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Antenatal Family Support Coordinator
Do you have midwifery experience, antenatal education experience or professional knowledge of pregnancy, birth preparation and early parenthood?
We are looking for a Family Support Coordinator to support families from pregnancy through the early years.
This is an opportunity to join a supportive and purpose-driven team where your work will make a direct difference to families across Gloucestershire.
Position: Antenatal Family Support Coordinator
Location: Stroud & Gloucester /Hybrid (covering office, family hubs and community sessions)
Hours: Part-time, 26 hours per week
Salary: £32,597 pro rata (£22,818 actual)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 8th July 2026. This job opportunity may close early if we find an appropriate candidate before the closing date.
The Role
You will deliver the core support offer, including home visiting, 1:1 support, group work and volunteer-supported family support. You will also lead delivery of the Bump antenatal programme, helping expectant parents prepare for birth, early parenthood and the transition to family life.
In this role, you will:
- Support families during pregnancy, early parenthood and the early years
- Provide practical, emotional and educational support to expectant parents
- Help parents prepare for birth, baby care and the transition to parenthood
- Support early attachment, bonding, infant development and parental confidence
- Manage a caseload of families with different levels of need
- Work with and support trained Home-Start volunteers
- Help colleagues with pregnancy-related queries and appropriate signposting
- Support inclusive engagement with mothers, fathers, partners and co-parents
- Work with local services, family hubs and community partners
This is a non-clinical role. You will not be providing medical advice or clinical care, but you will use your knowledge and experience to support parents, strengthen early family relationships, and help the team respond confidently to pregnancy-related needs.
About You
We are looking for someone who understands pregnancy, birth preparation, early parenthood and the emotional realities of becoming a parent.
You may have worked as a midwife, maternity support worker, antenatal educator, early year’s practitioner, family support worker, health-related practitioner, or in another relevant role supporting families during pregnancy and the early years.
You will bring:
- Experience or strong knowledge of antenatal support, pregnancy and early parenthood
- Confidence delivering group sessions or antenatal education
- Good understanding of early attachment, infant development and postnatal adjustment
- Awareness of perinatal mental health and the impact of trauma, stress and isolation
- Experience supporting families during pregnancy, birth preparation or early parenthood
- Experience delivering group-based support, education or facilitation
- Good understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries
This is a non-clinical family support role. You will not provide medical advice, diagnosis, clinical maternity care or infant feeding clinical support. Where families need specialist health, maternity, mental health or safeguarding support, the postholder will follow procedures and signpost or escalate appropriately.
On offer:
- A supportive and values-led working environment
- Meaningful work with families at an important stage of life
- Reflective supervision and team support
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- The chance to shape and strengthen the antenatal and early years support offer
About the Organisation
Join a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Trained home-visiting volunteers offer regular friendship, emotional, and practical support to help families experiencing a challenging time in their lives. The service is unique and also offers free support peer groups, antenatal, postnatal, and perinatal mental health services.
The role will require an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. The charity is committed to equality, diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and lived experience, particularly those who reflect the communities we work alongside.
You may also have experience in areas such as Midwife, Maternity Support Worker, Antennal, Antenatal Support, Early Years, Early Years Practitioner, Family Support Worker, Health, Clinical, Baby, Infant, Nurse, Nursery Nurse.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
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APP is looking for an energetic, creative and engaging Community and Events Fundraiser to work with individuals and groups from all walks of life - building strong relationships with them so that APP is the charity they choose to fundraise for.
You will join a small but fast-growing charity with a dedicated and passionate team, committed to supporting women and families affected by severe postnatal mental illness.
We are looking for someone with experience of charity fundraising, who enjoys meeting people, building partnerships and creating opportunities through strong communication and relationship management. The successful candidate will help raise APP’s profile, strengthen supporter engagement and help the charity build a more diverse and sustainable income base.
The successful candidate will be warm, personable and someone who understands the importance of the small details – as well as flexible, resilient and prepared to manage a varied workload. APP offers home-based working with core hours and flexible start and finish times. A working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills, qualities and experience:
● At least two years’ experience in a fundraising role within the charity sector.
● A proven track record of meeting income targets and growing a supporter base.
● Experience engaging and supporting a diverse range of fundraisers including individuals, schools, community groups, and businesses.
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a wide range of supporters.
● Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
● Confident using a CRM database; experience with online fundraising platforms (e.g. JustGiving, Enthuse).
● Understanding of UK charity law, GDPR, and the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practice.
● Passionate about health equality, social justice, and improving the lives of mothers and families.
● Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality.
● Ability to work both independently towards goals and as part of a team.
● Ability to prioritise workloads and have an organised, methodical approach.
Desirable skills, qualities and experience
● A willingness to raise awareness of PP.
● Experience of supporting community fundraisers in the area of mental health, or with issues relating to pregnancy, women and families.
● Awareness of, and knowledge of the issues faced by women and families affected by postpartum psychosis, bipolar disorder and perinatal mental illness.
● Experience of successful lone working, managing a diverse workload, and working with remote teams.
● An understanding of social media.
● Experience of updating websites.
● Experience of video call (e.g. Zoom, Microsoft TEAMS), Slack and web survey tools.
For more information please see the recruitment pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.