Home-Start Kirklees is a volunteer led family support charity, offering volunteer support and practical help to families in Kirklees with pre-school children under the age of 5.

We provide a unique service – recruiting and training volunteers to support parents with young children at home who are struggling to cope.

We offer practical help and emotional support to any family in Kirklees who have at least one child under five and not yet in full time education. The families we help are struggling to cope because of a range of concerns such as ill-health, disability, poor mental health; debt or housing problems; family breakdown; loneliness. In addition, families may also have experienced a multiple birth, be new to the area, or be socially isolated.

Our trained volunteers offer weekly support to young families to help alleviate the challenges and pressures of family life, increasing the family’s capacity to cope, help reduce isolation and build confidence and resilience.

We are part of a national network of Home-Start schemes around the UK. Each scheme is run locally and is responsible for raising their own funding. Home-Start Kirklees has been operating since 1999, and we have helped over two thousand families since then.

Home-Start Kirklees is an established family support charity based in Kirklees with over 25 years’ experience. We support hundreds of families every year, helping them to improve family life through targeted group support sessions and one to one support remotely or in the home. We work closely with health providers, Social Care, Kirklees Council and the VCSE sector.

Do you have:

• A passion for helping families?
• Experience  and knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice?
• Experience of  supervising , managing or advising others?
• A desire to use your experience and skills in new ways?

We are seeking a Safeguarding Lead Trustee to have oversight, together with the responsible senior staff members, for policy, practice and training in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

By becoming a Trustee, you will make a positive difference to children and parents’ lives and join an experienced Board of Trustees who will support you in your role.

A Trustee is a volunteer who shares responsibility for ensuring Home-Start Kirklees is working effectively and within Charity Law. We are keen to have a diverse range of skills and outlooks on the Board and welcome interest from people of all ages, backgrounds, and communities (aged 18 years and above). You will be supported with an induction by an experienced Trustee and have access to training opportunities.

To learn more about the role, please complete the 'submit your details to apply' section below and one of the team will be in touch.

18 yrs and above

• References required
• DBS (criminal record check that the organisation will organise)