Home-Start
We support families with at least one child under the age of 5 through our dedicated home-visiting volunteers.
Our co-ordinators are responsible for the day-to-day recruitment, training and support of the volunteers as well as liaising with referrers.
Our trustees
Our Scheme is run by a Board of Trustees, who oversee our activities, providing strategic, funding and governance advice.
Being a Trustee is a responsible position but very rewarding. It gives opportunities for personal development and the chance to give something back to your local community. Without volunteer Trustees, the South Wiltshire scheme could not operate and both families and children would not get the support they need.
It is responsible for setting the scheme’s vision and strategic objectives, for ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, for reviewing and assessing the performance and quality of the scheme and for ensuring that it operates within the Home-Start Agreement.
The Board is also responsible for the scheme’s property, financial management and security, for all governance matters, for the promotion of Home-Start and for the recruitment and ongoing management of staff. The Board’s role is to ensure that the resources in the charity are used effectively to further the objectives of Home-Start in accordance with the expectations of fund-providers.
What kind of people are Home-Start Trustees?
Our Trustees come from all walks of life, bringing their experience and individual skills to our scheme. Typically they live locally or have a strong affiliation with South West Wiltshire. The skills that are in demand are business planning, fundraising, publicity, business and personnel management, finance, marketing and communications.
However, you don’t need specific qualifications to be a Trustee. Common sense, an ability to operate effectively as a member of a Board, team-working, an understanding of the pressures facing parents today and a genuine interest in supporting parents in our community are just as important.
Watch our video 'Together with Families.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ans4t7TDK98