Can you help support new dads when it really matters?
We’re looking for a Dad Matters Coordinator to help us reach more families across Brent. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who understands the emotional ups and downs of becoming a dad and wants to support fathers at a crucial point in their parenting journey.
New dads can face real mental health challenges — often quietly. In this role, you’ll help dads feel listened to, supported and confident, strengthening attachment and helping them access the right support.
What you’ll be doing
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Offering coaching and advice to new dads and dads-to-be
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Having honest conversations about mental health, bonding and wellbeing
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Getting out into the community, approaching dads and building trust
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Developing and running group sessions and workshops
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Working closely with health professionals and local services so dads are included and supported
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Helping grow and support our Dad Matters volunteers
This is a hands-on, community-based role, so you’ll need to be regularly out and about in Brent, building visibility and relationships.
About you
You don’t need formal qualifications in healthcare or mental health. What matters is that you:
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Understand the mental health challenges new dads can face
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Are confident talking to people and putting them at ease
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Have experience in a community, support or people-facing role
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Can lead groups, deliver sessions or training
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Are proactive, approachable and genuinely care about supporting families
Parenting experience and lived experience of key issues are both really valued.
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a supportive organisation doing meaningful work, with the chance to shape and grow Dad Matters in Brent and see the impact of your work first-hand.
Not sure if it’s for you?
We’d still love to hear from you — get in touch for an informal chat.
Note: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 due to the nature of our work
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
· SPACE was founded in 2014 by parents of children with additional needs in response to the lack of appropriate play resources and support locally.
· Our centre includes a large fully accessible play frame and soft play area, interactive sensory room, a versatile activity room and a changing space.
· Our services include family play sessions, parent / carer support and training, sibling group, lending library, counselling, after school activity clubs and birthday parties.
· Our mission is to relieve isolation experienced by children with additional needs and their families by providing fully accessible support and facilities. Our centre, members, volunteers and colleagues provide the momentum that helps us affect change.
We’re now looking for our new Chief Executive Officer who will help lead us on our continued journey…
About You:
· Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children with additional needs and their families?
· Can you combine strategic leadership with a practical hands‑on approach?
· Do you have significant experience within a charity, public sector, or values driven organisation?
· Do you have a strong understanding of charity governance, assurance and risk?
· Are you a strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into clear plans and measurable outcomes
· Do you have strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to bring people with you through change
· Can you demonstrate a clear commitment to SPACE’s values, ethos, and social purpose
If you think you’ve got what we are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Supporting children with additional needs and their families to have a better quality of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
A rare chance to join an incredibly supportive and inclusive employer that values hard work, flexiblity and employee well-being, and recognised by the GM Good Employment Charter! We are a small but vastly experienced team of family support/volunteer Coordinators, delivering highly respected volunteer-led home visiting support to families in the early years.
We are looking for someone to provide direct support to families and also recruit, train and support a team of local parent/carer volunteers who will provide weekly home visiting and community support to families.
You will work with other professionals from universal and specialist services to provide a coordinated response to families’ needs. You will assess need and risk prior to carefully matching volunteers with families or offering direct support, working as part of multi agency support, ensuring information sharing and safeguarding is at the forefront of your work. This will include instigating Early Help assessments, preparing for and attending Child in Need and Child Protection meetings.
You will have an understanding of recruiting, carefully selecting and managing volunteers to ensure they feel supported and fully trained to offer effective support to families in order to get the best outcomes for the family and in particular the children.
You will be experienced in working with families in their own home - skilled in recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns, be apt in completing strengths-based assessments and conversations and have a deep understanding of the issues families can face and the link with childhood development and difficulties they may experience later in life.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Supporting families to give their children the best possible start in life, because we believe childhood can't wait
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.