Welcome to the Team – At Home-Start Wakefield & District we have 12 paid staff
Scheme Manager
Hazel Bell
The scheme manager is responsible to the Board of Trustees and the day to day management of the scheme is delegated to her. She is also responsible for securing the financial stability of the service and representing the service at strategic and operational meetings.
Operational Manager
Amanda Brookes
The operational manager is responsible for the overall running of the family support work. She manages a team of four coordinators, three project workers and two Dad Matters Coordinators. She works closely with the Scheme Manager.
Coordinators
Marie Carbutt, Danielle Nettleton, Claire Varley & Rachel Westmoreland
The coordinator role involves working with families, recruiting training & managing volunteers. Volunteers are individually matched with families, taking into consideration their skills and experiences, to ensure that families receive the support they need.
Family Group Leaders
Emma Boon, ( FGL Vacancy)
Our family group leaders run six groups spread across the district. The groups are run during term time only in South Kirby, Pontefract, Castleford, Flanshaw & Eastmoor . Our twins and multiple birth group runs in Sharlston. All family members are welcome, some of our regular attenders are also dads and grandads.
Family Support Facilitators
Joanne Hartshorne, Adrienne Burras ( FSF Vacancy)
Our family support facilitators offer one to one bespoke support for families, around difficulties such as behaviour, boundaries, perinatal mental health & emotional wellbeing. Alongside this work they also provide family training such as Triple P, Baby Triple P, Henry, Empowering Parents Empowering Communities.
Dad Matters Co-ordinator
Wakefield – Mark Boocock
Barnsley – Peter Hodgson
Working with fathers in the perinatal period, throughout pregnancy to the first 1001 days.
Dads do it differently – Co-ordinator
Mark Boocock
Working with Dads of older children 3 – 11yrs looking at bonding, nurturing, engaging and relationship building, from the male caregivers perspective.
Office Manager
Vacant
The Office Manager has responsibility for administering the financial systems within the scheme and works closely with the scheme manager and the treasurer. and also has responsibility for governance, monitoring, & administrative support to the scheme working alongside the whole staff team.
Administration Apprentice
Vacant
The administration Apprentice has responsibility for administrative support to the staff team and works closely alongside the office manager.