Family Support and Group Coordinator

Family Support and Group Coordinator Salary: £31,069 FTE equivalent Hours: 25 hours per week (Tuesday to Friday) Contract: Permanent Location: Walton-on-Thames + Elmbridge Responsible to: Director of Services Our client is part of one of the UK''s leading family support charities. Their ethos is to help parents build better lives and better futures for their children. Our client does this by recruiting and training local parent volunteers to offer practical and emotional support to families in their own homes. They also have dedicated Carer Support Co-ordinators who support families with illness, disability or additional needs and they offer other types of support such as crisis support and counselling. About the role As Family Support and Group Coordinator, you will be responsible for: Ensuring allocated caseload of families receive the most appropriate form of support, monitoring and reviewing from referral to completion Implementing good safeguarding practice in all areas of work, promoting children''s welfare at all times Contributing to the recruitment and ongoing training, and providing regular support and supervision of home-visiting volunteers Planning and running the organisation''s Group/s as required Ensuring effective communication and working in partnership with other professionals They are looking for someone with: Proven experience of supporting parents and young children in a paid or voluntary capacity A solid understanding of safeguarding practices and ..... full job details .....