.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Are you driven and enthusiastic? Are you empathetic? Do you have the ability to engage with people and develop relationships at all levels? Do you have a strong affinity with the purpose and goals of Home-Start Wandsworth? If so, we would love to hear from you if:

– you have experience of leading and motivating a team,

– you are experienced at managing and delivering projects, ensuring that targets are met

– you have excellent organisational skills

– you are able to prepare, present and analyse statistical information.

– you are confident submitting funding applications and managing budgets.

– you are ideally familiar with the charity/ voluntary sector

You will have knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice and knowledge of current legislation and policies relating to children and families.

To apply please submit the application form and monitoring form below to enquiries@homestartwandsworth.org.uk Closing date for applications is 21st February 2022.

Home-Start Wandsworth is committed to equality of opportunity and works to ‘Safer Recruitment’ practices as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Application pack includes:

  • Director Role Job Description
  • Director Role Person Specification
  • Director Role Application Form
  • Director Role Monitoring Form
  • Policy Statements

Home-Start Wandsworth – Volunteer Development Officer

Part-time, Fixed term for 12 months

16 hours per week (worked over 3 days) 

Salary: £26,000 pro rata (including London Weighting) 

Location: The role will be at least partly office based (SW11)

 

This exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Home-Start Wandsworth.

 

Home-Start Wandsworth is a fantastic registered charity that supports families with at least one child under the age of five. We provide practical and emotional support for families in their homes and in the community through our network of trained volunteers.

 

Our vision is of a society where all children have the support they need from their parents for a positive, nurturing start in life and families have resilience and hope for the future.

 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB 

To be responsible for volunteer engagement and retention with a particular emphasis on promoting diversity and inclusion. As well as supporting the organisation with the recruitment of volunteers for the prep course. This role is a fixed term position. 

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Are you driven and enthusiastic? Are you empathetic? Do you have the ability to multitask and prioritise tasks? Do you have a strong affinity with the purpose and goals of Home-Start Wandsworth? If so, we would love to hear from you if:

  • Relevant experience of volunteer engagement, recruitment and/or management.
  • Understanding of the voluntary sector and good practice surrounding volunteer involvement.
  • Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities and inclusion.
  • Demonstrable experience of building positive relationships with diverse individuals and organisations.
  • Ability to prioritise effectively.
  • Ability to work in a flexible and collaborative way as part of a team.
  • Excellent organisation and IT skills.
  • Experience using databases and Excel to store, analyse and report information.
  • Experience using online tools e.g. Google Suite, Mailchimp, SurveyMonkey, Canva and WordPress.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of people.
  • Effective communication skills: written, verbal and telephone.
  • Commitment to apply policies and procedures on safeguarding, equal opportunities, confidentiality and data protection.

 

You will have knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice and knowledge of current legislation and policies relating to children and families.

To apply please submit the application form and monitoring form below to enquiries@homestartwandsworth.org.uk

Closing date for applications is: Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Interviews will be held: Thursday 3rd February/ Friday 4th February 2022 (Monday 7th February is reserved for remaining interviews). 

 

Home-Start Wandsworth is committed to equality of opportunity and works to ‘Safer Recruitment’ practices as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Application pack includes:

  • Volunteer Development Officer role description
  • Volunteer Development Officer application form
  • Volunteer Development Officer monitoring form
  • Policy statements

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Home-Start Wandsworth is a member of the Home-Start London consortium, which is made up of 13 Home-Start schemes reaching as far as Barnet in the north to Sutton in the south and Redbridge in the east to Hillingdon in the west. Together the consortium members create a larger footprint than they would individually to have a greater impact across London.

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By working with Home-Start Wandsworth you can help make a difference to a child’s life, improving their chances for the future.

Whether you are looking for a Charity of the Year Partnership, or to support us on more of an ad hoc basis, we are confident that we can build a successful partnership and work together to maximise fundraising potential.

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