Description Families Together Suffolk, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds £26,835 pro rata 16 hours per week (worked over 3 days) 5 hours dedicated to each group with additional hour for prep Maternity cover until end of November 2025 Reference: 0964 Your role Our Group Support Coordinators help families who have a child or children up to the age of 5 navigate the challenges of early parenthood. Support is provided through regular parent and child sessions offering early learning activities. Individual needs are at the heart of the work we do, and sessions are planned to be fun and to engage both children and parents in learning and development appropriate to them. Your responsibilities: to plan and deliver 3 weekly family groups on a regular basis supporting parents and children to keep all records up to date for those groups and ensure a fun safe environment for all to encourage confidence, self-esteem and wider support networks with parents to maintain a high standard of practice and to promote Families Together Suffolk and its ethos within the county to safeguard the welfare of children and follow policy and procedure. You will need: an understanding of the needs of children and families experience of parenting or caring for children experience of group work and planning for this to hold a relevant childcare qualification at NVQ Level 3 or above experience of employment or voluntary work in family support be able to work on own initiative, responding to families’ needs and providing feedback and support to families to achieve their goals have a proven ability to enhance and develop partnership working work well as part of a team and to overcome the issues of remote working in the community and working from home a full, current driving licence and access to a car due to the nature of the job and the rural area to undertake an Enhanced DBS which will be arranged by us. About us We are a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children and have been operating in Suffolk since 1983. Families and communities are at the heart of everything we do. Our friendly team of staff, trustees and volunteers are spread throughout the county working in an outreach capacity with a shared base when required. You will have access to our office in Eye however the majority of the work will be undertaken in the community with other work based at home. We also have a charity shop based in Eye and an eBay Hub in Stowmarket. We will offer you: working from home access to a collaborative office space 7.2 weeks holiday per year 5% employers’ pension when 3% employee contributions are made support and training for the role including full induction mileage paid at 45p per mile less commute. To find out more: For an informal discussion only, please contact Amanda Allen on: 07540 282074. How to apply: For an application pack please visit: https://www.familiestogethersuffolk.org.uk/group-support-coordinator-2024-vacancy.html Completed application forms to be returned via email to: infofamiliestogethersuffolk.org.uk Closing date: 11.59pm, 20 January 2025. Interview date: week commencing 27 January 2025. Families Together Suffolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post for which families Together will meet the cost. Families Together Suffolk registered charity no. 1127760. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales no. 6674059. Registered office: 20 Broad Street, Eye, Suffolk IP23 7AF