Borough Parenting Programs Lead

Hillingdon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Hours

36 Hour Week

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Hillingdon Sports & Leisure discounts

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Hillingdon Council is recruiting a Parenting Programmes Coordinator on a fixed-term contract until March 2029 to shape and deliver parenting support borough-wide, working with families, schools, and partners to boost children's development and readiness for school.

The role emphasizes engaging diverse families, coaching practitioners, monitoring outcomes, and developing a borough-wide offer in partnership with Family Hubs and community organisations.

Qualifications

• Passionate about early childhood development and helping families thrive.
• Excellent communicator who can build trust and engage diverse audiences.
• Skilled at partnership working, bringing people together to achieve positive outcomes.
• Creative and proactive, able to find new ways of engaging families and communities.
• Organised and outcome-focused, able to coordinate programmes and monitor impact.
• Committed to continuous improvement, using feedback, data and research to improve services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based parenting programmes and targeted interventions for families.
• Develop and coordinate a borough-wide parenting offer in partnership with Family Hubs, schools, early years providers and community organisations.
• Promote parenting support through outreach, social media and local networks.
• Engage families who may be less likely to access support, including those from diverse cultural backgrounds and families of children with SEND.
• Support and develop peer-led parent support groups.
• Coach, train and support practitioners delivering parenting programmes.
• Build strong partnerships across education, health, early years and community services.
• Monitor participation, outcomes and feedback to evaluate programme effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Deputise for the Parenting and Home Learning Environment Manager when required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Partnership working

Coaching and development

Organised and outcome-focused

Creative and proactive

Job description

Hillingdon Council is recruiting a Parenting Programmes Coordinator on a fixed-term contract until March 2029 to shape and deliver parenting support borough-wide, working with families, schools, and partners to boost children's development and readiness for school.

The role emphasizes engaging diverse families, coaching practitioners, monitoring outcomes, and developing a borough-wide offer in partnership with Family Hubs and community organisations.