Home-Start Hillingdon is a voluntary organisation committted to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of five. Our core service involves volunteers offering regular support, befriending amd providing practical help in the homes of families who are experiencing diffficulities to prevent family crisis and breakdown.
Supported by Hillingdon Community Trust we run a Family Support Worker project as an additional service. The post holder will be an enthusiastic and committed individual, able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the needs of families in their own homes.
By conducting needs assessments and providing short-term outreach support to these families you will be helping them to achieve emotionally healthier, less isolated and more active lives within the local community. As such it is essential that you have previous relevant experience and an awareness of current legislation and policies relating to children and families.
Applicants will be required to have the use of their own car, for which expenses are paid.
Interview date: 14/04/2020
An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to safe recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults. Home-Start Hillingdon is committted to equal opportunity and diversity.
Home-Start Hillingdon Limited. Registered Office: 306 Long Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB10 9PE
Registered Charity Number: 1100534
Company Limited by Guarantee No: 4612504
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Home-Start Hillingdon is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of five. Our core service involves volunteers offering regular support, befriending and providing practical help in the homes of families who are experiencing difficulties to prevent family crisis and breakdown.
Supported by Hillingdon Community Trust we have established a PNMH programme focused on supporting women with, or at risk of, mental health problems during the perinatal period (pregnancy and in the year after birth) applying Home Start's overall approach to a targeted group of families.
The role will involve recruiting, training and supporting volunteers developing and enhancing the direct support offered to families aand liaising with health care professionals.
The ideal candidate will have:
- An understanding of the needs of children and families
- An understanding of mental heealth problems and their impact
- Ability to support families towards improved parental mental health and wellbeing.
- Good knowledge of saffeguarding and child protection procedures
- Experience of delivering training
- Ability to work on their own initiative
- Relevant experience of working with vulnerable families
Applicants will be required to have the use of their own car, for which expenses are paid.
Interview date:TBC
An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to safe recruitment practice as an important party of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adult. Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to equal opportunity and diversity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.