Family Support Coordinator
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26.517.48 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Family Lives, National Charity |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | FLFSC.VRU09 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to recruit a Family Support Coordinator to develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of support aimed at reducing inequalities and the risk of higher-level conflict and violence in communities and between children, parents and families living in Edlington, Doncaster. Your focus will be on improving family dynamics, promoting safe and nurturing relationships, reducing school exclusions and preventing the need for referrals to youth justice departments. You will use your experience, knowledge and skills around positive communication, behaviour coaching and negotiation and assertiveness techniques to support parents, children and families to build resilience, increase their confidence and develop coping strategies for managing mood, stress and conflict better. Your ability to work in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisation is crucial to the success of this project.
The service will provide a programme of support for families including face-to-face befriending in the home and community, community group activities, support by phone and video as well as signposting activities. You will lead a small team of peer volunteers working and travelling across Doncaster. The service will require the use of simple evaluation tools and the collection of impact data for reporting purposes.
The successful candidate must have experience of engaging in risk reduction activities associated with conflict and violence alongside experience of working with parents within communities. You must be able to work respectfully with empathy and sensitivity. Experience in safeguarding issues and working with a diverse range of clients including isolated individuals and communities are essential.
Commitment to equality of opportunity and understanding of the importance of maintaining boundaries and how to ensure this occurs are essential. You will work flexibly and must be willing and be able to travel easily around Doncaster.
The service will provide a programme of support for families including face-to-face befriending in the home and community, community group activities, support by phone and video as well as signposting activities. You will lead a small team of peer volunteers working and travelling across Doncaster. The service will require the use of simple evaluation tools and the collection of impact data for reporting purposes.
The successful candidate must have experience of engaging in risk reduction activities associated with conflict and violence alongside experience of working with parents within communities. You must be able to work respectfully with empathy and sensitivity. Experience in safeguarding issues and working with a diverse range of clients including isolated individuals and communities are essential.
Commitment to equality of opportunity and understanding of the importance of maintaining boundaries and how to ensure this occurs are essential. You will work flexibly and must be willing and be able to travel easily around Doncaster.