Family Support Manager (Lancashire)

Safe Families for Children; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A dedicated family support organization is seeking an experienced Family Support Manager to work predominantly across Lancashire. The role involves coordinating support for families, conducting risk assessments, and mentoring volunteers to achieve positive outcomes. Candidates should have experience with vulnerable groups and knowledge of safeguarding principles. This part-time position offers flexible remote working options and the opportunity to make a real difference in families' lives.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Flexible remote working options

Option to purchase additional leave

Qualifications

• Experience in working with families or vulnerable groups.
• Knowledge and application of safeguarding processes.
• Ability to facilitate support from volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Work with families and facilitate volunteer support.
• Conduct risk assessments and identify goals.
• Provide mentoring and assess outcomes for families.

Skills

Experience working with children

Knowledge of safeguarding principles

Ability to work with families in vulnerable situations

Job description

The Family Support Manager is a key staff role which involves working with families and facilitating support from volunteers recruited from the local church and community.

You would work as part of the North West team which includes Lancashire, Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens, and you will need to be able to travel and work predominantly across Lancashire.

You would be involved from initial referral from school or Local Authority, through to official completion of Safe Families’ support, including risk assessment of a family situation, identifying goals, matching and introducing volunteers, providing on‑going mentoring and support to volunteers and assessing when outcomes have been achieved. Your objective is to help support families navigate challenging circumstances through connecting them into local volunteer based, sustainable support.

The role requires experience of working with children, families or other vulnerable groups, and knowledge and application of safeguarding principles and processes. It is an incredibly exciting role where you would have the privilege of seeing how the simplest of actions, often from dedicated volunteers, really can bring hope and transformation to families and care leavers.

CONTRACT TYPE

This is a permanent contract. Subject to continued partnership funding.

HOURS OF WORK

Part time 0.6 (22 hours 30 minutes)

LOCATION

Based out of our Lancashire office. Flexible remote working available for some hours a week.

SALARy

HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT

36 days annual leave allowance (inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas closure), option to purchase additional leave and extra days added to your allowance with length of service. Pro-rated for part time staff.

As you may have already heard, in September 2024 we announced that Safe Families had merged with Home for Good.
To find out more about this please visit the link below.

If you have any questions about how this may impact this role, please contact the hiring manager.

Interested in becoming our Family Support Manager (Lancashire)?

Have any questions? Please contact Michelle Ralph