ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices) Coordinator

Role Purpose

Home-Start Portsmouth (HSP) supports parents from pregnancy onwards, recognising the vital role they play in their children's lives. We aim to build a compassionate community that surrounds families, parents, and children with care - because childhood can t wait. Our expert staff and trained volunteers provide child-focused family support to help Portsmouth families thrive.

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) are a UK-wide charity offering impartial information and specialist support to parents undergoing antenatal testing. ARC also partners with healthcare professionals to promote high-quality, equitable care.

We are recruiting an ARC Project Coordinator, who will lead a project aimed at improving pregnancy aspirations and readiness in communities, particularly those less likely to engage with maternity services. The project will focus on healthy conversations, accessible and accurate information, and equitable access to interventions, helping reduce inequalities and support informed pregnancy choices.

The coordinator will also be responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising a small team of volunteers who will help deliver some parts of the project.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Project Delivery:

• Lead, manage, and ensure the high-quality delivery of the ARC Project

• Facilitate informed decision-making in pregnancy by working in partnership with ARC, our funder

• Engage with parents less likely to access antenatal screening, offering information and support to help them understand and access available options

• Provide education and signposting to both parents and health professionals about available support

• Deliver person-centred relational support using evidence-based interventions and approaches

• Normalise conversations about antenatal screening through a variety of services, including; clinics, participation in HSP s prenatal offer, community groups, and partnerships with health services and the wider workforce

1. Stakeholder Engagement:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key individuals within HIOW Healthcare NHS Trust and Portsmouth City Council

• To work as part of an integrated approach across the Family Hub Programme delivery, including maternity services

• Work in partnership with Family Hub Champions, Family Nurse Partnership, Families in Mind, Midwifery services and other voluntary sector partners as part of the wider Family Hub Programme workforce

• Facilitate collaboration and networking between multiple agencies to ensure a coordinated, integrated approach

1. Project Administration:

• Maintain data collection and case recording systems

• Keep up-to-date records about volunteers and their roles

• Manage project resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses

1. Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Report to the Head of Operations on project goals

• Gather and analyse service user feedback

• Monitor and evaluate the project and suggest improvements where needed

• Work collaboratively with ARC to deliver support and information in line with agreed objectives

• Provide regular project reports to the funder

1. Volunteer Management:

• Work alongside colleagues to recruit and train volunteers

• Manage any volunteers, supervising at agreed intervals and identifying any training needs

• Escalate concerns to the Head of Operations

• Ensure all safeguarding responsibilities are met

1. Additional Duties:

• Support the CEO and Head of Operations in contract renewal as required

• Support the Head of Funding and Communications in delivering the social media schedule, newsletters, case studies and fundraising events.

7. Post Holder Authority:

• Make day-to-day decisions regarding families, children, and volunteers without reference to the Head of Operations, except where sign off is required

• Escalate safeguarding concerns to the Head of Operations

• To spend budgets for events on behalf of Home-Start Portsmouth, agreed with Head of Operations

• In absence of Head of Operations or CEO, to make decisions regarding families, children, and volunteers alongside the HSP Management and Coordinating teams

Please note: this list is not exhaustive and may be changed and/or amended to fit the needs of the Charity. If training is required for your role, the charity will fund this.

Person Specification

The following table itemises the criteria which are required to perform effectively in the position. All candidates will be assessed against these criteria using a scale where 1= not met and 5= fully met.

This form also indicates how the different requirements may be assessed during the selection process:

E = Essential, D = Desirable, A = Application Form, I = Interview