Family Engagement Officer

mvda.info – Jobboard; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Zarach, a children's bed charity, is seeking a Family Engagement Officer to support its mission to end child bed poverty. The role involves case management, working with vulnerable families, and volunteer coordination in the Tees Valley area. The successful candidate will help shape and grow this vital local service.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Quarterly Staff Recognition Award

Great working environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable families.
• Ability to manage volunteers in a charity sector.
• Self-motivated and values-led.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits and meet with external partners.
• Support and engage families in need.
• Manage day-to-day case activities.

Skills

Case management

Volunteer support

Safeguarding

Job description

We are here to support , promote and develop voluntary and community action in Middlesbrough

Family Engagement Officer

Zarach are recruiting for aFamily Engagement Officer.

WHO WE ARE:
We are Zarach, the children’s bed charity, and we’re on a mission to end child bed poverty, giving children the opportunity to engage at school and break the cycle of poverty.

In our nearly seven years as a registered charity, we’ve captured the hearts and attention of many individuals, community groups, businesses and funders who want to support us on our mission. We’ve also been given an incredible media platform from which we have raised awareness of child bed poverty at local, regional and national levels. This support and awareness has seen us deliver over 12,000 bed bundles to children to date!!

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Zarach launched in Hartlepool & Stockton-on-Tees less than a year ago, and continues to grow with a launch in Middlesbrough in the coming months. We are looking to recruit a Family Engagement Officer to join our dedicated team. The successful applicant will have the exciting opportunity to be involved in the shaping and growth of this valuable local service as we grow in the Tees Valley.

As our ideal candidate you will need to be within commuting distance of the Tees Valley (particularly Middlesbrough, Hartlepool & Stockton), and be able to travel regularly to meet with the team and to conduct home visits across the region. You will also need to be able to attend our Leeds Warehouse, or other areas when required (approx. once per month).

You will be someone who has good experience of the broad range of day-to-day case management, working with external partners, volunteer support, and administrative activities that working in a dynamic charity brings, and someone who enjoys the busyness and variety of this.

Alongside your family support and engagement-related skills and experience, we’ll be looking to see that you have a genuine care for our mission and, as such, are self-motivated to do a great job and be a values-led member of our team.

Ideally, you’ll have experience of working with vulnerable families and managing volunteers in the charity sector, due to some of the specialties that come with this, such as safeguarding and partnership working. But charity experience is not essential if you can demonstrate an appetite and track record for continual learning and development across your working life to date.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Starting salary of£25,625 with progression up to £29,725 p/a (FTE)
• 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Quarterly Staff Recognition Award
• A great working environment! One of our colleagues described us as- “Zarach is a wonderful place to work with the mission at the core of all that we do”

TO APPLY:
To decide if you’d like to bring your skills and experience to bear in the pursuit of our mission, please have a look at the job description, our website and the coverage of us across social media.Please view the full job description and person specification on our website:https://zarach.org/vacancies/ .

To apply, please send us your CV and a covering letter, of no more than three sides of A4 (font size 12). In your covering letter please focus on why Zarach is the place for you and also on your most directly relevant experience.

Please send your CV and letter to: [e-mail] no later than 5 PM on Sunday, 22nd June 2025.

We will be holding interviews on Wednesday, 9th July 2025 in Middlesbrough.

The closing date for this job is 22 June 2025 - 5:00pm.