Mercy in Action have an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Manager to join our team on a Maternity cover contract.

The role includes working with our dedicated team of support workers within Bath and the surrounding areas to provide support following up queries, liaising with external agencies and organisations and promoting our pantry and our courses offered. Developing Mia’s Place to provide a safe, warm and nurturing space for women and oversee MiA’s Action Pantry based in Radstock.

Working in Partnership with families, you will provide advice and support to strengthen parenting and promote the safety and welfare if children and young people living within the family, reducing the risk of abuse and neglect and the need for statutory social care intervention.

You will have the ability to make and maintain professional relationships within the appropriate boundaries to ensure consistency and reliability.

The ability to engage with vulnerable families and encourage them to develop their own support networks and introduce them to local community play hubs, therapeutic groups for children etc as appropriate.

You will work effectively as a supportive team player as well as on your own initiative. With the ability to manage your own workload, identifying priorities for yourself, colleagues.

You will need excellent literary and administrative skills including ability in information technology, data collection and report writing.

Be Pro-active and a confident communicator with excellent inter-personal and communication skills (verbal and written).

For more details and to apply please email: recruitment@mercyinaction.org.uk