Community Projects Manager

Please note - £30,000 is FTE which will be pro rata'd to 4 days per week

About Home-Start Camden and Islington

​Being a parent, whatever your situation, can be very difficult, especially when children are young. Many parents feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of parenting, particularly if they are isolated. That’s when parents need support. That’s when Home-Start Camden & Islington can help.

We offer free, confidential support and practical help to local families who are doing everything they can to give their children a good start in life whilst facing unimaginable situations such as fleeing domestic abuse, coping with long term mental and physical health conditions, living in woefully inappropriate or temporary accommodation, and coping with poverty. 

The Role

We are seeking an organised, energetic and empathetic individual to oversee and drive the success of our family projects.

The Community Projects Manager will manage the day-to-day operations of our well-established projects, ensuring they continue to run smoothly and effectively. They will be the welcoming face and trusted voice of these projects, providing emotional support to marginalised families who may feel anxious about participating, and collaborating with our professional community partners who make these projects happen. This requires a blend of compassion, understanding, and gentle encouragement, alongside strong project management, efficiency, and professionalism.

In the longterm, the postholder will be able to use their own creativity to design new projects and opportunities for our families to thrive.
 

Responsibilities

Oversight of Family Projets

• Weekly Coffee Mornings at our office and at community spaces in Camden and Islington

• Parent Employment Project

• Money and Debt Advice workshops

• 10-week Art Course

• Days out to Kew Gardens, London Zoo and Soft Play

• Free Grocery Deliveries and School Holiday Foodbanks

• Children’s Bedroom Renovations

• Decluttering and Organising the Home project

• Let’s Recycle (our furniture and baby item donation project)

• One off events such as the Christmas party, Family picnic and sock-puppet making

• Any other projects that the organisation deems beneficial to families

Supporting Families to Engage

• Managing family whatsapp broadcast group

• Contacting families to sign up for our events/projects

• Reminding families the day before and the day of the event to ease anxieties around attending

• Arranging taxis for families who struggle to attend

• Surveying families on what they are most interested in to tailor our service

Managing Projects

• Managing relationships with our community and corporate project partners

• Liaising with partners and HSCI team to book dates and locations for events/projects

• Ordering food for events

• Managing the health and safety of food storage and distribution

• Creating and upholding risk-assessments for all events

• Running events on the day

• Taking pictures and videos of events to promote our service on social media

• Arranging volunteer support where needed

Data Management

• Ensuring that media consent forms are completed and in date

• Collecting qualitative feedback on every session

• Collecting registers for every session

• Reporting data in our CRM software (CharityLog) in a GDPR compliant manner