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JOB TITLE: Parent Partner
RESPONSIBLE TO:Peer Services Lead for England
HOURS OF WORK:As per individual terms
GRADE/SALARY:Grade 2.4/ £24,479
LOCATION:Home based
TYPE OF CONTRACT:Permanent
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Provide peer support services via the transition service for One Adoption. You will support individual families with peer to peer goal-based intervention servicedeliverable via 6 sessions of support (1-1).
Provide peer support services via dedicated support phone line, bookable sessions & email cover. This will be delivered via rota’dsessions for the Eastern Region Peer Support Line.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct 1-1 support
•To work with families to achieve agreed goal-based outcomes.
•To work to a plan for transition.
•To signpost families to relevant support.
•To provide 6 online support sessions of 1 hour via TEAMS covering the programme topics agreed within timescale.
•To follow a programme of support and monitor progress regularly.
•To empower families to work closely with schools, settings and relevant professionals encouraging them to build and strengthen relationships.
•To complete admin and paperwork relevant to the family including evaluation paperwork.
Support Line
•Following a scheduled work pattern, respond to adopters calling in to alive phone line, providing a listening ear & signposting to relevant resources/information.
•Following a rota ensuring bookable sessions are responded to, listening & signposting where required
•Monitor & respond to emails within your scheduled shifts.
•Ensure feedback texts are sent at the end of each interaction with a caller.
General
•Retain accurate records in accordance with Adoption UK policy and practice, complying with GDPR legislation.
•To ensure compliance with appropriate Adoption UK policies and procedures
•To carry out such other duties as may be deemed necessary.
•Ensure all admin tasks are carried out within a timely manner, Evide updated.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE
•Personal experience of adoption. (essential)
•Sound knowledge of current adoption issues, or a strong interest in developing such knowledge (essential)
•Experience within the education setting (desirable)
•Experienced mentor or similar support role. (essential)
•Experience of supporting families in group settings as well as 1:1 (desirable)
•A good understanding of One adoption RAA(s) systems and adoption landscape (desirable)
•Safeguarding – understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures (essential)
•Good working knowledge of how to use social media and a range of online platforms with confidence. (essential)
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
•Work and act on own initiative (essential)
•Work to deadlines and tight timescales and reporting around progress (essential)
•Flexible and able to work purposefully from home (essential)
•Excellent communication skills or verbally and written (essential)
• Group facilitation skills (essential)
•Good empathic listening skills, able to deal with issues in relation to significant trauma and loss (essential)
•Ability to organise and hold meetings, including by telephone and online (essential)
•Excellent IT skills including Teams, Outlook and Zoom or a willingness to learn (desirable)
•Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times. Aware of GDPR, particularly around holding information at home (essential)
•Ensure that internal policies and procedures are complied with. (essential)
BEHAVIOURS
•Supports, encourages and motivates adopters and families (essential)
•Values transparency and consistency (essential)
•Understands the role of individual and collective accountability (essential)
•Has a clear understanding of other colleagues’ roles and responsibilities (essential)
•Approachable and friendly (essential)
•Confident in 1:1 and group settings (desirable)
•Ability to empower and work in partnership with families (essential)
•Shares skills and knowledge appropriately (essential)
•Offers outstanding service to service users (essential)
•Takes pride in Adoption UK and promotes its values in all interactions with external stakeholders (essential)
•Willingness to learn new skills (essential)
Adoption UK is the leading charity for adopted and care experienced people and adoptive families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to help improve health & care for people in Hertfordshire? Are you passionate about making a difference by ensuring people’s voices are heard? Would you like to work with a motivated and dynamic team, who embody our values of equality and compassion? If so, we might have an opportunity for you.
We have an exciting new position in the team, who will play a crucial role in enabling the day-to-day running of the organisation. You will provide support across the team relating to both administrative and project-related tasks, as well as within our distinguished signposting & information service, helping us make a difference to the people of Hertfordshire.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Regional Public Affairs Manager
Starting Salary: £50,582 (if based outside London); £53,777 (if based in London)
Contract: Full-time, permanent contract (we are open to conversations about different ways of working - so please ask)
Location: Remote role - can be based anywhere in England or Wales with an expectation of frequent travel across England and Wales
About Lloyds Bank Foundation
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales is an independent charitable foundation, backed by Lloyds Banking Group and the people within it. We want everyone to be in a good place - personally, in a home that’s a good place to live, and in a community that’s a good place to belong.
We play our role by connecting and catalysing community-led change, providing the money, time, tools and connections that build organisations’ capacity and capability, to make people’s lives better and their communities stronger.
We back people and communities across England and Wales, to make that happen, because when you back brilliant people, brilliant things happen. Our communities are full of ambitious, energetic and determined people stepping up to make their neighbours’ lives better and their communities grow stronger. Day in, day out.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of impactful public affairs and influencing activity, strengthening regional voice and national impact.
As Regional Public Affairs Manager, you will work closely with colleagues to support influencing activity across England and Wales, helping to build confidence, capability, and effectiveness. You will support engagement with decision-makers, campaigns, and partnerships, ensuring activity is aligned and impactful.
You will play a key role in connecting local insight to national influencing, identifying emerging themes and helping to shape wider organisational priorities. You will also build relationships with external stakeholders, supporting activity that raises the Foundation’s profile and impact.
About You
We’re looking for someone with experience in public affairs, policy, or influencing, particularly at local or regional level. You will have experience of supporting or delivering influencing activity and working with a range of stakeholders.
You will be a strong relationship builder who combines practical delivery with the ability to use insight and evidence to inform work. A good understanding of the UK political landscape and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is essential.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack and find details of how to apply.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact our recruitment partner, Atkinson HR via the information in the candidate pack.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We hold Disability Confident Employer status (Level 2) and are working towards full status by 2027. This means that if you're a disabled applicant and your CV and application answers clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria for the role, we will invite you to interview.
More broadly, we are committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities and people we work with. We believe that diversity of background, experience and perspective makes us stronger and helps us make better decisions. We actively welcome applications from people who are under-represented in the charity sector, including people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities, disabled people, and those with experience of the issues our funded charities work to address.
Key Dates
Closing Date: Wednesday 13th May 2026
Optional Q&A Session: Wednesday 6th May 2026 at 09:00-10:00
First Interview: Friday 22nd May 2026
Second Interview: Wednesday 3rd June 2026
We support small, local and specialist charities across England and Wales.

