Dadzclub Project Worker - Southampton, United Kingdom - The Parenting Network

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Southampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£9,055.80 per annum

Hours: 15 hours per week

Location:
Hybrid/ Southampton Family Hubs

Responsible to:
Dadzclub Coordinator

To Apply:
Go to WWW.DADZCLUB.COM

About Dadzclub:

Exploring all things dad, the highs and the lows, Dadzclub is building a supportive community of like minded fathers both online and through our weekly in person social meet ups.

Dadzclub seeks to bring together father figures and their children through our engaging, creative, and playful weekend groups aimed at providing a friendly environment where dads can chat with other dads whilst spending quality time with their children.

Dadzclub actively works alongside other organisations to improve access to services for fathers, raise awareness of health and parenting issues affecting men, redefining gender stereotypes, promoting discussions around allyship and gender equity.

The role:

Primarily based within the Family Hubs, develop a varied programme of activities, events and workshops for Dadzclub including;A weekly evening Dadzclub support service for parents with older children

Weekend Dadzclub support service for parents and their children aged 0-9 with a focus on early years
Co-facilitate a monthly evening perinatal mental health peer support group for dads

Liaise with the wider Dadzclub team
Attend professionals meetings, events and networking opportunities
Support and nurture the growth, moderation and content for an online supportive peer network for parents that both engages and educates
Empower parents to talk to support agencies, employers and education settings; talk about their future, their current problems, be on their side
Promote the importance of perinatal mental health and infant and family attachment

You need to:

Be passionate about parenting and be knowledgeable of widely accepted best parental practice
Have at least one years relevant experience working with families and/or children and young people
Have experience of working with support services, community organisations or groups and have an understanding of the available local support on offer to families
Be able to identify the needs of an individual child/family and foster development, independence, self esteem and self reliance
Have a natural flair of confidence and a good communicator with both adults and children
Be creative and able to plan engaging activities for adults and children of all ages
Prove ability to work on own initiative, work well under pressure, and effectively as part of a team
Work collaboratively alongside TPN colleagues to deliver high quality, consistent and reliable support for families using our services
Follow TPN feedback, monitoring and evaluation processes to regularly gather, sort and present data and evidence to improve service delivery
Possess a passion for Southampton and the diverse communities, organisations and events that make up the population
Enjoy developing positive working relationships with the local community, the local authority, charity and third sector organisations in order to create a network of support for families
Demonstrate excellent social media skills
Understand the importance of safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection, and follow TPN policies and procedures
Manage budgets, track spending, report finances to Finance Manager
Represent Dadzclub and The Parenting Network at public events throughout the year
Have excellent administration and interpersonal skills
Possess excellent written and spoken communication skills
Provide ad hoc support to other TPN projects as required
Any other duty as required by the line manager commensurate with the post
Be available to work Saturday mornings and occasional evenings
Willingness to travel to various locations

Desirable attributes:

Be a car driver
Live in Southampton

What we offer

An opportunity to make a real difference to local families' lives
The chance to be part of a small and compassionate team that believes having fun is important
Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
A generous holiday and annual leave offer, including 2 additional weeks for Christmas
If you're eligible, automatic enrolment to a pension scheme
A work laptop
Hybrid working opportunity
Support and regular supervision

(The Parenting Network is an equal opportunities employer but please note that there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be for a male worker)

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 15 per week

Salary:
£9,055.80 per year

Benefits: