Salford CVS jobs

Family Hubs are a central tenet of the Salford City Council’s Family Partnership Early Help Service, which was established in 2017. Following a full service review, redesign and, public consultation, Salford City Council’s Early Help services for children, young people and their families aged 0-25 (family support, children’s centres, youth service) were brought together and Children’s Centre sites were re-positioned as Family Hubs. 

There are currently 4 Family Hubs in the city, offering integrated services and support for families at a neighbourhood, place-based level. The Family Hubs enable integrated delivery and colocation of services such as Salford City Council’s early help teams, 0-19 health teams, youth service teams, schools’ coordinators, school readiness advisors, Area Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators, early support key workers and portage workers. 

The range of services delivered through the Family Hubs includes antenatal and postnatal support, child health, early help, relationship support, parenting support, SEND provision (neurodevelopment pathway, early support, and portage), adult and child mental health support (including parent, infant mental health). 

Salford City Council’s Family Partnership Early Help Service took the Family Hub model to the next level of development through co-production and participation with a focus on engagement with the VCSE sector and the development of a volunteering programme, this programme of work is delivered by Salford CVS. As a result of the partnership with Salford CVS there has been an expansion to the existing Family Hub network to include a range of VCSE sector organisations which has built the capacity to enhance the Family Hub offer and ensure that Family Hubs are sustainable and owned by the communities they are located within. 

We are looking for someone who: 

• Will enjoy working within a team of dedicated, friendly people who believe in making a difference
• Can effectively engage with a diverse range of VCSE organisations support them to access Family Hub Small Grant Investment, act as Referral Organisations for the Family Hub Navigators and include them as part of the Family Hub Partnership delivery model 

If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you! If you would like to know more about the role, please contact recruitment@salfordcvs.co.uk

Main purpose of the post

To support the development of an enhanced Family Hub offer through engagement of VCSE organisations in the delivery partnership. 

Your responsibilities

• Develop positive working relationships with Salford City Council’s Early Help team and Youth Service, working with them to identify, gaps in provision
• Identify VCSE organisations and services suitable for referrals to, for the Family Hub Navigators
• Meet with potential referral organisations for the Family Hub Navigators to agree referral routes and complete due diligence checking and recording the information
• Supporting VCSE organisations to access the Family Hub Small Grant Investments and advice grant making panels
• Support Family Hub funded VCSE organisations to access other sources of funding to ensure their activities are sustainable
• Contribute to the delivery of Salford CVS’s young people’s Seldom Heard event
• Contribute towards monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes in relation the Family Hub work delivered by Salford CVS.