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About Home-Start Barnet, Brent & Harrow
At Home-Start Barnet, Brent & Harrow, we believe every child deserves the best possible start in life. We support families with young children through challenging times, helping parents build confidence, strengthen relationships and create happier, healthier home lives.
We're looking for an experienced and compassionate Family Support Lead to join our leadership team. This is an opportunity to help shape high-quality family support services, lead a dedicated team and make a lasting difference to children and families across our communities.
About the Role
As Family Support Lead, you will provide day-to-day leadership to our Family Services Team, ensuring families receive safe, effective and person-centred support.
You'll supervise a team of Family Support Coordinators, oversee referrals and case management, act as our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and work directly with a small caseload of families with more complex needs.
The role is varied and hands-on, combining operational leadership with direct practice. You'll also contribute to volunteer development, deliver training and parenting programmes, build strong partnerships with local agencies and help drive continuous improvement across our services.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise and support the Family Services Team.
- Manage referral allocation, caseload oversight and service quality.
- Act as the organisation's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
- Provide direct support to a small number of families experiencing complex challenges.
- Deliver parenting programmes, workshops and community activities.
- Work collaboratively with statutory and voluntary sector partners.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of family support services.
About You
We're looking for someone who combines strong leadership with warmth, empathy and excellent professional judgement.
You'll have:
- Significant experience supporting vulnerable children and families within family support, early help, social care or a related setting.
- Experience supervising staff, volunteers or students.
- Excellent safeguarding knowledge, with experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (or Deputy DSL) desirable.
- Experience managing complex caseloads and undertaking family assessments.
- Strong partnership working skills and confidence working with a range of professionals.
- Experience delivering group work, workshops or training.
- Excellent organisational, communication and decision-making skills.
- A commitment to equality, inclusion and trauma-informed practice.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting time to join Home-Start Barnet, Brent & Harrow. You'll become part of a supportive, ambitious organisation that genuinely values its people and the families we work alongside.
We offer:
- A friendly and supportive team culture.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- Regular supervision and reflective practice.
- Flexible working where operationally possible.
- Employer pension contribution.
- The opportunity to make a real difference to local families every day.
Safeguarding
Home-Start Barnet, Brent & Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Ready to Apply?
If you're an experienced family support professional who enjoys leading others, building strong partnerships and helping families thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
L&D Administrator
We have an exciting opportunity to expand the Workforce Team by recruiting a Learning & Development Administrator. If you want be part of an impact-driven organisation, improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families, then apply today!
Position: L&D Administrator
Location: Hybrid/London
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing date for applications: 12:00pm, 20th Jul 2026
The Role
This role will play a key part in supporting the delivery of the IPS Qualification, ensuring that learners, managers and trainers are well supported and that learning programmes run smoothly and to a high standard. The role will also play a key part in supporting the wider workforce team at IPS Grow by providing administrative support across different areas of workforce activity.
The role will involve providing high-quality administrative, coordination and project support, with a particular focus on learner administration, data inputting, scheduling of qualification teaching sessions, data collection, reporting and continuous improvement of learning provision. You will work closely with members of the Workforce Team and wider IPS Grow colleagues and will report to the Learning and Development Manager.
IPS Grow is a national programme designed to support the expansion of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in mental health, primary care, and drug and alcohol teams across England. It is funded by NHS England (NHSE), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
The key requirements of the role are:
- Learning and training administration
- Programme coordination and project support
- Data, reporting and quality support
- Wider workforce team support
About You
You will have had prior experience in an administrative support role, ideally in a learning or education environment. You will need to show competency, potential or interest in the following areas. You are not expected to arrive with a full skillset, as you will be supported to develop in the role.
We are looking for people with a passionate belief that anyone can work with the right support, and a commitment to our values. You will also be:
- A team player and also have the ability to work independently, are receptive to feedback and use it to continually improve.
- Highly organised, proactive and reactive
- Familiar with core Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and will have experience managing multiple email accounts.
