Antenatal & Parent-infant Mental Health Support - Tameside, United Kingdom - Home-Start Oldham, Stockport & Tameside, working in Bolton

Home-Start Oldham, Stockport & Tameside, working in Bolton
Home-Start Oldham, Stockport & Tameside, working in Bolton
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Tameside, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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We are looking for a family support coordinator to join the Home-Start Perinatal & Parent Infant Mental Health Team (as part of the wider Family Hubs service in Tameside), supporting expectant parents to prepare for the arrival of baby both practically and emotionally.


You will also support families to strengthen their relationship with their baby as part of the Parent-Infant Mental Health pathway.

Working with parents who have mild to moderate mental health needs you will provide direct support and coordinate our volunteers, in close partnership with specialist services, forming a vital conduit for ensuring families' needs are identified and met at the earliest opportunity.


Main Responsibilities

  • Developing referral pathways with maternity services and with Perinatal and Parent Infant Mental Health (Early Attachment Service) teams;
  • To responsively deliver a case load of highquality support to identified families via fully trained home visiting volunteers.
  • Receiving referrals, assessing needs of families, and matching them to volunteer support
  • Recruit, train, and support volunteers contributing to the development of new antenatal training as required by the Head of Family Support;
  • Liaising with Home-Start's baby bank service to help vulnerable families to prepare practically and secure essential equipment;
  • Work in close partnership with the developing Family Hubs service across the borough;
  • Ensure close working relationships with HOST's PIMH (Parent Infant Mental Health) teams including our perinatal peer support groups, and with infant feeding and Dad Matters;
  • Promote HOST externally by ensuring appropriate liaison, networking and communication with referrers, professionals, community leaders and organisations
  • Undertake any other duties that may be required to discharge the role and support the organisation

To apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement - click 'Apply' to visit our recruitment page for full Job Description, Person Spec and guidance on how to complete a good supporting statement.
Interviews will take place w/c 3rd July


Salary:
£24,496.00-£28,371.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Tameside: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person
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