Director 28 hrs pw

Scale point NJC 30 (£33,783) pro rata (£25,564)

Are you ready to lead an expanding team who are passionate about early intervention and supporting families?

Do you have the range of skills, experience and energy required to run and manage a thriving and busy charity?

If so, this exciting job opportunity might just be for you, and, we would love to hear from you.

Please download the application pack from our website: www.homestartsd.org or email enquiries@homestartsd.org or call: 01453 297470 to request an application pack.

Closing date: Sunday 5th September 2021 (midnight)

Interviews will be held on Thursday 9th & Wednesday 15th September

DIRECTOR

Job Description and Person Specification

Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester is seeking to appoint a new Director

This is a challenging but hugely rewarding role to lead and further develop a fantastic staff and volunteer team supporting local families facing the challenges of early parenthood.

Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Paid coordinators manage and supervise the support given by volunteers and work directly with families themselves. We also provide a wide range of group support for families (Best-Start, Bump-Start and Mothers in Mind) and specific support to dads/partners through our newly launched Dad Matters Gloucestershire Project.

Job Description: Director

Responsible to: Chair of Trustees

Location: primarily based in Stonehouse office with some local travel and flexibility to work some hours from home

Salary: Scale 30

28 hours per week (£25,564 pro-rata) (full time £33,783)

Principle purposes of the job:

The purpose of the role is to ensure that Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester has in place the effective leadership required to run and manage a thriving family support charity.
The Director will work closely with the Board of Trustees and the staff team to provide the high standard of family support offered to families living in the Districts of Stroud and Gloucester.
Developing and working to a robust Business Plan to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the organisation.
The Director will lead on the development and implementation of income generation and service development strategies.
Responsibility for the day to day running of the Charity ensuring all legal obligations are met.

This is a strategic role for which the key responsibilities are:

Leadership & People Management
Business Development and Planning
Effective Networking, PR and Marketing
Income Generation
Performance Management
Operational Management

Key Skills and Experience:

The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with a track record of successfully running an organisation or a project within a relevant field.
They will possess strong leadership, strategic and governance skills.
They will have outstanding people skills.
They will have the ability to generate income from a range of sources.

Detail of Responsibilities

Leadership and People Management

To provide leadership to a staff team of 14 and a volunteer team of approximately 80.
To undertake the leadership and line management of the team, including team development and motivation.
To be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of staff recruitment, development and training, supervision, grievance and appraisal procedures are conducted in accordance with accepted good practice and in line with Home Start UK Policies.
To ensure the implementation of equality and diversity policies throughout Home-Start S&G.
To oversee and ensure all aspects of volunteer recruitment, development, training and supervision procedures are developed and conducted in accordance with accepted good practice.

Operational Management

Maintaining an overview of the work with families, ensuring support to families is of a high standard, in accordance with Home-Start’s model, policies and procedures

Monitoring and evaluation of all services.

To undertake the Strategic Lead role on safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare within the charity

To ensure all systems and processes are in place and aligned with Home Start UK’s practices and Quality Assurance.
To maintain and further develop operational management in all aspects of running the charity
To streamline practices and opportunities across the organisation and within the Home-Start in Gloucestershire Consortium

Fundraising and Income Generation

To work with the Board of Trustees on the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy in line with the organisation’s plans.
To lead on securing adequate resources for Home-Start S&G’s work through applications for funds from grant making bodies, public sector (e.g. Local authorities, Government departments, NHS and CCGs) and tenders.
To identify new opportunities for income generation that will support Home-start S&G’s ambition.
To manage the relationship with key stakeholders ensuring excellent understanding of the value and importance of Home-Start S&G’s work.
To work in partnership within the Home-Start in Gloucestershire consortium in the above areas to raise the profile and scope of the charity across the county.

Finance:

Working with the Treasurer and Office and Finance Coordinator:

To manage and deliver financial plans and yearly budgets.
To ensure continued financial viability and strength of the charity.through sound financial management and effective budgeting..
To ensure that:
- The annual financial audit takes place and to oversee its preparation
- To produce the Annual Report in line with current guidance.
- The AGM is held and annual accounts are approved at the meeting.
- Financial procedures are effectively maintained.
- Monthly payroll is correct and actioned.
- Quarterly bank reconciliations are completed
- Project budgets and reports are produced.

Board and Governance

Together with the Chair of Trustees to:

Organise regular Board meetings with agendas and reports.
Attend all board meetings
Ensure the agenda is appropriate and that such papers are available so as to enable the Board to make considered decisions about all matters of strategy, policy and finance.
Work with the Chair and the Board of Trustees to identify, recruit and induct new trustees.
To ensure compliance with relevant regulatory bodies and HSUK requirements