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Job Description
Job Title:
Healthy Start Project Manager
Base:
8 Elm Place, Old Witney Rd, Oxfordshire, OX29 4BD
Reports to:
Head of Family Support
Salary:
£31,723 - £35,684 pro rata
Band:
Band E
Working Hours:
22.5 hours per week
Contract Term:
September 2014 – June 2017
Job Purpose:
The post holder with work closely with the Head of Family Support, and colleagues at partner
organisation Family Lives, to ensure the successful delivery of the Working Together for a Healthy
Start project in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hackney and Haringey. The project aims to reduce
inequalities in health in disadvantaged areas through active volunteering initiatives. Volunteers will
be recruited and trained as ‘Healthy Start Mentors’ to provide 1:1 support to families to help them to
provide the best start for babies and young children and reduce child obesity.
Key Responsibilities:
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Ensuring successful delivery of Working Together for a Healthy Start project activities
Delivery of Healthy Start Mentor training to volunteers
Stakeholder management across London Boroughs of Ealing, Hackney and Haringey
Monitoring Working Together for a Healthy Start project outcomes and providing reports
1. Ensuring successful delivery of Working Together for a Healthy Start project activities
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Work closely with Head of Family Support to develop detailed project delivery plan
Ensure the project is delivered in accordance with planned milestones and targets
Work in partnership with Family Lives Family Support Workers to deliver volunteer
engagement events
Conduct consultation with families and potential project participants
Support Family Support workers to provide effective supervision for Healthy Start Mentors
and provide specialist input in relation to the programme where required.
Deliver the evidence-based HENRY 8 week 1-to-1 programme to families.
2. Delivery of Healthy Start Mentor training to volunteers
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Plan, prepare and liaise with co-trainer to deliver Healthy Start Mentor Training
Deliver courses in accordance with the training handbook, modelling the HENRY approach
and skills
Debrief and share feedback with co-trainer at the end of each training as part of a
continuous system of trainer development and quality improvement
Complete course paperwork in a timely and organised manner
3. Stakeholder management for Working Together for a Healthy Start project
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Build and maintain relationships with Family Lives staff to provide support, problem solve
and share learning
Ensure regular communication with local partners in London boroughs of Ealing, Hackney
and Haringey to share success and overcome any potential challenges
Build and maintain relationships with funding partner to ensure effective delivery/monitoring
Develop working relationships with community groups and leaders to ensure project reaches
families not currently accessing healthy lifestyle services.
Organise and chair Steering Group meetings for key stakeholders.
4. Monitoring Working Together for a Healthy Start project outcomes and providing
reports
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Establish and maintain systems to monitor delivery against outcomes
Monitor and support the collection and collation of data by Healthy Start Mentors and Family
Support Workers
Ensure the timely provision of monitoring and evaluation data to the project evaluator
Ensure accurate and timely reports are provided as required by the project funding partner.
General duties for all staff
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Comply with all Health and Safety arrangements and policies
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Maintain good records and communication with the team
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Participate in team meetings and organisational events
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Other duties and responsibilities as agreed with the post holder.
Healthy Start Manager - Job Description July 2014
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Graduate level education or equivalent
Desirable
Driving licence
Experience
Project management
Facilitating groups
Direct work with parents or families
Delivering training
Working within a team
Developing effective working relationships with
partner agencies
Working within ethnically and culturally diverse
communities
Knowledge
Values and principles of working in partnership
with parents
Working knowledge of the
statutory sector
Healthy lifestyles and obesity prevention
Effective approaches to
supporting behaviour change
Working knowledge of voluntary sector
Working knowledge of health and early years
services
Understanding of the challenges of working in
areas of high deprivation
Skills and
attitudes
Strong motivation to contribute to HENRY’s work
Strong organisational skills, able to work on own
initiative and meet deadlines
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
(verbal, written and IT)
Excellent project management skills and ability
to write reports, plans and policies
Ability to build relationships based on trust,
partnership and empathy
Commitment to starting with families’ strengths
and supporting families to find their own
solutions
Ability to motivate others, share feedback and
inspire excellence
Willingness and ability to take the initiative not
only in identifying problems but also in
suggesting and implementing solutions
An eye for detail and a concern for accuracy,
together with the ability to keep sight of the
broad picture
Healthy Start Manager - Job Description July 2014