Home-Start Lambeth Scheme Manager

Job description

Home-Start Lambeth Scheme Manager

Job title: Scheme Manager

Location: Home-Start Lambeth, Unit 2, Holles House, Overton Road, London SW9 7AP

Hours of work: 28 hours/week

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 pro rata

Responsible to: The designated line manager drawn from the Home-Start Lambeth Board of Trustees

Responsible for: All coordinators and other paid employees

Purposes of the job

To ensure the effective day to day management of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start governing documents, the Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards
To maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the ethos of Home-Start
To ensure ongoing good partnership relationships with the scheme’s key funders
To develop new funding relationships
To ensure inclusion and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work
To provide leadership and management to the staff team

Main responsibilities

Managing the scheme

Taking ultimate responsibility for the day to day management and work of the scheme
Reporting to and supporting the Board of Trustees to ensure the strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme
Ensuring all relevant policies and procedures are implemented and reviewed
Ensuring the requirements of the Home-Start Quality Assurance system are implemented and monitored and preparing assessments and reviews of the scheme’s progress
Ensuring effective administration and financial systems are in place
Ensuring regular monitoring and evaluation takes place
Drawing up or contributing to funding applications alongside the Board of Trustees
Consolidating and reporting appropriate information to funders and Home-Start UK as required
Supporting the Board of Trustees in the recruitment, selection, induction, management and deployment of other paid employees
Supervising the work of other employees

Support for families

Maintaining an overview of the work with families
Receiving referrals, assessing need and arranging and monitoring support
Managing group activities for families as required
To undertake the strategic lead and designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare

Managing volunteers

Overseeing the recruitment, selection and preparation of volunteers
Contributing to the volunteers preparation training course
Providing support, supervision and on-going training opportunities for volunteers

Working in partnership

Ensuring compliance with all requirements of our contract with LB Lambeth and agreements with other key funders
Building relationships with new funders
Liaising with Home-Start UK
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

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above or as may be reasonably requested by the Trustees.

September 2013