Coordinator (Inverclyde Satellite Project)

Home-Start
Renfrewshire

Job Title

Location

Home-Start Renfrewshire, 70 Back Sneddon Street, Paisley, PA3 2BY with a base in Inverclyde – location tbc.

Salary scale

£22,968 - £27033 (equivalent to SJC 26-31 – pay review pending)

pro rata 24 hours per week

Hours of work

24 hours per week, subject to agreement on when these should be worked.

Responsible to

The Senior Coordinator (operationally) and the Board of Trustees of Home-Start Renfrewshire (strategically).

Purposes of the job

· To contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Governing documents, Standards and Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.

· To maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the ethos of Home-Start.

· To ensure inclusion and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s operation and work.

Main Responsibilities

· The successful candidate will hold a caseload of families and be responsible for the recruitment, training and support of volunteers.

· The successful candidate will develop the profile, awareness and understanding of the service across the Inverclyde area.

Managing the scheme

· Taking responsibility for the day to day management of the project

· Working co-operatively with the Senior Co-ordinator to ensure the strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme.

· Supporting the implementation and review of all Home-Start policies and procedures.

· Implementing the scheme’s administration and financial systems.

Support for families

· Receiving referrals and assessing needs of families.

· Introducing families to appropriate support.

· Ensuring support to families is reviewed at regular intervals and at the end of Home-Start support.

· To undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.

Managing Volunteers

· Recruiting, selecting and preparing volunteers.

· Matching and introducing volunteers to families.

· Providing support, supervision and on-going training opportunities for volunteers.

Working in Partnership

· Work cooperatively with partner organisations as an integral part of Inverclyde’s early years strategy

· Liaising with referrers.

· Networking appropriately within the community.

Managing the Wider Context

· Promoting the scheme, its profile, ethos and practice.

· Contributing to the development of Home-Start locally, regionally and nationally.

This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies the level of responsibility at which they will be required to work. In the interests of effective working, the major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing scheme needs and circumstances. Such reviews and any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.

This job description is current as at September 2015.

Coordinator Job Description Sept15