Family Hubs VCSE Volunteer Officer

Family Hubs VCSE Volunteer Officer

Hours of work: hours per week (We are accepting applications from candidates wishing to work between 15 and 30 hours per week)

Term of Employment: Fixed term to 31st of March 2026

Salary: £30,013 per annum (FTE)

Location: Rotherham

Rotherham is one of 75 Local Authorities working to deliver the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme, establishing a network to make effective, integrated family help more easily accessible for families. A key objective is to improve access to whole family service delivery, including Start for Life services in areas with the highest levels of deprivation.

As Volunteer Officer for Family Hubs VCSE, you will be responsible for developing a range of volunteer/peer support initiatives specific to expectations in the programme expectations guide (Implementation, Start for Life, Infant Feeding, Parent Infant Mental Health, Parent Panels (including carers/guardians), Parenting Support).

You will support the development and delivery of Parent/Carer Panels, which focus on conception to children aged 2, helping to shape early years services in family hub models in each locality. You will support families to submit feedback based on their experience of accessing and using family hub services and ensure that partners respond via a robust feedback loop.

You will support Family Hubs to use and deliver best practice in the use of volunteer policies, working closely with VAR s Volunteering and Group Support Manager in this respect. Family Hubs has established volunteer/peer support pathways that you will be tasked with further developing and embedding within the programme. You will onboard volunteers and assign them to appropriate mentors across the Family Hubs network, co-ordinating training as appropriate.

As well as working with the VCS and its members to deliver, you will be responsible for working in partnership with key public sector stakeholders and other VCS infrastructure bodies to ensure quality and good practice.

As well as experience of working or volunteering in a similar role within the voluntary and community or public sector, you should have experience of volunteering initiatives and partnership working, including working in partnership with families to ensure their voice and influence. An up-to-date knowledge of policy developments in services related to the Start for Life is essential, as is the ability to implement projects successfully, as well as represent the VCS and the voice of families.

The role will require attendance at meetings outside of normal working hours therefore, the successful candidate must be willing to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.

Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) is the lead body for supporting, developing and promoting the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in the Rotherham Borough. Our role is to facilitate effective action to bring about positive change in the lives of individuals and communities in the local area.

To apply for this role, please send in your CV and a covering letter (outlining your skills and experience in relation to this role).

Closing date for applications is 4:30pm on Monday, 17th of November 2025.

Interview date(s) are to be confirmed. We will, however, review applications as they are submitted and may bring candidates forward for an interview (with reasonable notice) at any time. We may also close this vacancy early if sufficient applications have been received.