Dadzclub Project Worker - Southampton Southampton, England
Job description
Salary: £9,055.80 per annum
Hours: 15 hours per week
Location: Hybrid/ Southampton Family Hubs
Duration: 2 years (potential to remain in post/within the organisation subject to funding)
Responsible to: Dadzclub Coordinator
Closing date for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 17th May 2023
(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)
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 yearsCo-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
- Assist the fundraising manager with completing bids/applications and provide feedback to funders
- 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
This role will involve safeguarding children and will require the candidate to under go an advanced DBS check before a formal offer of employment is made.
(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:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Southampton, SO14
Application deadline: 17/05/2023
Reference ID: Soton02
