Join our small, family-focussed team covering South Wiltshire. Help us increase our income stream, enabling our volunteers to continue working alongside families to overcome challenges with friendly, practical support.
Join us and make a real difference to families in South Wiltshire
Home-Start South Wiltshire has grown this year and we are now looking for a new trustee to join our board.
What will you be doing?
We are looking for someone who can help us realise our aims by diversifying our funding sources. Do you have experience of and skills in funding research and bid writing? Due to the high demand for our services we have increased our offer and, as well as offering more home support to families, we are building on the success of the group we established earlier this year and planning to set up a second group in another area of high need. Our biggest challenge now is increasing our funding stream. We are looking for someone who recognises the many challenges of family life and how valuable the support we provide is. Someone who wants to learn about our community and our work, then tell our story to funders.
“After speaking to my volunteer I feel a weight has been lifted and then I am ready to get on.” (parent)
“When my volunteer makes suggestions. I think, I can try that, she builds my confidence; I can do this.” (parent)
“The team feels like ordinary people doing extraordinary things for families” (volunteer)
“Home-Start is not duplicated by other services and if not in South Wiltshire some families would slip between the statutory agencies.” (referrer)
We need someone who has the experience and skills to help us take the next step on our funding journey, enabling us to be financially secure and confident that we can continue to provide families with the support and help they need to flourish.
Being a parent can be lonely, frustrating, and overwhelming - Home-Start is there for families when they need it the most.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone
- who shares our passion to support families and give children the best possible start.
- has experience in generating income through fundraising research and bid writing
- who can contribute to our funding strategy
What difference will you make?
This is a vital role, helping us to ensure we can continue to support families, giving children the best possible start. You will be able to use your skills and experience to help us build a secure financial base and strategic funding stream, key to enabling us to continue to offer support when and where it is needed.