Charity registered in Scotland SC000783
Home-Start Lorn is a well-established local organisation that has been working with volunteers to support families with young children in the Oban area for over 30 years. Our strategic goal is to ensure that every family, with a child under 5 years of age, can utilise the support we provide, so as to give their children the best possible start in life, so they are able to take up and benefit from the opportunities available to them. Last year 88 families including almost 200 children were supported by staff and a team of 24 volunteers.
We have recently been funded to expand our service to provide support to all families living in the Helensburgh area, including those Royal Navy families attached to Faslane. We are looking to appoint a manager for Home-Start Helensburgh who will help us develop a service in the Helensburgh area, utilising the experience and governance framework of Home-Start Lorn with the expectation of establishing a separate service, overseen by a Home-Start Lorn umbrella organisation.
The successful candidate:
- Has experience of establishing community-based support and has a clear vision of how a Home-Start service can improve the lives of all families living in the Helensburgh area.
- Shares our passion and ambition for our support for children and families and will help us implement our ambitious plans of ensuring that Home-Start Helensburgh is the go-to voluntary agency that can offer universal family support in the early years.
Home-Start Lorn is committed to equality and diversity and to safe recruitment practice. The post involves regulated work with children and protected adults. PVG Scheme membership is essential.
Home-Start Lorn is a well established, small charity, serving the communities of Oban, Lorn and Mull, whose volunteers provide support, friendship, practical help and guidance to young families with at least one child under the age of 5. Our aim is support parents to develop strong relationships with their children and to fully engage with their communities and local services.
We are looking to replace our long serving manager of 24 years to direct the day-to-day operations of the charity and to work in partnership with the Board of Trustees to ensure effective strategic management and the ongoing development of our work.
The successful candidate will be passionate about early years support for families, have excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, have experience of managing and developing a similar service and of leading a team in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations
Last year 88 families including almost 200 children were supported by staff and a team of 24 volunteers.
Home-Start Lorn is committed to equality and diversity and to safe recruitment practice. The post involves regulated work with children and protected adults. PVG Scheme membership is essential.