- Be able to communicate effectively with the team to set expectations, adjust to changing priorities, and keep them up to date with your progress.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We actively encourage applications from under-represented and minoritised groups, including those with lived experience of the social issues we are working to address. The organisation is an equal opportunities employer and support a range of flexible working options.
The application process uses Applied, a platform developed by the Behavioural Insights Team, to record your application. Applied is focused on using behavioural and data science to improve hiring decisions and minimise unconscious bias in the recruitment process. You will be asked to respond to 4 questions to test your passion and interest in the role as well as your technical skills.
Our client is able to sponsor visas but only for those eligible through the new entrant route. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying.
You may have experience in roles such as Admin, Administrator, Administration, Coordinator, Coordination, Programme Admin, Programme Administration, Programme Support.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP
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Job Title: Carers Manchester Contact Point Helpline Worker
Responsible to: Carers Manchester Contact Point Co-ordinator
Accountable to: Assistant Head of Operations
Reporting to: Carers Manchester Contact Point Co-ordinator
Salary: £24,900 per annum
Hours: 35 Hours
Location: Hybrid working from home/ Greenfish, Oldham Street, Manchester. Dependant on the service requirements.
Context
At Gaddum, we treat everyone as individuals. We really get to know those we help, understanding their world to offer a range of support that’s right for them. Our promise of tailored support is made possible by our breadth and depth of knowledge, through our unwavering commitment to the local people of Greater Manchester.
Our experience listening to generation after generation, for nearly 200 years, has taught us the importance of considering not just the individual but also the relationships around them. Our innovative approach means we can, not only build resilience, but identify further risks and offer preventive support now and in the future. At Gaddum, we believe that by supporting individuals, we ultimately help support entire communities.
Our aim is to empower and enhance the lives of people in Greater Manchester. We currently work in five Greater Manchester authorities, Bury, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford and Stockport.
Job Purpose
Carers Manchester Contact Point (CMCP) is the first point of contact for unpaid carers seeking information, advice and support to help them with their caring role.
The service delivers a free confidential helpline for carers Monday to Friday. Helpline opening times are subject to change, based on the needs and requirements of carers using the service.
The aim of this role is to be part of a team providing a comprehensive information, advice and support to carers in Manchester. The post holder will work alongside colleagues from Gaddum and potentially other organisations to be the first contact in a busy service providing advice via a telephone advice line and managing referrals made through digital sources. They will provide information and advice and refer more complex issues to the appropriate agencies delivering the Manchester Carers Pathway.
Key responsibilities
Advice giving
· Answering telephone calls into a central helpline offering support and guidance to unpaid carers in Manchester.
· Provide relevant and meaningful support and information to unpaid carers utilising internal and external resources.
· Inform carers about carers assessments and refer where necessary.
· Inform carers about emergency grants available and refer where necessary.
· Ensure all advice and support given is delivered in a timely manner to suit the needs of carers calling the helpline whilst balancing waiting callers.
Follow-up support
· Refer unpaid carers to local services to access local and culturally appropriate support in their area.
· Refer carers to Adult Social Care for Carers Assessments to discuss and improve their caring situation.
· Signpost carers to relevant services in Manchester suited to their individual need.
· Complete relevant grant applications for carers using the service where needed.
· Use Carers Manchester Contact Point and other reliable and accurate resources to find, interpret and communicate relevant information to carers
· Research and explore options and implications so that carers can make informed decisions.
· Write and maintain detailed case records for all casework completed.
· Collect required data for statistical monitoring and report preparation.
· Complete the required training to comply with quality assurance processes.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
The post-holder will be required to undertake other tasks as reasonably directed by the CMCP Coordinator, which will usually be commensurate with the skills and experience of the post-holder.
All staff are expected to work within all of Gaddum’s policies and procedures as they relate to delivery of the CMCP.
Our vision is for every individual and community we walk alongside to have equitable health, wealth and self.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.