Dad Matters Coordinator (Gloucestershire)
16 Hours per week
Salary £26,000 pro rata)
(Two-year fixed contract)
Want to support dads to have positive relationships with their families?
We are looking for a Dad Matters Co-ordinator to join our team and develop local universal and targeted interventions for dads in the perinatal period. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues from Parent Infant Mental Health Services and with colleagues from Maternity, Health Visiting, and Children’s Services and with a wide range of dads and dads-to-be. The successful candidate will play a key part in better supporting dad/partners in the early days of parenthood across Gloucestershire.
This includes raising awareness of the risks of poor mental for fathers during the perinatal period, providing support in accessing specialist services, and supporting all aspects of early parenting including good infant mental health.
Do you have what we are looking for?
- An understanding of the needs of babies, children, and families
- An awareness of the impact that poor mental health can have for Dads during the perinatal period
- Good working knowledge of child protection and child development
- Experience of developing new relationships and connections
- Experience of planning, managing, delivering new areas of work
- The confidence and presence to motivate and inspire others
- Experience of working alongside volunteers/staff
- Great IT skills
- A passion to learn and share your own learning
- Team player but ability to self-motivate
- A car driver with access to a car
To Apply:
Please download the job description and application form. These need to be submitted by email to enquiries@homestartsd.org . If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us on 01453 297470 for further information.
Closing Date: Friday 1st April 2022 (midnight) Interviews week commencing 4th April
Home-Start is committed to equality and diversity and to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
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