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* Hybrid: Inverclyde with flexible working available
* Closing 6th May 2025
* Advertised from 17th April 2025
* 30hrs p/w. Fully funded with continued funding anticipated.
Role
Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde (HSRI) is an award-winning, registered charity providing primarily volunteer-led, family-centred, non-judgmental support to families with at least one child aged under five.
As a valued colleague joining our compassionate and forward-thinking team, you will be part of our vision of walking alongside families, offering intensive family support, empowering families to build on existing strengths, to achieve better wellbeing outcomes for themselves and their children.
Main Responsibilities:
* Receive referrals for families experiencing difficulties and challenges and, in collaboration with families, assess individual family needs.
* Manage a caseload of families, taking a strengths-based approach ensuring equality of opportunity, fairness, inclusion and diversity.
* Provide home visiting and outreach support for families to help them achieve emotionally healthier, less isolated, more active lives within their local community.
* Work in partnership with parents and carers to empower and build on their parenting skills, enabling them to achieve positive outcomes for their children.
* Encourage parents to play and engage with their children and become involved with their child’s early learning and development.
* Provide information and support for parents on a whole range of issues, signposting to specialist advice when appropriate.
* Collaborate with other professionals/organisations working with the family to ensure the best possible outcome for parents and their children.
* Undertake responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.
* Comply with the scheme’s administration, monitoring and financial systems.
Application notes
This is a rewarding role where you will play a vital role in the lives of children and their families. If this sounds like you then please apply - full details are available in the job pack available to download.
If you would like to have an informal discussion please contact Kerry Dickson, Team Manager: kerry@hsri.org.uk
The closing date for this role is Tuesday 6th May at 5pm.
Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and anyone who would like support to complete the application process should contact us.
Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde is committed to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
Appointment is subject to two satisfactory references and PVG check.
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