We work with 28,000 parents every year, over 40% of whom are struggling with mental health difficulties.  Home-Start UK is now seeking a Head of Policy and Development to share local expertise and drive regional and national change for families experiencing or at risk of experiencing a mental health condition.

Head of Policy and Development (Family Mental Health)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: Based in Leicester or home-based

Home-Start UK is the national charity at the centre of the Home-Start federated network of local charities providing home and community based support for families and children.  Over the past four decades Home-Start has supported over a million children and has become one of the leading family support charities across the UK.

This is a senior post and we are therefore seeking an individual with a track record in policy influence and impact at a national level together with a commitment to ensure that policy is grounded in research, practice and the lived experience of families.

You will need to have strong critical thinking ability, partnership building skills, project management skills, experience of working in a mental health or related field and be committed to improving the mental health of families and children.

Proactive and well organised, you will be a superb communicator with excellent presenting skills, including the ability to represent the charity in the media and at a wide range of stakeholder events.

This post can be based at our Home-Start UK office in Leicester or home-based (with at least one day per week at the Leicester office). 

This is an exciting time to be joining Home-Start and the Head of Policy and Development’s role will be vital to the success of this new initiative.  If this sounds like your type of challenge we would be delighted to hear from you. 

Closing date for applications: 18 February 2018
Interviews will be held at the Home-Start UK office in Leicester on 28 February 2018.

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Home-Start is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

We do not accept CVs. No agencies.